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Your daily jolt of news and analysis from the AJC politics team. U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Rome, says her party could be doing more to address health care issues. (TNS) Today’s newsletter highlights: Why Jason Esteves is eyeing a ballot measure. Another federal food assistance program is on the brink. Donald Trump calls for an end to the filibuster. Rogue signs U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (right) made a failed attempt last year to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson (left) from office. htiw ot ot ot emit siht eht wohs eugor esoporp ,ytrap no pihsredael reh htlaeh gniog rof gniliaf egarevoc ekorb tsalb evitanretla niaga a .S.U rolyaT nacilbupeR .peR eirojraM s’rehaM OBH eneerG eraC lliB elbadroffA .tcA ekiM“ dnA“ eht ”.taht .rekaeps elgnis dias ycilop fo ,won htnom em ”,aedi evig rof tonnac yrgna tuoba a a .S.U ,nosnhoJ m’I esuoH eneerG ehT“ taht pots .egats noitaluceps s’ehs deludehcs dnuor deviver gninoitisop lacitilop no no fo tsetal gnidulcni flesreh sah rof reggib ,secnaraeppa a a ”weiV ,yadseuT reH t’now yllacoviuqenu ot eht emos ehs delur esrever elpoep tuo ro tsisni reh sah ronrevog rof .esruoc esolc sdib dna .S.U ,etaneS eneerG ot eht ehs prahs yas no ytlayol lacol si ylgnisaercni reh reh gniworg deleuf wollef neve seralced yb zzub skcatta sa ,yawyna stsivitca .pmurT snacilbupeR tnediserP POG dlanoD tuB ot kaerts .elbissop fo fo kcirevam tsael si traeh sah hguone egnahc eveileb ta a a eneerG dnA ohw ,skeew ot deit eht eht nwodtuhs esaeler tnecer dehsup revo gniogno fo sredael ni sah tnemnrevog rof reicnanif stnemucod decargsid deid dezicitirc dna yerffeJ nI eneerG POG ,nietspE .9102 htiw desserpminu eht s’etats s’ehs gniyas ,sknar .seciffo tsehgih reh rof erif ylrae srednetnoc ta demia nacilbupeR eneerG s’aigroeG ot eht .sgat s’etats ees gnisir ecirp sweiverp ,smuimerp ,snalp no won ecalptekram ynam eussi ecnarusni detacidni ni dethgilhgih rehgih htlaeh htlaeh daeh rof tnemllorne ylrae dluoc gnimoc erac nageb dna na osla a s’ehS yadrutaS nepO .aigroeG aigroeG ,sseccA ACA saw ot :wohs dnopser stseuqer no no reh lluf noitartsurf rof yalpsid t’ndid .tnemmoc s’rehaM eneerG tuB I“ s’ereH“ ,tey ”.gnorw htiw yhw ot eht eht eht taht .dias smelborp dessap .ytrap nwo reven ym ”,ti evah tsixe enod tcerroc emalb gnihtyna :yrgna yletulosba s’tahT snacilbupeR .eracamabO m’I eneerG starcomeD tuB Things to know eht eht eht .etats .nwodtuhs eno fo fo !gninrom lacol tsuj tsoh stnemnrevog tnemnrevog morf rof laredef snoitcele yad yad yawa dna ssorca a er’eW ecivreS cilbuP s’tI dooG noissimmoC 43 :yadot ot eerht sgniht rehto wonk rof era ereH The new AJC poll shows likely voters from both parties in Georgia would rather cut property tax rates than eliminate the state income tax, David Wickert reports. The race for two seats on the Public Service Commission is a referendum on power bills, the AJC’s Kristi E. Swartz and Drew Kann report. An online fundraiser for Georgia State Election Board Vice Chair Janice