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Your daily jolt of news and analysis from the AJC politics team. A voter walks toward the Wills Park Recreation Center in Alpharetta, Ga., in September. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC) Today’s newsletter highlights: Legalized sports betting faces another hurdle. Democrats launch ads on power rates and health insurance. Georgia First Amendment Foundation honors a deported journalist. Democrats’ discontent A delegate held a sign at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. :nihtiw .sretov yrt ot taerht er’yeht rieht eht nrobbuts esnes puorger fo fo mretdim noitartsurf morf gnicaf ,snoitcele gnoma daeha a a starcomeD sA .sretov ot eht dewohs deretsiger gnitar llop s’ytrap raey-enin wol dah nellaf lavorppa na gnoma a ,yaM noitutitsnoC-lanruoJ nI atnaltA sretov yeht eht eht yas slaever yramirp llop retrauq-eno fo fo ylraen ylekil tsetal noisserpmi evah elbarovaf t’nod a .ytraP ,woN citarcomeD citarcomeD CJA tnaw sretov ot ot ot esoht eht ekat krower epahser redroer ycilop ytrap strap fo fo erom rojam sredael ngierof laredef stroffe .ymonoce retnuoc hcaorppa dna evissergga ,seicnega a s’pmurT tnediserP ynaM dlanoD gnitov ot eht etats stfihs ,sthgir hsup tcetorp sesimorp ycilop ro no no lanoitan .level t’nevah redrah leef dnapxe dereviled evitavresnoc kcab ta ssecca noitroba srehtO starcomeD gnihtyrevE“ .gnikrow ”,pu ot sgniht eht ekahs dias ton htron tsuj si sah tog morf rotacude gniod neeb na ev’eW einahpetS ytraP ,sbboH citarcomeD blaKeD .ytnuoC ohw elihw sretov weiv weiv yeht rieht eht reinnus yas yramirp .ytrap ytrap nwo ylno fo fo fo .ylevitagen hcum ssel lanretni noisserpmi dloh evah elbarovaf raf tbuod gnoma a a s’erehT ,snacilbupeR ,snacilbupeR POG tuobA %38 %41 s’tahw no ?ereh gniog oS gniltserw htiw detinu ytniatrecnu ot er’yeht rieht rieht rieht eht eht scitpeks gnilangis dewener lacitilop s’ytrap s’ytrap nwo revo revo noitisoppo fo yam tseduol ni .erutuf ,tnemhsilbatse .noitcerid ecnedifnoc tub eb era ,pmurT snacilbupeR ecnO starcomeD dnA Things to know Children in the Head Start program played outside with lead teacher Genesis Lavanway at the Arthur M. Blank Early Learning Center in Atlanta in May. suoirav eht eht eht xis .nwodtuhs ylno fo !gninrom lacol .stnemnrevog tnemnrevog morf rof laredef snoitcele syad yawa dna er’eW ecivreS cilbuP .voN s’tI dooG yaD noissimmoC 4 92 :yadot ot eerht sgniht rehto wonk rof era ereH Head Start, the federal early learning program, is getting an $8 million donation from an Atlanta nonprofit to stay open during the federal government shutdown, the AJC’s Cassidy Alexander reports. Senior Georgia Republican lawmakers say there’s no push to redraw Georgia’s congressional districts despite President Donald Trump’s similar push in other states, Greg Bluestein reports. More than a million Georgians are bracing to lose food stamps on Saturday because of the federal government shutdown. But many Georgians have been struggling to access the program for months following a cyberattack, the AJC’s Caleb Groves reports. Uphill battle State Rep. Marcus Wiedower, R-Watkinsville, was among the lawmakers sworn in on the first day of the legislative session in January in Atlanta. htiw saw hguot ot ot eht eht etats strops .lles noitangiser no fo ezilagel redrah tog gniog gnilbmag neve eb syawla a .rewodeiW yadseuT .peR sucraM erutalsigeL tI aigroeG gnicnivnoC s’raey ,sraey pu ot emit siht eht nekat strops dneps dengiser tnecer laer no fo erom eltnam gnidulcni ni sih dah etatse .troffe demood gniyrrac .ssenisub gnitteb rewodeiW ellivsniktaW ehT nacilbupeR lliw ohw eht ecalper .tnenoporp ton mih raelc feihc gnitteb sa s’tI s’esuoH ohw eht etats edisrevir suoiverp ecno fo fo si aedi detaolf .onisac deirrac etadidnac sllib