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Your daily jolt of news and analysis from the AJC politics team. Republicans first declared Georgia as "Trump country" in 2016, when he won the presidential election for the first time. (AJC file photo) Today’s newsletter highlights: Politicians play blame game with food assistance program. Parking fees for Georgia parks will likely increase. Sandy Springs mayoral candidates debate term limits Trump bump? Gov. Brian Kemp (left) and President Donald Trump continue to exert influence over Republican voters in Georgia. 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(Arvin Temkar/AJC) gnikrow tuohtiw keew suoirav ,yadot ot ot yeht eht eht eht eht eht .nwodtuhs nalp .yap tuo ylno fo fo !gninrom kram lacol stelfael gnidulcni dnah .stnemnrevog tnemnrevog morf rof tsrif laredef snoitcele yad yad yrtnuoc yawa ta era dna stropria ssorca a er’eW ciffarT ecivreS cilbuP .voN lanoitaN srebmeM s’tI dooG srellortnoC noissimmoC ,atnaltA noitaicossA riA 4 82 02 :yadot ot eerht sgniht rehto wonk rof era ereH Georgia leaders say they can’t bail out a federal food assistance program, even though the state has $14.6 billion in reserves, the AJC’s Tia Mitchell, Caleb Groves and Michelle Baruchman report. Elected leaders across the region say that during Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens probable second term he should use his political heft to improve collaboration, the AJC’s Reed Williams reports. The husband of the director who oversees the state’s child protective services had a blood alcohol level four times the legal limit when he left the scene of a North Georgia crash with two kids in his pickup truck, the AJC’s Shaddi Abusaid reports. Digging in Workers stocks the shelves at Sandy's IGA in Hancock County, which has one of the highest rates of childhood food insecurity in the country. 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Stephens State Park in Crawfordville. (AJC file photo) sraey stnaw pu ot ot ev’yeht eht eht eht .egrus etats .ecnis skrap ,cimednap yltsom erom yenom ekam elttil tpek ni tibah morf dekcolf gnirud surivanoroc a a elpoeP ,woN s’aigroeG aigroeG lliw pu yadot ot ot taht etats rep rep elpoep sessap .ssap ssap .skrap ro ,redlo fo fo fo fo ll’ti si daetsni daetsni daetsni gniog rof rof seef detcepxe yrtne elbuod yad tsoc tsoc rac rac era ,devorppa osla a ehT secruoseR ecnO larutaN s’aigroeG roF draoB launnA 26 84 07$ .05$ 5$ 53$ .52$ 01$ dluow eht eht eht naht naht detseggus .setats .etats etats ecnis secirp ecirp ssap rehto rehto dereffo gniton ton on erom yenom rewol noitacifitsuj ,ti ti desaercni esaercni esaercni evah etareneg rof rof semoc srotidua srotidua era dna retfa ehT ,ylgnitseretnI 9002 htrow eseht eht eht etats gnidneps pohs ,selas ,slatner yap .sessap .skrap gnikrap fo fo gniton ecnanetniam flah flog tfig morf rof seef seef esruoc semoc etispmac dna dna osla ssorca serca etatS setiS skraP s’tI cirotsiH noisiviD tuobA 000,48 lliw pu yadot ot ot taht etats rep rep elpoep sessap .ssap ssap .skrap ro ,redlo fo fo fo fo ll’ti si daetsni daetsni daetsni gniog rof rof seef detcepxe yrtne elbuod yad tsoc tsoc rac rac era ,devorppa osla a ehT secruoseR ecnO larutaN s’aigroeG roF draoB launnA 26 84 07$ .05$ 5$ 53$ .52$ 01$ dluow eht eht eht naht naht detseggus .setats .etats etats ecnis secirp ecirp ssap rehto rehto dereffo gniton ton on erom yenom rewol noitacifitsuj ,ti ti desaercni esaercni esaercni evah etareneg rof rof semoc srotidua