With the presidential election behind us, Georgia lawmakers are already preparing for the start of the 2024 General Assembly session in January. On today’s episode of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Politically Georgia podcast, hosts Bill Nigut, Greg Bluestein and Tia Mitchell preview the legislative priorities shaping up for both Republicans and Democrats. 

State Senate GOP Majority Leader Steve Gooch shares insights on the Republican agenda, including passing a state budget and revisiting culture war issues like abortion restrictions and anti-LGBTQ measures that stalled in the 2024 session. 

We also speak with newly-elected Senate Minority Leader Harold Jones, who lays out the Democratic strategy for the upcoming session and the issues they aim to highlight despite limited power in the Republican-controlled Senate.  

Plus, we answer listener questions from our listener mailbag and pick this week’s winners and losers during who’s up and who’s down. 

Links to today’s topics  

Trump nominates Georgian Doug Collins to head Veterans' Affairs 

Trump chooses anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary 

Senate Republicans re-elect leadership team for 2025 session 

Sen. Harold Jones promises strong push for policy goals as new minority leader  

Have a question or comment for the show? Call the 24-hour Politically Georgia Podcast Hotline at 770-810-5297. We’ll play back your question and answer it during the listener mailbag segment on next Friday's episode. 

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