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Politically Georgia: Inside the transition of power in Atlanta City Hall

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Dec 22, 2021

Atlanta is getting ready to hand over the reins to the next mayor.

In this Inside City Hall edition of the Politically Georgia podcast, City Hall reporters J.D. Capelouto and Wilborn Nobles join host Greg Bluestein.

They discuss the challenges that Mayor-elect Andre Dickens faces, the next steps in the battle over Buckhead cityhood and what’s next for outgoing Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms.

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Greg Bluestein is the Atlanta Journal Constitution's chief political reporter.

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Patricia Murphy is the AJC's senior political columnist. She was previously a nationally syndicated columnist for CQ Roll Call, national political reporter for the Daily Beast and Politics Daily, and wrote for The Washington Post and Garden & Gun. She graduated from Vanderbilt and holds a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University.

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