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220113-Atlanta-Gov. Brian Kemp, flanked by Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan, left, and House Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) before delivering the State of the State address to a joint session of the Georgia Legislature on Thursday morning, Jan. 13, 2022. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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220113-Atlanta-Gov. Brian Kemp, flanked by Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan, left, and House Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) before delivering the State of the State address to a joint session of the Georgia Legislature on Thursday morning, Jan. 13, 2022. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Jan 14, 2022

Gov. Brian Kemp laid out one of the most aggressive conservative legislative agendas in recent Georgia history.

In this episode of the Politically Georgia podcast, Political Insiders Greg Bluestein and Patricia Murphy take a closer look at what Kemp said in his State of the State address. And they breakdown President Joe Biden’s visit to Atlanta and the fallout from his comments.

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Greg Bluestein is a political reporter who covers the governor's office and Georgia politics.

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Patricia Murphy joined the AJC in 2020 from CQ Roll Call, where she was a nationally syndicated political columnist. She previously covered politics for the Daily Beast and Politics Daily, and wrote for The Washington Post and Garden & Gun. She graduated from Vanderbilt University and holds a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University.

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