Political Rewind: Focus on crime in Buckhead; A check under Gold Dome; Brunswick Jury reaches verdict

Published: Feb. 22, 2022, 5:19 p.m.

Tuesday on Political Rewind: The Political Rewind team starts with a check of what's happening under The Gold Dome. We do a legislative round-robin and look at the status of fundraising bills for candidates, transgender sports bans, and legal gambling. \n\nThe Panel:\nEdward Lindsey \u2014 Former state representative, (R) Atlanta\nHoward Franklin \u2014 President & CEO, Ohio River South\nState Senator Sonya Halpern \u2014 (D) Atlanta\nTamar Hallerman \u2014 Senior reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution\n\nTimecodes:\n:00- Introductions \n\n2:49- Buckhead cityhood movement is dead, but calls to end violence in the area continue \n\n24:12- Legislative Round Robin \n\n26:00- The "Save Girls Sports Act" introduces ban for transgender athletes\n\n36:00- Legalizing sports betting \n\n43:47- Fundraising huge flashpoint in the legislative session \n\n49:41- Jury deliberating in hate crime trial for Ahmaud Arbery verdict \n\n51:00- Jury has reached a verdict which will be read at 10:30 a.m.\n\nPlease be sure to download our newsletter: www.gpb.org/newsletters. And subscribe, follow and rate this show wherever podcasts are found.