Political Rewind: New Attention To COVID Funding, Protocols As Legislature Considers State Budget
Wednesday on Political Rewind:\xa0A\xa0member of the Georgia House of Representatives was removed from the floor by a state trooper after refusing to comply with rules requiring legislators to be tested regularly for the coronavirus. Meanwhile, the state budget \u2014 including funding for the Department of Public Health amid the pandemic\xa0\u2014 is being considered by the legislature.\xa0\n\nAlso, the General Assembly considers an array of issues as the session begins its opening weeks. Hate-crime legislation, a tobacco tax and the repeal of state citizens' arrest laws are among the topics being discussed by\xa0lawmakers. Our panel explores how the current slate of legislation is playing out in the General Assembly.\n\nPanelists:\n\nDonna Lowry \u2014 Host, GPB\u2019s Lawmakers\n\nGreg Bluestein \u2014 Politics Reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution\n\nRep. Chuck Efstration \u2014 State Representative (R-Dacula)\n\nRep. Scott Holcomb \u2014 State Representative (D-Atlanta)