erofeb dna a rewodeiW snehpetS ,hannavaS noR nacilbupeR .peR enO eht etats strops evah rof .gnitteb dna osla detacovda ,sremmuS .sneS ,etaneS ,eledroC-R ,drofuB-R nI ,noxiD tnilC nedraC gnikaM“ — regaw gnidart ot ot ot eht eht eht taht etats etats strops triks stroper detaler yldipar elpoep no fo yrekcom .tekram tekram tel .swal ti si si ni sah semag gnilbmag gnilbmag rotcaf egnahcxe stcartnoc redisnoc tpecnoc ynapmoc gnignahc yb desab ”.snab na swolla a a ,kroY ehT weN ,ihslaK citnaltA rehtonA Speak carefully Public Service Commissioner Tim Echols campaigned for reelection at a rally in Cumming earlier this month. .yhw nehw ot ot eht hcaet gniklat kcits swohs stniop netfo fo wen aidem .sweivretni morf gniod stnatlusnoc setadidnac da lacitiloP ytraP aigroeG citarcomeD A fI“ er’uoy .raey htiw setov yppahnu ot ot emit eht eht eht .tops syas dir rep fo fo won seton rotarran ”,em ,em del si sesaercni evah teg dne cirtcele semoc llib gnigareva ta retfa a miT tahT ecivreS nacilbupeR cilbuP ’slohcE slohcE renoissimmoC dnoces-03 615$ htiw siht eht dias :etouq weivretni ni lluf gnirud na VT-AXGW .nocaM s’ereH slohcE fI“ uoy uoy ,sraey dluow htiw yhw ot emit neht eht os neves dir dir elpoep fo fo won ?evitan hcum ,em ,em deirram emocni-wol si ni evah evah yppah teg teg rof rof enod .nerdlihc tub neeb t’nera a ev’I I I ”.aigroeG aigroeG 24 t’now sreweiv pu ot eht nees trap gnidael tsal ni .noitcele syad yb eb s’yadseuT tahT VT — — meht eht no fo ,srebmem stnebmucni sah evif gnicaf sregnellahc htob ,tollab era era dna dna dna lla ehT ecivreS .nacilbupeR cilbuP reteP nosnhoJ nosnhoJ .drabbuH ztiF slohcE citarcomeD noissimmoC aicilA Ad watch House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., spoke about health care and the impact of the government shutdown at a recent news conference in Washington. .raey owt ot eht eht eht taht seidisbus tes fo fo wen gnihcnual si ecnarusni slufepoh sthgilhgih htlaeh laredef eripxe dne ta tsniaga da a .S.U ehT etaneS nacilbupeR ytraP aigroeG citarcomeD ot eht naht selgnis .nwodtuhs desufer tuo erom htnom sih sah tnemnrevog morf rof rof laredef gnirud enevnoc rebmahc gnieb yawa sa dna da a notgnihsaW .S.U ehT rekaepS .speR ekiM ekiM nosnhoJ esuoH aigroeG snilloC retraC ydduB — htiw lliw gnitov ot ot ot eht eht eht taht seidisbus seidisbus nur-etats .nwodtuhs tes detpmorp no ton ecalptekram si ecnarusni sesaercni fi tih htlaeh tnemnrevog rof rof laredef dnetxe .eripxe tnemllorne etupsid semalb gib nigeb eb era dewolla da a ehT .yadrutaS snacilbupeR nepO s’aigroeG sremotsuC gnigru ot rieht eht etamelats mret-trohs ytilibisnopser ,trap rehto fo .erusaem gnidnuf rof rof gnikcud kcab era dna dna esucca a .S.U .neS ,snacilbupeR ffossO noJ starcomeD starcomeD Front Line Award Mario Guevara was an Atlanta-based reporter before being deported to El Salvador last month. no“ krow htiw ot eht eht thgir s’cilbup fo thgin enil tsal ”.wonk tsilanruoj sti laruguani tnatropmi deronoh tnorf rof gniod detroped ehT oiraM eniL araveuG aigroeG tnorF noitadnuoF tsriF drawA atnaltA tnemdnemA elihw saw ot eht eht .noiger tsetorp sreciffo fo evitan ni ni ni noitargimmi sih sih mih rof gniwollof dnahtsrif laredef yllautneve deppord deniated detroped gnirevoc ,segrahc tub tliub stserra detserra dna dna ssorca stnuocca a .rodavlaS srotucesorP enuJ noitargimmI eH araveuG araveuG tnemecrofnE lE blaKeD smotsuC .ytnuoC atnaltA s’tI“ I“ ohw tnaw ot ot ot ot siht siht ,kniht ereht ”.meht rieht eht eht eht dias gnitroper ”,gnihsup elpoep no fo fo rebmem enil sboj si ,tnatropmi pleh tnorf s’noitadnuof rof leef gniod .srotcerid egaruoc eunitnoc s’ytinummoc ytinummoc retslob draob drawa drawa yenrotta dnuora era dna na a aroN I ,zedivaneB saw ot siht ereht eht eht etapicitrap no ni sih ylimaf t’ndid ,ynomerec tub .flaheb drawa tpecca araveuG :seeronoh rehtO Retired WSB-TV investigative reporter Richard Belcher received the Open Government Hero award. Charles Davis, dean of the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism, received the Charles L. Weltner Freedom of Information Award. Richard T. Griffiths, a member of the foundation’s board, received the Founder’s Award for his “steadfast commitment to the organization and its mission.” Politickin’ Several Republican lawmakers turned out for a fundraising event hosted by Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper in Irwin County, Ga. (Courtesy photo) s’raey .raey htiw emit siht ereht eht eht llams gninnur ,ecar fo fo fo thgin txen tsom tnanetueil tsal t’nsi debtoh .ronrevog rof rof dleif yltcaxe eritne ytinummoc setadidnac detcartta ta gnola ytivitca a a .S.U htuoS etaneS niwrI aigroeG POG ytnuoC tuB giP“ erew derehtag gnisiardnuf rof .tneve launna dna lla relyT yehT ”’nikcitiloP ’nikciP s’repraH renoissimmoC erutlucirgA ht11 — — — — erew etats etats no tnanetueil slufepoh .dnah ronrevog remrof llabtoof hcaoc setadidnac .dednetta dna dna dna osla lla lla .S.U .S.U miT evetS .sneS etaneS .speR .peR ekiM ydenneK nhoJ gerG ,hcooG gnimelF .F yelooD ,lazeloD kereD snilloC retraC ydduB dnA erew ot eht taht noitceleer yllaiciffo si ni raeh eh rof tsrif eralced etadidnac osla a yehT repraH .6202 Listen up yllacitiloP“ yhw erehw ll’ew ew sretov eht eht etats dnats gniwohs gniwarder llop tsacdop no no ffo .spam srekamwal tsetal otni gnidloh gnidaeh nwod ssucsid lanoissergnoc kaerb era yadoT ,sulP ”aigroeG aigroeG CJA .6202 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“ yhw erehw ll’ew ew sretov eht eht etats dnats gniwohs gniwarder llop tsacdop no no ffo .spam srekamwal tsetal otni gnidloh gnidaeh nwod ssucsid lanoissergnoc kaerb era yadoT ,sulP ”aigroeG aigroeG CJA .6202 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 Suing for SNAP Recipients of the main federal food assistance program are worried about the impact the government shutdown will have on their benefits. ot ot eht eht eht setats .nwodtuhs gniyap no fo peek egduj tnemnrevog morf ecrof doof gnirud stifeneb ecnatsissa deksa dna noitartsinimda a yadseuT pmurT tcirtsiD starcomeD aibmuloC 22 elihw ot eht eht eht taht naht syas ylhguor deriuqer yap fo erom yenom noillim noillim yllagel tiuswal si si gnidulcni ni sah tnemnrevog sdnuf rof rof srallod revoc dluoc ycnegnitnoc snoillib stifeneb .elbaliava seugra etihW ehT latnemelppuS PANS margorP noitirtuN tI esuoH .snaigroeG ecnatsissA ,snaciremA 04 3.1 ,raey dluow yaw ot ot ot eht eht eht eht taht gnillet troppus etats tnes nepoer rehto ton txen rettel .tiuswal peek nioj si mih eh ronrevog .tnemnrevog lareneg gnidnuf dednuf rof rof did etadidnac llib tseb stifeneb syenrotta dna a a etaneS remuhcS PANS nacilbupeR ytironiM redaeL daetsnI dessap-esuoH aigroeG lareneG starcomeD kcuhC sirhC ,rraC yenrottA 81 uoY“ ssergnoC“ ohw ot taerht esoht ”,meht eht eht eht taht taht pots secivres .dias thgir noituloser yler stcetorp tneverp rewop gnissap no won rettel speek si evah dednuf laitnesse yleritne sisirc gniunitnoc naelc nac yb ”.elbadiova dna a a POG Today in Washington President Donald Trump (left) greeted President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea at an event today at the Gyeongju National Museum. President Donald Trump’s Asia trip continues in South Korea, where he met with President Lee Jae Myung and attended the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. The House is in an indefinite recess during the shutdown. The Senate will consider land management legislation. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will hold a news conference to discuss any decisions made by the board on interest rates. 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