Political Rewind: Speaker Ralston on his priorities for General Assembly as election cycle looms
Tuesday on Political Rewind: Speaker David Ralston joined us to discuss one of the most contentious sessions in his 12 years of holding the gavel in the General Assembly. We asked Ralston how he intends to navigate through hot button issues like a ban on the teaching of critical race theory and book bans in schools while keeping the 2022 session focused on the issues that matter to him most.\n\nThe panel: \nSpeaker David Ralston \u2014 Speaker of Georgia House\nJim Galloway \u2014 Former political columnist, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution\n\nTimestamps \n:00- Introductions \n2:55- Ralston's thoughts on Gov. Kemp seeking re-election\n4:20- GOP primary\n7:47- How the GOP primary weighs in on the legislative session \n10:27-Talking about critical race theory\n17:57- ATL Mayor Dickens seeks to mend city-state relationships\n24:25- Introducing new mental health legislation \n29:56- Speaker Ralston exits the panel\n38:32- Faith and Freedom Coalition host GOP candidates\n\nPlease be sure to download our newsletter: www.gpb.org/newsletters. And subscribe, follow and rate this show wherever podcasts are found.