Political Rewind: GOP lawmakers eye schools in General Assembly; McMichael's federal trial next week
Friday on Political Rewind:\xa0This year's session of the General Assembly might be defined by efforts to control what is taught in the state\u2019s schools. GOP bills banning \u201ccritical race theory\u201d and \u201cobscene\u201d books are in the mix. Our panel looks at the potential impact. Meanwhile, one\xa0defendant in the federal trial of the murderers of Ahmaud Arbery withdraws his guilty plea, ensuring the hate crime trial will go forward for at least one of the three men convicted in the state trial.\n\nThe panel:\n\nDr. Andra Gillespie\xa0\u2014\xa0Professor of political science and director, James Weldon Johnson Institute for the Study of Race and Difference, Emory University\n\nPatricia Murphy\xa0\u2014\xa0Politics reporter and columnist, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution\n\nRene Alegria\xa0\u2014 CEO, Mundo Hispanico Digital\n\nTimestamps \n:00- Introductions \n4:10- McMichaels will not take a guilty plea in the federal trial for Arbery killing \n11:11 Education issues dominate the legislator \n32:50- Sonny Perdue back on track to become chancellor \n39:29- Gov. Kemp releases attack ad for David Perdue, countering Perdue's Trump endorsement \n46:03- Stacey Abrams raises $9.2 million \n48:19- Stacey Abrams' sister considered for SCOTUS nomination \n\n\nPlease be sure to download our newsletter: www.gpb.org/newsletters. And subscribe, follow and rate this show wherever podcasts are found.