Political Breakfast from WABE

Political Breakfast from WABE


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Gold Dome procrastination, as scores of anticipated bills don't pass this legislative session
March 30, 2023

On this week's live edition of Political Breakfast,Democratic Strategist Tharon Johnson and Republican Strategist Brian Robinson join host Lisa Rayam in a Sine Die roundup.Scores of anticipated bills that our WABE reporters were following under the G

Gold Dome Scramble: Sine Die is next week, some bills are still on the table, others don’t have a clear path forward
March 24, 2023

March 29th marks the end of the 2023 Georgia legislative session which means lawmakers are almost out of time to get their bills passed. WABE politics reporters Sam Gringlas and Rahul Bali discuss what hasn’t made much progress, like medical marijuana, wh

Donald Trump's lawyers are busy this week, Fulton DA Fani Willis calls Republicans' plans to reign-in "rogue prosecutors" racist
March 21, 2023

This week on Political Breakfast, host Lisa Rayam, Democratic Strategist Tharon Johnson and Republican Strategist Brian Robinson are all back for the first week of springand the final days of the legislative session under the Gold Dome.Lawyers for for

Gold Dome Scramble: Sports betting is back on the table, plus an in-depth look at SB-140, which would most ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth
March 17, 2023

With fewer than two weeks left of the state legislative session, bills continue to make their way through the capitol. WABE politics reporters Rahul Bali and Sam Gringlas cover the return of sports betting, possible changes to the Hope scholarship and mor

'Cop City' protester's autopsy released, Holding out for sports betting, Bills that survived crossover day
March 15, 2023

'Cop City' protester's autopsy released, Holding out for sports betting, Bills that survived crossover day

Gold Dome Scramble: Which bills cleared the Crossover Day hurdle and which came up short
March 10, 2023

As the dust settles from Crossover Day, WABE politics reporter Sam Gringlas and Axios reporter Emma Hurt talk about the bills that passed and those that didnt. Plus, WABE reporters Emily Wu Pearson and Chamain Cruz join for a discussion of the growing nu

The bills that survived Crossover Day under Georgia's Gold Dome, ‘Cop City’ protesters charged with domestic terrorism
March 08, 2023

On this week's Political Breakfast,WABEs Lisa Rayam along with theAtlanta Civic CirclesExecutive DirectorSabaLong andGainesville's WDUN talk show hostMarthaZoller hash out which bills still stand a chance at passing this legislative session unde

Gold Dome Scramble: With Crossover Day looming, lawmakers rush to pass legislation
March 03, 2023

From Buckhead Cityhood and gambling to how teachers can talk with students about gender and sexuality, lawmakers were busy this week looking ahead to Crossover Day on Monday. WABE politics reporters Rahul Bali and Sam Gringlas talk about which bills have

Political Breakfast broadcasts live from the State Bar Headquarters in downtown Atlanta!
February 24, 2023

Host Lisa Rayam, Democratic Strategist Tharon Johnson and Republican Strategist Brian Robinson break down the latest political headlines in and out of the Gold Dome.

Gold Dome Scramble: Bills to regulate healthcare for transgender kids and define antiSemitism, plus the surge in investor-owned homes for rent
February 24, 2023

Lawmakers have introduced bills that would put restrictions on the kind of care transgender kids can receive. WABE politics reporters Sam Gringlas and Rahul Bali discuss those bills and an effort by the legislature to define antisemitism for use in the co