srotidua era dna retfa ehT ,ylgnitseretnI 9002 htrow eseht eht eht etats gnidneps pohs ,selas ,slatner yap .sessap .skrap gnikrap fo fo gniton ecnanetniam flah flog tfig morf rof seef seef esruoc semoc etispmac dna dna osla ssorca serca etatS setiS skraP s’tI cirotsiH noisiviD tuobA 000,48 ot ot gnikniht yeht eht ekat denwo-etats etats dias kaep slaiciffo fo .ti esaercni .sruoh flog rof seef degaruocne sesruoc era osla egatnavda tuoba etatS srotiduA Term limits Candidates in this year's Sandy Springs mayor's race: Andy Baumann, Dontaye Carter, Rusty Paul (incumbent) and Jody Reichel. (AJC) ,niw gniyrt ot ot yeht meht yats tsuo srebmem emitgnol .gnol ni fi tcepxe .noitcele t’nod licnuoc ytic sa era owT s’yadseuT sgnirpS ydnaS ytsuR luaP royaM tuB ,niw gniyrt ot ot yeht meht yats tsuo srebmem emitgnol .gnol ni fi tcepxe .noitcele t’nod licnuoc ytic sa era owT s’yadseuT sgnirpS ydnaS ytsuR luaP royaM tuB sraey pot ot eht eht eht eht .mret mret yllacificeps gnikees dnoces ylno .eciffo royam royam stimil gnitimil ,boj si ni ni .yrotsih sih evah htruof rof thgie s’ytic s’ytic dekcab dna lehcieR luaP ydoJ s’eH htoB namuaB ydnA raey-02 wen“ dluow desu ot ot eht mret ekat dias tnecer .revo sdeen tsom rotnem ti sih reh evah dah yllautneve ”,ygrene ytic retteb neeb dna gnidda lehcieR luaP namuaB yllacitiloP“ eH“ ohw gnimocpu owt ot ot eht ehs dias nur sthgir tnecer ydaer .tsacdop elpoep nwo ruo fo royam weivretni ni ni s’eh gniog rof dediced htob emoceb era era na tsniaga a ”,sgnirpS ydnaS ”aigroeG yllacitiloP“ eH“ ohw gnimocpu owt ot ot eht ehs dias nur sthgir tnecer ydaer .tsacdop elpoep nwo ruo fo royam weivretni ni ni s’eh gniog rof dediced htob emoceb era era na tsniaga a ”,sgnirpS ydnaS ”aigroeG ton“ esol“ ruoy htiw ”.ycnegru siht eht mret esnes dias snoitcirtser ”,ecar no netfo fo deton on sroyam stimil eussi ni seitic tub tseggib era namuaB t’now sniw hcihw sretov rieht taht mret syas yas dias nur noitceleer desimorp .snoitpo no stimil stimil ti fi s’eh eh eh sah rof rof .seined htob ,erofeb esuaceb dab era dna .yadseuT ,llitS lehcieR luaP luaP luaP tuB namuaB sretoV“ yeht mret os .dias timil fi eh noitcele gnirud ”,esoohc etadidnac nac yna yna sraey hcihw saw oot ot emit eerht meht meht rieht eht eht eht syas syas ,ecar hsup ytnelp no eciffo fo fo .gnol ni ni eh evah sah htruof rof rof rof ,thgie etadidnac neeb neeb dna lla .sadnega lehcieR eyatnoD licnuoC ytiC ,retraC namuaB 21 ydobyrevE“ ot siht siht eht s’taht .dias ecar ytinutroppo fo ni eh dah ediug noitcerid ”,ytic na Listen up Former DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond is a Democratic candidate for governor. (Arvin Temkar/AJC) yllacitiloP“ htiw lliw ew .sretov tisiv eht eht eht eht klat troppus s’etats stluser yramirp llop tsacdop no ylekil reh lairotanrebug morf nwod gniliated etadidnac kaerb dna gnoma osla tuoba s’pmurT yadoT .dnomruhT nacilbupeR tnediserP aicirtaP yhpruM leahciM ”aigroeG dlanoD citarcomeD citarcomeD CJA 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 yllacitiloP“ htiw lliw ew .sretov tisiv eht eht eht eht klat troppus s’etats stluser yramirp llop tsacdop no ylekil reh lairotanrebug morf nwod gniliated etadidnac kaerb dna gnoma osla tuoba s’pmurT yadoT .dnomruhT nacilbupeR tnediserP aicirtaP yhpruM leahciM ”aigroeG dlanoD citarcomeD citarcomeD CJA 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 Loeffler spotlight House Speaker Mike Johnson spoke as (left to right) Majority Leader Steve Scalise, Majority Whip Tom Emmer and Small Business Administrator Kelly Loeffler listened at a news conference on Monday in Washington. