Politically Georgia: Kemp and Perdue battle over guns, crime and the State Patrol

On the day Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill that eliminates concealed carry permits for handguns, David Perdue tried to steal the show.

In this episode of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Politically Georgia podcast, AJC political insiders Greg Bluestein and Patricia Murphy discuss a campaign that’s getting even more tense.

Our crew digs into why Perdue claims he would have gotten the bill passed sooner -- and how he’s attacking Kemp on crime and the Georgia State Patrol.

Plus, Murphy explains how Herschel Walker is running a “velvet rope campaign” and what his opponents had to say about Walker’s absence in the first GOP Senate debate.

Listen and subscribe to our podcast for free at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or Stitcher.

You can also tell your smart speaker to “play Politically Georgia podcast.”

How will the ‘big, beautiful bill’ impact Georgia?

The U.S. Senate-passed version of the reconciliation bill includes some key changes to the package approved by the House in May.

Blind justice? In Georgia, public safety officers still wear partisan labels

Some state lawmakers want to remove political party labels from sheriffs and district attorneys. Critics say party identification gives voters help when deciding.

PATRICIA MURPHY

Hometown of Plains adjusts to life without Jimmy, Rosalynn Carter

It’s been six months Jimmy Carter died at age 100, and his hometown of Plains continues to live by the example set by the late president and first lady Rosalynn Carter.

The Latest

Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC

Blind justice? In Georgia, public safety officers still wear partisan labels

How will the ‘big, beautiful bill’ impact Georgia?

How an 18-year-old college student won a leadership position in Georgia GOP

Featured

Credit: TNS

Amid UPS struggles, shipper makes first-ever plans to offer buyouts to drivers

UPS said in a written statement it is navigating “an unprecedented business landscape.”

Kneeling man impaled by giant straw? Towering mural leaves public mystified.

A towering mural on the side of the Connally Hotel has mystified Atlanta since 2011. Who is the kneeling man, and what's piercing him? Is it a beam of light? A drinking straw?

OPINION

I just graduated college. Will I be able to buy a house like my parents did?

A recent college grad asks: Am I going to be able to buy a home like my parents did less than 30 years ago?