Political Rewind: Issues in Athens, Macon, and Savannah on housing, homelessness, and environment

Published: Feb. 24, 2023, 4:20 p.m.

Friday on Political Rewind:\xa0Across the state, legislators and organizers are looking for solutions to homelessness \u2014 this as the cost of home ownership continues to skyrocket. Also, we look at environmental issues facing our state.\n\nThe panel\nGuest host Donna Lowry, @donnalowrynews, GPB\u2019s Lawmakers\nGrant Blankenship, @Grant_Blank_, editor and reporter, Georgia Public Broadcasting\nMargaret Coker, @mideastmargaret, editor-in-chief, The Current\nMartin Matheny, @martinmatheny, programming director, WUGA, and producer, Athens News Matters\nMaya Prabhu, @MayaTPrabhu, government reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution\n\nTimestamps\n0:00 - Introduction\xa0\n4:00 - Statewide approach to housing homelessness\n20:00 - More affordable rent\n33:00 - Glynn County environmental issues\xa0\n36:00 - Georgia coal ash\xa0\n48:00 - Plains continues to lift up former President Carter\n\nPlease be sure to download our newsletter: www.gpb.org/newsletters. And subscribe, follow and rate this show wherever podcasts are found.\n\nMonday on Political Rewind: Emory University's Andra Gillespie\xa0joins the panel.