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Your daily jolt of news and analysis from the AJC politics team. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., is up for reelection in 2026. (TNS) Today’s newsletter highlights: Government funding proposal doesn’t extend health insurance subsidies. Brian Kemp-backed ad angers Republicans. Georgia voters OK dozens of property tax relief proposals. Ossoff’s vote The American flag flies over the Capitol in Washington. dluow tuohtiw ev’yeht eht taht nwodtuhs dehcaer tsom tsegnol ti gnidulcni ni .yrotsih tnemnrevog laredef dne enod laed a .S.U .S.U ehT yadnuS etaneS .neS .ffossO noJ aigroeG ,starcomeD tuB raey now lliw elihw tahw elbarenluv tsehguot pot ot ot rieht eht eht eht eht eht tegrat etats rotanes noitceleer evreserp gnisaelp yap ylno no fo txen sdeen s’noitan gnikam sekam .ytirojam gnikool ylekil tnebmucni ni mih mih eh rof sronod noisiced .ngiapmac yb eb tollab skcatta a .S.U ,pmurT snacilbupeR tnediserP s’ffossO s’eH POG dlanoD citarcomeD .raey htiw yhw ohw ot ot rieht eht eht eht eht seidisbus doots yltsafdaets nwodtuhs tes nepoer no fo fo fo fo tsum hcum gnitsisni edulcni htlaeh evah sah tnemnrevog desucof laredef noisnetxe eripxe dne msicitirc erac yb llib ta yna na etaneS snacilbupeR ,ffossO s’tI starcomeD — dluow htiw setov detov detov ot ot ot hguorht eht eht eht eht eht taht yliraropmet nepoer larudecorp eno fo fo elpitlum noitom denioj sah .tnemnrevog tnemnrevog dnuf wollef dne thgie oud htob llib llib llib dna tsniaga tsniaga ecnavda ecnavda a a a kconraW .S.U ,yadnuS etaneS .neS snacilbupeR dekcab-nacilbupeR leahpaR ffossO .yraunaJ aigroeG starcomeD citarcomeD tuB nevE“ t’now nehw tahw dlot .ot ot gniht eht eht thgir nepoer detsop ytrap nwo no fo txen srebmem sih mih ,tnemnrevog tegrof od did esohc dna .X .neS remuhcS nacilbupeR ffossO ”!rebmevoN pmeK .voG snaigroeG nairB dluow ohw detov hguorht yeht rieht eht eht eht s’etats dias esahcrup lasoporp smuimerp enilno noillim .ecalptekram ti ecnarusni htlaeh rof elbuod htob esuaceb dna tsniaga gnicnavda kconraW ffossO snaigroeG 4.1 htiW“ lliw rehtehw setov su ot eht .dias noitseuq tneverp ”,smuimerp nioj si ecnarusni sesaercni ni ni htlaeh htlaeh cihportsatac erac ,daeha snacilbupeR ffossO ssergnoC Things to know Agents from Delta Air Lines assist travelers Hartsfield-Jackson at Atlanta International Airport on Sunday. er’ew eht eht eht eht eht ediwetats trats .noisses yramirp seciffo fo !gninrom mretdim morf morf rof rof snoitcele syad syad lanoitutitsnoc yawa yawa dna er’eW .S.U ,etaneS ,elihwnaeM evitalsigeL dooG aigroeG lareneG .ylbmessA 36 091 :yadot ot eerht sgniht rehto wonk rof era ereH More than 130 flights have been canceled at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport today as the federal government shutdown enters Day 41, the AJC’s Kelly Yamanouchi reports. As Georgia lawmakers mull eliminating the state’s income tax, the AJC’s David Wickert looks at how other states have done it by relying on higher sales tax rates. DeKalb County commissioners are poised to reup a contract with an ambulance service despite a history of troubles, the AJC’s Asia Simone Burns reports. Here’s the deal U.S. Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois, who is retiring at the end of his term, was one of eight Democrats who voted for the shutdown deal. dluow dluow lliw tahw .keew ,setov setov kcart ot ot siht eht eht eht eht taht ekat llits lareves nepoer seviecer lasoporp lasoporp larudecorp no erom ynam ylekil retal sti ti si edulcni ni ni woh ereh tnemnrevog :mrof hcae syad tnerruc dluoc segnahc ,rebmahc tub tub eb sraeppa dna tceffa erehT tI ssergnoC Fund most government agencies through the end of January. Give back pay to furloughed federal workers. Reverse layoffs during the shutdown and limit future mass layoffs. Full year funding for Veterans Affairs, military construction and agriculture, including money to pay for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. A promise by Senate Republicans to hold a separate vote by mid-December on a Democrat-led bill to extend health insurance subsidies set to expire at the end of the year. htiw saw ot ot emit eht eht eht gnikat nwodtuhs dias ksir .lasoporp no sekam denioj ti ti fi htlaeh tnemnrevog neve dne gniyaled .stsoc noitasrevnoc erac yb ecnavda a yehT etaneS snacilbupeR thgiE starcomeD ehT“ I“ htiw lliw lliw ohw ohw ew esoht meht eht eht eht taht xat sdnats egats ees .dias muimerp mroftalp elpoep no no fo fo fo ,ton txen epoh htlaeh dnif ”,thgif noisnetxe seod ”.stiderc erac nac nasitrapib eb dna dna na tnemeerga .S.U .neS eiggaM ,nassaH ,erihspmaH weN-D naciremA lliw lliw ohw ot ereht eht eht eht eht taht sesimorp ,ssap on on detaitogen ekam edam noitalsigel ti ti si ni fi sih sah roolf neve ,seod .laed .rebmahc llib secnarussa era dna gnoma rekaepS ekiM nosnhoJ esuoH nassaH starcomeD tuB lliw yeht eht troppus .nalp ton gnitacidni era ydaerla esuoH starcomeD snacilbupeR“ s’tI“ etorw .srekrow su ot eht taht gniyap ruo no no ton ,em ,wol gnipeek s’ti yrgnuh erachtlaeh htlaeh gnicrof gnideef laredef eslaf seod detacided ”.sisirc stsoc esoohc ”,eciohc ,nerdlihc erac llib neewteb era yna dna sserdda a a .X ,smailliW .S.U nacilbupeR .peR amekiN ON roF ,atnaltA-D Ad fallout Republican Derek Dooley enjoys backing from Gov. Brian Kemp in his bid for a U.S. Senate seat. dereggirt siht eht hcum edisni sah noitcirf latigid da a yleraR aigroeG .POG dnoces-51 reerac“ — eht eht eht s’taht taht tops nwodtuhs emas kereD-orp ”snaicitilop lacitilop krowten gnipmul ni tnemnrevog morf morf .emarf rof laredef tuollaf demalb dna dna a .S.U .S.U .S.U etaneS .neS nacilbupeR .speR ffossO ekiM s’pmeK noJ .voG yelooD citarcomeD snilloC retraC tuB ydduB nairB dnekeew eht eht taht detroper revo lacol .pihsredael dekri detairufni osla da .S.U etaneS .snacilbupeR tI POG soixA ”diputs“ tI“ hcihw nehw :syaw saw saw saw etaloiv ot ot eerht kniht yeht yeht eht eht eht eht gnitroppus diputs diputs diputs dneps nwodtuhs ,selur tup fo fo ,evitarran yenom ,srekamwal ti ti ni ni ekaf did esolc etadidnac dellac htob rehtona dna ylla ”.da ,da da a a .S.U ,notfiT ttocS .peR I POG ’starcomeD nitsuA ”ytinu“ saw hguorht yeht rieht eht eht eht eht eht tegrat ylerauqs nwodtuhs gniyas sgnir .ecar dehsup no eton tpek lufepoh wolloh eh evah ronrevog nevig .thgif neve deretne euqitirc htob erofeb ,kcab gnikcatta dna seilla etaneS ffossO yelooD yelooD snilloC dnA Tea leaves Lt. Gov. Burt Jones (left) and House Speaker Jon Burns (right), both Republicans, are not on the same page about tax relief. s’keew sretov ot eht eht xat yawaekat sseccus etats slangis swohs gnidnes stluser .ycilop fo egassem kool srekamwal tsal otni gnidaeh sah morf snoitcele resolc tseggib neeb ta era osla ytilibadroffa tuoba a ehT ’starcomeD tuB .6202 ,sexat sexat .sroines selas gnisiar ytreporp ro fo serusaem gnirewol daetsemoh rof gnidnapxe noitpmexe