Tuesday on Political Rewind: A discussion with Georgia mayors. We asked them about governing through the pandemic. Meanwhile, an Atlanta federal judge began hearing arguments this week in a lawsuit claiming Georgia’s newly drawn congressional map underrepresents Black voters. Plus, school mask mandates are being dropped in a number of states, some with Democratic governors who had been early supporters of tough mitigation tactics. How have the politics of COVID played out in local Georgia communities?

Panelists:

Tamar Hallerman — Senior reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Mayor Rusty Paul – Mayor of Sandy Springs

Mayor Deana Holiday Ingraham – Mayor of East Point

Mayor Kelly Girtz – Mayor of Athens

Time codes:

00:00 – Introduction

04:48 – Municipal governance through COVID

16:21 – How the mayors are using federal COVID relief

18:30 – Redistricting and court battles

29:30 – Abrams' mask controversy

36:54 – Mayors on state of their public safety

43:22 – Latest on DA Fani Willis' investigation

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