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Politically Georgia: A ‘stealth’ surprise shakes the Legislature

Rep. Bee Nguyen watches voting results on HB 1425 on Sine Die, the last day of the General Assembly at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Monday, April 4, 2022. Branden Camp/ For The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Rep. Bee Nguyen watches voting results on HB 1425 on Sine Die, the last day of the General Assembly at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Monday, April 4, 2022. Branden Camp/ For The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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April 6, 2022

There’s always a stealth move during the Georgia legislative session. This year was no exception.

On this episode of the Politically Georgia podcast, hosts Greg Bluestein and Patricia Murphy are joined by statehouse reporters Mark Niesse and Maya T. Prabhu to discuss the last-minute legislation involving transgender athletes.

Our team also looks at why medical marijuana legislation faltered again and how Gov. Brian Kemp managed to pull off a sweep of all his top agenda items.

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About the Authors

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

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Patricia Murphy joined the AJC in 2020 from CQ Roll Call, where she was a nationally syndicated political columnist. She previously covered politics for the Daily Beast and Politics Daily, and wrote for The Washington Post and Garden & Gun. She graduated from Vanderbilt University and holds a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University.

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