rehtie snezod seitnuoc seitic yb ta devorppa dna demia ssorca a sretoV ew sretov edart ot eht eht .sexat xat ,etats selas desufer ytreporp ylno no serusaem rewol ni rehgih ruof rof deliaf seitnuoc detnuoc stollab sa dna ssorca a eraW noinU ,gnidluaP fO ,dyolF 47 ,dluow htiw setov sretov yeht eht eht .xat xat etats gniwohs ytreporp yramirp referp llop fo fo wen ytirojam ylekil daetsni emocni fi dah gnitanimile tuc dnopserroc ,eciohc dna a a a ehT nacilbupeR citarcomeD CJA .xat gnisahp tuo emocni sih sah ronrevog rof ngiapmac tliub dnuora nacilbupeR .tL senoJ .voG s’aigroeG truB owt pot .sexat xat delangis ,slavir .feiler ytreporp ytreporp ecnereferp no fo stimil sih evah sah rof dekcab dna osla etatS rekaepS yraterceS ,regrepsneffaR ’senoJ noJ esuoH lareneG POG sirhC rraC tuB snruB darB yenrottA dnA Mysterious tests gniwov rednu ot ot eht eht taht gninnur gnilur s’ytrap eciffo lacol s’egduj spuorg morf ruof rof detarecsive ytnuoc rab .rennab tpmetta era laeppa a snacilbupeR s’POG thgir-raF ytnuoC asootaC ecrofne“ ohw yhtlaew ”.sretov ot ot rieht eht eht eht taht dluohs dias thgir detneserper mroftalp seitrap no fo fo ton lacol stseretni redisni ll’eh evah tnemnrevog decrof rof gnivieced revoc snezitic yb ysub flaheb eb eugra dna nacilbupeR nosnhoJ aigroeG ,POG asootaC ,ylbmessA xelA dnats“ ohw ”.seulav gnigru pu ot eht sretroppus troppus tnes tcejer snaicitilop aelp ytrap tuo fo gnisiardnuf t’nod lortnoc reerac yb dna a nacilbupeR ,elihwnaeM annaoJ hterdliH POG ytnuoC riahC asootaC suoiretsym“ ohw keew gnisu ot eht taht metsys gnilur yfilauq srebmem lacol tsal s’egduj morf ediced dluoc eettimmoc derrab sa dewolla a a ehT ratS .nacilbupeR POG ”ekil-rebmahC 61 Listen up Gov. Brian Kemp opted not to use state money to replace frozen funds from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. yllacitiloP“ yhw ew gnisu ot ot eht eht etats pmats nwodtuhs gninosaer snoitseuq tsacdop diap no fo fo ton srebmem renetsil tsoh tnemnrevog sdnuf rof doof laredef gnirud eunitnoc .stifeneb eb llifkcab rewsna dna tuoba a yadoT s’pmeK .voG ”aigroeG ssergnoC nairB ruoy uoy reverehw ot ebircsbus .stsacdop ro netsil teg eerf rof nac dna na uoY yfitopS yllacitiloP ,stsacdoP aigroeG elppA uoy su su eht ?wohs noitseuq moc.cja@aigroegyllacitilop ro ro no evig erutuf rof derutaef .edosipe dluoc tnemmoc llac eb ta ta dna a a a evaH liamE 7925-018-077 Today in Washington President Donald Trump will meet at the White House with President Ahmad al-Sharaa of Syria. The House is in recess. The Senate will continue consideration of a plan to end the shutdown and fund the government through January. Shoutouts State Rep. Alan Powell, R-Hartwell, first took office in 1991. :syadhtrib s’yadoT State Rep. Alan Powell, R-Hartwell. Brad Vaughan, chief of staff and general counsel to Lt. Gov. Burt Jones. ot eht eht .taht timbus .stuotuohs tuotuohs ton ?rettelswen wen tsuj ,sboj detseretni ni ni ereh mrof rof .cte ,stnemegagne .syadhtrib yadhtrib htrib ,stnemecnuonna osla a a er’eW tnaW s’erehT yllacitiloP s’tI aigroeG kcilC Before you go ehT“ ”,niart niart koot ot eht eht tseteews .nwodtuhs ehs .dias nur elpoep no fo emoh tnemnrevog thgilf gnirud snoitallecnac esuaceb na .S.U rolyaT .peR ,emoR-R eirojraM ,eneerG aigroeG yadirF kartmA ruoy uoy su .yadot ot ,moc.cja@llehctim.ait dnes ,spoocs moc.cja@yhprum.aicirtap ti redisni ofni ,moc.cja@nietseulb.gerg pissog rof od nac tseb dna dna ,syawla .moc.cja@maeb.mada ll’tahT sA
