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Politically Georgia: Buckhead cityhood is dead for now – but what’s next?

January 26, 2021 Buckhead - Aerial photography shows Buckhead Skyline on Tuesday, January 26, 2021. The quest for cityhood in Buckhead has several hurdles to clear before it becomes reality, but leaders behind a new group exploring the issue say they are confident they have a chance.(Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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January 26, 2021 Buckhead - Aerial photography shows Buckhead Skyline on Tuesday, January 26, 2021. The quest for cityhood in Buckhead has several hurdles to clear before it becomes reality, but leaders behind a new group exploring the issue say they are confident they have a chance.(Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
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Feb 16, 2022

In back-to-back interviews, Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan and House Speaker David Ralston hammered the nails in the coffin for Buckhead cityhood in 2022.

In this edition of the Politically Georgia podcast, host Greg Bluestein is joined by senior reporter Tamar Hallerman and City Hall writer J.D. Capelouto to discuss the political forces that derailed Buckhead’s divorce – and what’s next for advocates of a breakaway from Atlanta.

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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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