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

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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