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Political Rewind: Crossover deadlines; Abrams and Kemp trade barbs; One year since Spa Shootings;
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The panel:
Greg Bluestein — Politics reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Rahul Bali — Politics reporter, WABE
Stephen Fowler — Politics and election reporter, Georgia Public Broadcasting
Riley Bunch — Public policy reporter, Georgia Public Broadcasting
The breakdown:
1. Crossover Day wraps at the state Capitol.
- Several bills were facing the deadline to cross over to the next chamber.
- GPB's Lawmakers has a full breakdown of what passed.
2. Stacey Abrams and Brian Kemp respond to each other during the campaign
- Abrams released her first TV ads after kicking off her "One Georgia Tour."
- Stephen Fowler says Abrams continues to push to expand Medicaid in Georgia.
- Kemp fired back at Abrams push in an interview with WRBL reporter Chuck Williams.
3. Georgia GOP state party chair is under fire for spreading alleged pro-Putin propagand
- Shafer is under scrutiny for a tweet that spreads false Russian propaganda about Ukraine.
- Earlier this year, Shafer was also called by the House Jan. 6 committee to testify about his creation of a so-called alternate slate of electors in 2020.
4. One year since Atlanta spa shootings killed eight people.
- Six of the victims were of Asian descent.
- The shootings sparked the "Stop Asian Hate" movement nationwide.
- Robert Aaron Long pleaded guilty to the murder charges and faces life in prison.
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