5 things to know: Memo outlines defeat of Trump supporters

Scott Johnson, a former Cobb County GOP chairman, and Jenny Beth Martin, co-founder of Tea Party Patriots, at Saturday’s 11th District GOP convention in Marietta. Johnson was selected as a delegate to the national nominating convention in Cleveland.

By Staff reports

April 19, 2016

Five things to know Tuesday, April 19:

1. How were the Georgia delegates to the GOP convention selected? This confidential memo spells it out. [Jim Galloway breaks it down in the Political Insider blog]

2. Have you seen the video of state Rep. Tom Taylor's DUI arrest? [You can watch it here]

3. A majority of grassroots Republican activists in Georgia's 14 congressional districts passed resolutions that urge lawmakers to revive the controversial "religious liberty" legislation. [Greg Bluestein tells you what else the resolutions say]

4. The Atlanta City Council will weigh a proposed 20-year lease deal for Delta Air Lines' operations at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. [Kelly Yamanouchi has more on this story]

5. Are you ready for 85-degree weather? You'd better be. [Get your Atlanta weather forecast here]

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