Former President Donald Trump’s visit back to Georgia not only put on full display the far-right faction of national politics, but offered context for extreme proposals making their way through the state legislature.

Hundreds of local officials, including many new faces, received training, networking and advice during a conference in Athens.

On this week's episode, we follow Democrat Stacey Abrams' campaign for governor as she launches a "One Georgia" tour.

County election office directors, Democratic lawmakers, and a coalition of voting rights groups say the most troubling aspect of House Bill 1464 is that it gives the Georgia Bureau of Investigation the ability to initiate election investigations, a significant change that would divert jurisdiction from the Secretary of State’s Office and State Election Board to the crime fighting agency.

"In the state of Georgia, we should not have differences of outcome because of differences in ZIP code," the Democrat said.

Tuesday on Political Rewind: We spoke to chef and Georgia restaurateur Hugh Acheson, who is back from Eastern Europe after feeding Ukrainian refugees. Then we buckled up for Crossover Day under the Gold Dome as lawmakers rush to get bills passed into their next chamber. Plus, the Stacey Abrams campaign is in full swing.

Hundreds of candidates just cut a check and filed paperwork to be on the ballot in Georgia this year.

Candidates have until noon Friday to qualify to run, but the first day saw big crowds at the Capitol, where Democrats and Republicans queued up to fill out their paperwork in separate rooms.

Georgia's 2022 election field will solidify this week as major party candidates officially qualify. Democrats and Republicans will line up at the state capitol in Atlanta to file papers to run for office Monday through noon Friday.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's campaign says it will spend at least $4.2 million on TV ads until the May 24 Republican primary. It's a sign Kemp aims to leverage his financial advantage to block former U.S. Sen. David Perdue's bid to unseat him.

As former President Donald Trump sought to lay blame for his 2020 election loss, Georgia's secretary of state emerged as one of his main targets. Now, with a Trump-endorsed challenger in the Republican primary, Brad Raffensperger is fighting to keep his job.

Wednesday on Political Rewind: A verdict in the hate crimes trial of the three white men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery. GPB News' Benjamin Payne joins the panel for the first time. Plus, Herschel Walker said the tenor of the Republican gubernatorial primary is bad for the GOP.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is asking state law enforcement agencies to post officers at polling places, early voting locations and county election offices where absentee ballots are being handled.

Police in Irving, Texas once confiscated a gun from Republican Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker following a domestic disturbance because the former football legend talked about having "a shoot-out with police." The incident adds another layer to Walker's already turbulent personal history, which includes struggles with mental health and accusations that he repeatedly threatened his ex-wife.

The bill also bans the abortion drug from public colleges.