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Podcast: Catch up on the latest from the legislative session

01/14/2019 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- Senate majority leader Mike Dugan (center) listens as members of the Senate minority party seek answers for Senate Bill 4 during the first session in the Senate chambers at the State Capitol building, Monday, January 14, 2019. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

Credit: Alyssa Pointer

Credit: Alyssa Pointer

01/14/2019 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- Senate majority leader Mike Dugan (center) listens as members of the Senate minority party seek answers for Senate Bill 4 during the first session in the Senate chambers at the State Capitol building, Monday, January 14, 2019. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)
By Bria Felicien
March 4, 2019

In this episode, host Greg Bluestein takes a call from AJC veteran Jim Galloway, and the two catch up on the latest news from Georgia’s 2019 legislative session.

Bluestein and Galloway chat about the return of social legislation, the latest proposals for gambling in Georgia and a state takeover of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, and the fallout following an AJC-WSB investigation involving House Speaker David Ralston.

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