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Politically Georgia: Gov. Kemp’s legislative plans and Biden’s visit to Georgia

211229-Atlanta-Gov. Brian Kemp holds a press conference to talk about Covid in Georgia on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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211229-Atlanta-Gov. Brian Kemp holds a press conference to talk about Covid in Georgia on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Jan 7, 2022

The 2022 Georgia legislative session begins on Monday and Gov. Brian Kemp has laid down what he wants to accomplish.

In this episode of the Politically Georgia podcast, Atlanta Journal-Constitution political insiders Greg Bluestein and Patricia Murphy preview what they expect to happen under the gold dome in the next few months. Hear what Kemp has to say about distance learning in a pandemic, gun rights and election laws.

Plus, we look at why some Democrats are not happy about President Joe Biden’s trip to Georgia on Tuesday and how the college football championship game is affecting local politics.

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Greg Bluestein is the Atlanta Journal Constitution's chief political reporter. He is also an author, TV analyst and co-host of the Politically Georgia podcast.

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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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