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Georgia’s 2020 legislative session has begun. What issues could dominate?

Legislators return to the Georgia Capitol on Monday to open the 2020 session of the General Assembly. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
Legislators return to the Georgia Capitol on Monday to open the 2020 session of the General Assembly. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
By Bria Felicien
Jan 13, 2020

Georgia's 2020 legislative session has begun.

In this episode of the Politically Georgia podcast, host Greg Bluestein and statehouse veteran James Salzer preview the session and discuss: the social legislation and bills that could dominate the session, the state’s budget, and more. Salzer and Bluestein also discuss recent audits of the state’s film tax credits.

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Bria Felicien is a published author and staff writer at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She produces podcasts for the AJC.

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