Political Rewind: It's been a challenging year for many of Georgia's mayors. So what's next?
Tuesday on Political Rewind: A discussion with Georgia mayors. We asked them about governing through the pandemic. Meanwhile, an Atlanta federal judge began hearing arguments this week in a lawsuit claiming Georgia\u2019s newly drawn congressional map underrepresents Black voters. Plus, school mask mandates are being dropped in a number of states, some with Democratic governors who had been early supporters of tough mitigation tactics. How have the politics of COVID played out in local Georgia communities?\n\nPanelists:\nTamar Hallerman \u2014 Senior reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution\nMayor Rusty Paul \u2013 Mayor of Sandy Springs\nMayor Deana Holiday Ingraham \u2013 Mayor of East Point\nMayor Kelly Girtz \u2013 Mayor of Athens\n\nTime codes:\n00:00 \u2013 Introduction \n04:48 \u2013 Municipal governance through COVID\n16:21 \u2013 How the mayors are using federal COVID relief\n18:30 \u2013 Redistricting and court battles\n29:30 \u2013 Abrams' mask controversy\n36:54 \u2013 Mayors on state of their public safety\n43:22 \u2013 Latest on DA Fani Willis' investigation \n\nPlease be sure to download our newsletter: www.gpb.org/newsletters. And subscribe, follow and rate this show wherever podcasts are found.