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) eht eht .nwodtuhs rotanes no no swen denioj sih tnemnrevog morf remrof rof ecnerefnoc .S.U rekaepS llamS nacilbupeR yadnoM ekiM ,relffeoL ylleK nosnhoJ esuoH ,aigroeG ssenisuB rotartsinimdA eht eht .nwodtuhs rotanes no no swen denioj sih tnemnrevog morf remrof rof ecnerefnoc .S.U rekaepS llamS nacilbupeR yadnoM ekiM ,relffeoL ylleK nosnhoJ esuoH ,aigroeG ssenisuB rotartsinimdA pu ot ot esoht eht eht llams nwodtuhs ehs .dias tluser gnisufer gnidivorp ,diap fo on regnol snaol gnidulcni evah stnarg tnemnrevog gnidnuf laredef deird stcartnoc gnisuac yb sessenisub .llib gnieb dedrawa sa era evorppa dna dna dna desucca a ,kconraW etaneS ’snacilbupeR leahpaR smargorP ffossO relffeoL noJ esuoH s’aigroeG ,starcomeD etaneS“ htiw eht taht ehs .dias ,ksir tup smargorp scitilop gniyalp ffo mutnemom naol sevil ”,sdoohilevil yllanoitnetni evah evah sah ,detlah eetnaraug dekohc latipac neeb neeb esuaceb ta era dna dna s’teertS etaneS ABS niaM starcomeD starcomeD lliw lliw lliw ot eht eht taht nwodtuhs knirhs dias .derevocer ton sessol dael boj ymonoce ylisae eb dna relffeoL .raey dluow detov detov ot ot eht eht eht eht taht taht seidisbus tes yldetaeper nepoer .lasoporp fo ecnarusni htlaeh evah evah tnemnrevog rof laredef dnetxe eripxe dne llib ta dna osla tsniaga kconraW snacilbupeR ffossO ’starcomeD tuB Today in Washington U.S. soldiers greeted President Donald Trump today as he arrived at the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base south of Tokyo, Japan. (AP) :sgnineppaH President Donald Trump’s trip in Asia continues with meetings in Japan. The House is in an indefinite recess during the shutdown. The Senate will vote on more of Trump’s nominations. House Democrats will hold a series of meetings and events in Washington to highlight the impacts of the government shutdown. Shoutouts State Rep. Karen Lupton, D-Chamblee, spoke against Kennesaw State University’s elimination of DEI programs at a rally in Atlanta in May. (Arvin Temkar/AJC) :yadhtrib s’yadoT State Rep. Karen Lupton, D-Chamblee. :sronoH Former Gov. Sonny Perdue, who was secretary of agriculture during President Donald Trump’s first term, has been inducted into the National Agricultural Hall of Fame. Perdue is now chancellor of the University System of Georgia. Mack Parnell, executive director of the Georgia Faith and Freedom Coalition, was honored by The White Rose Society for his support of the Jewish people and the nation of Israel. 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 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 Fulton County Superior Court Judge Shermela Williams has faced numerous questions about her handling of cases. (Miguel Martinez/AJC) namow namow saw eht taht deifitset deus ehs delur tup .gnideecorp ylsuoiverp liaj si ni .lagelli sah gnirud ecrovid noisiced suoitnetnoc yb gnieb retfa a a ’smailliW smailliW ehT roirepuS alemrehS snoitacifilauQ laiciduJ egduJ aigroeG notluF truoC ytnuoC noissimmoC dlo-raey-12 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 namow namow saw eht taht deifitset deus ehs delur tup .gnideecorp ylsuoiverp liaj si ni .lagelli sah gnirud ecrovid noisiced suoitnetnoc yb gnieb retfa a a ’smailliW smailliW ehT roirepuS alemrehS snoitacifilauQ laiciduJ egduJ aigroeG notluF truoC ytnuoC noissimmoC dlo-raey-12 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
