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How Georgia’s 2020 legislative session got off track

January 16, 2020 - Atlanta - Gov. Brian Kemp shook hands with Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan (left) and House Speaker David Ralston after he delivered his second State of the State address as the Georgia 2020 General Assembly continued for it's fourth legislative day. The governor and the house honored former U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson during the session. Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com

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January 16, 2020 - Atlanta - Gov. Brian Kemp shook hands with Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan (left) and House Speaker David Ralston after he delivered his second State of the State address as the Georgia 2020 General Assembly continued for it's fourth legislative day. The governor and the house honored former U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson during the session. Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com
By Bria Felicien
Feb 8, 2020

In this episode of the Politically Georgia podcast, host Greg Bluestein and AJC statehouse veteran James Salzer discuss: the budget, how the 2020 legislative session has gotten off track and the situation between House Speaker David Ralston and Gov. Brian Kemp.

Producer note from Bria Felicien: Host Greg Bluestein doesn’t sound as crisp as he does in other episodes of Politically Georgia due to a technical issue on my end, but ultimately you can hear him just fine. I just wanted to give a heads up before you dove into the episode.

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