Georgia State House members Monday morning had their temperatures checked before a special session to ratify the governor's public health emergency.
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Georgia State House members Monday morning had their temperatures checked before a special session to ratify the governor's public health emergency. / GPB News

Monday on Political Rewind, it is the beginning of a weird week for Georgia, the rest of the country and the rest of the world. People everywhere are trying to adapt to this new public health crisis caused by the outbreak of SARS-CoV-2.

Our show this week will be a bit different than usual. In order to best protect our guests and our staff, host Bill Nigut and our guests will be calling into the show.

Today, our panel discussed the special session in the General Assembly that was convened to consider new powers for Gov. Brian Kemp to aid his managing of this coronavirus crisis.

Panelists:

Jim Galloway — Lead Political Writer, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Tia Mitchell — Washington Correspondent. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Ted Terry — Former Mayor of Clarkston