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As COVID-19 continues to ravage Georgia, Gov. Brian Kemp is trying to navigate a challenging path. Kemp has refused to ban masks requirements as other Republican-controlled states have done, but he is also declining aggressive steps such as requiring vaccines or masks. AJC Political Insider Patricia Murphy joined host Greg Bluestein in today’s episode to discuss the coronavirus, Donald Trump’s endorsement of Herschel Walker in the U.S. Senate race, an early contender for soundbite of the year and college football predictions.

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With the closure of the labor and delivery unit in St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia, expectant mothers will instead be directed to deliver at St. Mary’s Hospital in Athens, about 45 miles away.  (Photo Illustration / Getty Images)

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Julian Conley listens during opening statements in his trial at Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. The 25-year-old is accused of fatally shooting 8-year-old Secoriea Turner in July 2020. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

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