Guest hosting today’s show is Hans Appen to discuss with Preston Thompson and Megan Gordon-Kane bills being considered in this year’s legislative session. It’s a rapid fire style show with Preston and Megan hitting all the highlights of the notable bills being considered, including those related to trans kids, elections reforms, and yes, daylight savings time.

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On today’s special episode of The Georgia Politics Podcast, Jeffrey sits down with two members of the Anti-Defamation League to discuss extremist groups nationwide and here in Georgia. The ADL is a leading anti-hate organization founded in 1913 in response to an escalating climate of anti-Semitism and bigotry.

Dr. Allison Padilla-Goodman, vice president of the Southern Division, and Amy Iandiorio, investigate researcher at the Center on Extremism, took questions and provided research analysis about extremist group growth and how tracking has changed since being removed from popular social media platforms.  

On the day of the recording, the Center on Extremism released an annual report, “Murder and Extremism in the United States in 2020.” The ADL launched a podcast last September titled “Extremely,” as a medium for more information about modern hate and extremism.

Information about the ADL’s research and ongoing outreach is available at the web address ADL.org

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The theme of the episode is belligerence, ballots and budgets as the crew is rejoined by returning champion, Craig Kidd.

Jeffrey leads the discussion through the latest developments of Georgia House member David Clark’s refusal to take a COVID test and the ensuing fallout. We then turn to the bills under consideration to amend Georgia elections laws and wrap the show with status of the supplemental budget and what we can expect to see going forward.

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Mike Luckovich joined a special episode of the Georgia Politics Podcast on Jan. 22 to discuss his methodology and career as an editorial cartoonist. Since 1989, Mike has worked for the Atlanta Journal Constitution and earned two Pulitzer Prize in 1995 and 2006. At age 13, Luckovich drew his first political themed cartoon.

Since high school Luckovich thought he would be a cartoonist. Studying political science in college directed that path to an editorial route.

Earlier in the day of the episode, Atlanta Braves legend Hank Aaron passed away at age 86. Hammerin’ Hank played 23 seasons in the major leagues and came to national fame after surpassing Babe Ruth’s 714 home run record. Aaron hit his 755th home run in 1976, a record that was held until Barry Bonds broke it in 2007.

In honor of Aaron’s legacy on and off the field, Luckovich shared a cartoon he drew of Hank touching home plate in front of heaven’s gates.

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The crew is back together to discuss the last two weeks in politics, in DC and under the Gold Dome in Georgia, as the State Legislature is back in session and everyone is excited to talk about something OTHER than elections.

Joined by newcomer to the panel - Harrison Lance - Preston, Megan and Ben kick off the show to discuss the latest developments in the 2nd impeachment of Donald Trump and the political calculus of both Democrats and Republicans moving forward.

Also topics on the show are the increased security at the capitol as we approach Inauguration Day, Brandon Beach and #StopTheSteal Republicans, redistricting and the Governor’s State-of-the-State address.  

It’s a jam-packed show. Thanks for checking it out! #gapol

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What a week!

Since we last recorded, the President of the United States pressured Georgia's Secretary of State to change the results of the November election, Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock defeated David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler in the battle for control of the US Senate , and a violent mob infiltrated the US Capitol while a joint session of congress was certifying the election of Joe Biden.

Other than that, not much going on.

Jeffrey and crew discuss all this and more on today's episode of The Georgia Politics Podcast.

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The runoffs that will decide the majority party in the US Senate is TOMORROW! In GEORGIA!

Needless to say, there is a lot to talk about on the show today. Host Jeffrey Albertson is joined by regulars Megan Gordon-Kane and Preston Thompson to discuss final updates and predictions for the races between Kelly Loeffler and Raphael Warnock, and David Perdue and Jon Ossoff.

They then jump into a preview of the 2021 Georgia legislative session and what we might expect to see while the state is still suffering from the pandemic. Will the attention go to continued COVID relief, or will election fraud conspiracies still be front and center as legislators look at election reforms.

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We're BACK! After a long covid hiatus the GaPol crew is back, better than ever. Jeffrey Albertson takes over the helm to moderate the panel discussion with familiar voices Preston Thompson, Megan Gordon-Kane, and newbies Ben Burnett and Jamie Bendall.

On the show today, topics include a recap of lessons learned from the November general election, trends in electoral politics in Georgia, a preview of the upcoming January 5th Senate runoffs and more.

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After a long hiatus sheltering in place Hans and Preston have been busy planning the re-launch of the podcast and jump on the show today to tell you listeners what to expect from the new and improved version of Georgia's premier politics podcast.

Get a rundown of what to expect on YOUR ballot this November (or earlier if you are voting early or by mail) and what the state of politics in Georgia looks like just a few weeks before the results start coming in.

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Go to the "Georgia My Voter Page". Check your voter registration status, mail-in application and ballot status, poll location, early voting locations, who your elected officials are, registration information on file with the county office, a sample ballot for the upcoming election or your provisional ballot status: mvp.sos.ga.gov/MVP/mvp.do

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On the show today Preston gives the show's listeners some of his reaction to the national protests we're watching and the state of racial injustice in America. 

It has been a troubling few days across the country as we all grapple with how to feel about the death of another unarmed black man at the hands of police in Minneapolis, and the public's response since.

Preston offers his perspective, and some thoughts on where we go from here. Have anything you want to share or get off your chest? Give us a call. Our number is 770-376-7403.

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