Natalie Mendenhall

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ATLANTA — A Dalton Republican who supported President Donald Trump said he is against the administration’s hard-line stance on immigration. “It’s one of those deals where you hold your nose on some issues,” state Rep. Kasey Carpenter said on the “Politically Georgia” podcast. “But it’s been heartbreaking for sure.”kAmr2CA6?E6C :D <?@H? 7@C 9:D 92C5\=:?6 4@?D6CG2E:G6 G@E:?8 C64@C5[ 3FE 96 3C62<D C2?<D H:E9 9:D v~! 4@==628F6D @G6C :>>:8C2E:@?]k^AmkAm“x 9@A6 E92E x’G6 D9@H?

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Tuesday’s edition of the “Politically Georgia” podcast was a political temperature check from Savannah and Athens, with interviews with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s bureau chiefs in those cities. Savannah bureau chief Adam Van Brimmer updated hosts Greg Bluestein and Tia Mitchell on whether the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration had created a slowdown at the Savannah ports. Not too much yet, Van Brimmer said.

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On Monday’s episode of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s “Politically Georgia” podcast, the hosts answered questions from the listener mailbag. Atlanta Journal-Constitution journalists Greg Bluestein and Tia Mitchell responded to questions about former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms running for governor, the U.S. House passing the reconciliation package and a new law that could allow President Donald Trump to recoup millions of dollars of legal costs from taxpayers.

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Memorial Day is a federal holiday honoring those who lost their lives serving in the country’s military. There is a debate about the origins of the commemoration. More than two dozen cities claim credit for the first observation of Memorial Day following the American Civil War. But Richard Gardiner, a historian who co-authored “The Genesis of the Memorial Day Holiday in America,” said the day does have ties to Georgia.

2 weeks ago | ajc.com | Natalie Mendenhall

House Republicans took a major step forward on President Donald Trump’s agenda early Thursday approving a legislative package that combines tax breaks, spending cuts, border security funding and other priorities, with cuts to other programs. Now the legislative package, heads to the Senate where it is expected to undergo several changes. The ‘Politically Georgia’ team has focused on the journey of the “big, beautiful bill” in several Washington Wednesday episodes.