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LISTEN: Unpacking the 2023 legislative session

State Sen. Matt Brass, R-Newnan, speaks to press in the Capitol after the legislative session in Atlanta on Sine Die, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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State Sen. Matt Brass, R-Newnan, speaks to press in the Capitol after the legislative session in Atlanta on Sine Die, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)
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March 31, 2023

In this episode of the Politically Georgia podcast, hosts Greg Bluestein and Patricia Murphy review what passed and what didn’t in the 2023 Georgia legislative session.

Plus, our insiders take live questions from our virtual audience and will give you their who’s up and who’s down for the week.

Have a question for Greg and Patricia? Call the 24-hour Politically Georgia Podcast Hotline at (770)810-5297. We’ll play back your question and answer it during the Listener Mailbag segment on next Friday’s episode.

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About the Authors

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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