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On today's episode, we discuss legislative wrangling among Democrats as they try to find consensus on all of President Biden's economic agenda. We also check in on the forthcoming redistricting session in Atlanta and talk about the first Congressional map released by Republican Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan.

On today's episode, we talk with State Rep. Matthew Wilson about his campaign for state insurance commissioner during the 2022 election.

On today’s show, we discuss a series of stories placing scrutiny on Herschel Walker’s personal troubles and the impact they may have on his possible Senate run. Also, Joe Biden makes bipartisan governance fashionable again, Stacey Abrams is touring everywhere that isn’t Georgia, and the Delta surge of COVID-19 raises concerns as students return to class.

On today's episode, Luke sits down with Athens-Clarke County Commissioner Timmothy Denson to discuss the path to progressive change in Georgia's Classic City, including Tim's claim that the ACC commission passed the state's most progressive local budget per capita.

On today's episode, we discuss the U.S. Department of Justice's announcement that they are filing a legal challenge against parts of Georgia Senate Bill 202, the package of changes to election law passed by Georgia Republicans during the 2021 legislative session. The DOJ challenge is the eighth such challenge to SB 202, but will any succeed in overturning provisions of the law?

On today's episode, Kyle speaks with State Representative Erick Allen (D - Smyrna) about his campaign for Lt. Governor.

On today's episode, we discuss demonstrations at metro-Atlanta school board meetings that have led two counties to ban teaching critical race theory in the classroom and drawn leading state Republicans into a new culture war front. We also check in on Georgia's U.S. Senate race and discuss the return of former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed.

On today's episode, we recap President Biden's joint address to Congress and how Senators Ossoff and Warnock are aligned on an economic revival agenda.

On today's show, we talk with Taifa Smith Butler, the outgoing President and CEO of the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute. Taifa has been an advocate for equitable policy in the Peach State for two decades, including 10 years with GBPI. She'll be leaving GBPI to become President of Demos, a progressive think tank with a national focus, later this summer. But first she tells us about GBPI's victories during her tenure and the importance of focusing on anti-racist policies and breaking down the barriers that keep all Georgians from thriving.

On today's episode we gauge early campaign announcements.

On today's episode, we wrap our coverage of the 2021 legislative session dominated by a major overhaul of Georgia's voting laws that add new restrictions on casting your ballot.

On today's episode, we discuss the scope of two proposed laws that would make it more difficult to vote in Georgia and how some provisions of these proposals have been watered down. We also discuss the potential Trump slate of Republican primary challengers who may challenge statewide elected officials. And we condemn the violence perpetrated against Asian-Americans in our state and across the country.

On today's episode, we discuss the American Rescue Plan, President Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID relief package, as it nears final passage. We also discuss the challenges Georgia faces in distributing vaccines and what to expect in Atlanta on Crossover Day.

Today we check in on Washington with an update on the progress COVID relief has made through Congress and the voting rights legislation Congress could pass. We also talk about an unusually partisan state legislative session in Atlanta.

We break down House Bill 531, the latest of a litany of Republican proposals that would make it harder to vote in Georgia.

We discuss the early days of Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock's terms in Washington. And we check in on the latest developments in the Georgia legislature.

On today's podcast, we're joined by Amanda Hollowell, Director of Strategic Campaigns at the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute to talk about the People Powered Prosperity agenda.

On this week's podcast, we discuss the debate over how to ensure a safe return to the classroom for teachers and students. We also discuss the legislative push to make it harder to vote and Republicans' embrace of extremist politics.

Alex Camardelle from the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) joins to discuss the challenges Georgia’s workers and people with modest incomes are facing as the state recovers from COVID-19.

Dr. Stephen Owens from the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute joins to discuss trends in state funding for Georgia's K-12 schools and why letting students take public funding to private schools will leave many students behind.