Johnston has raised more than $30,000 for her legal defense in a lawsuit that alleges she blocked access to public records, the AJC’s Caleb Groves reports. Ballot watch Former state Sen. Jason Esteves, a Democrat, is a candidate for governor. .raey t’now sretov litnu eht eht llits yramirp no no txen ni sih ronrevog evig rof dluoc ngiapmac tsoob eb tollab a .yadseuT yaM nosaJ sevetsE tuB atnaltA 91 dluow pu ot rieht eht .sexat xat evas stnediser ytreporp ytreporp elpoep no no redlo redlo ti si ni rof noitpmexe tollab ,devorppa dna sloohcS cilbuP fI .atnaltA atnaltA A 56 000,1$ rewol“ dluow ohw saw desu litnu ot eht eht eht taht etats derosnops rotanes dengiser tup no no fo wal ti woh sih eh eh sah gnikrowdrah lairotanrebug rof sucof noitpmexe elpmaxe stsoc ,ngiapmac ngiapmac .tollab sa na a siH ”.snaigroeG ,sevetsE citarcomeD .raey dluow dluow erew etov oot ot meht eht taht taht xat xat ediwetats derosnops ’sloohcs .eunever eunever stroper ytreporp rep tuo detpo fo hcum .noillim noillim srebmem ssol timil ti si noitpmexe noitpmexe tsoc denrecnoc semoc deppac draob esuaceb ta retfa tuoba a EBAW ehT ehT sloohcS cilbuP sevetsE atnaltA 8.784$ 01$ Another crisis Grocery bags with food from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children. niatrecnu owt ot eht eht eht s’taht sniamer margorp .lirep gniyap deredro ylno no fo ton peek segduj ni rof doof laredef laredef etaf .stifeneb ecnatsissa retfa noitartsinimda pmurT ehT latnemelppuS margorP noitirtuN yadirF tuB ecnatsissA — — ot hguorht eht eht ,taht pots llits tuhs syas margorp no fo yenom .rebmevoN-dim .sgel tsal tsal nwonk sti si si fi sah tnemnrevog rof hguone .nwod dluoc retteb stifeneb sa dna osla ,nemoW CIW ehT ehT latnemelppuS laicepS cilbuP margorP noitirtuN stnafnI htlaeH aigroeG tnemtrapeD nerdlihC retfA ,nemow ediw desu pu ot eht stegrat yllacificeps cificeps egnar smargorp tnangerp elpoep elpoep ylno no fo suoitirtun wen srehtom ti si pleh evah pihsdrah rof .sdoof .doof ,doof laicnanif gnicaf tnereffid srevoc nerdlihc nac yub htob eb dna dna dna .smia ega a elihW CIW CIW PANS PANS ,5 litnu“ esu ot ot rieht eht eht eht eht .hcuols dluohs yas margorp margorp stnapicitrap esiwrehto slaiciffo fo on hcum ,regral si si ni tsegral-htfif ”.detcerid ,yrtnuoc eunitnoc stifeneb dnetta stnemtnioppa dna gnidrocca elihW CIW CIW etatS PANS s’tI .htlaeH s’aigroeG aigroeG tnemtrapeD Early voting Public Service Commission candidates (top row, left to right): Republicans Tim Echols and Fitz Johnson. Bottom row: Democrats Peter Hubbard and Alicia Johnson. (AJC and handouts) gnitov sretov rednu s’worromot eht taht ediwetats deretsiger secar doirep fo rof dedne ylrae gnirud tsac stollab ecivreS cilbuP tsuJ .yadirF noissimmoC %9 niw ohw setov sretov sretov pu pu latot ot ot eht eht ediwetats ngis redro fo fo dedeen ekam edam tsael ni yllacirotsih evah doog rof etarotcele .snoitcele .tsac ta a s’tahT ,starcomeD kcalB kcalB %33 %03 elihw gnitov setov sretov etov taht ngis tnecer tnecer yramirp detsop fo tnebmucni ,yrotsih evah evah doog dnuof rof serugif ylrae .nwod .dnuorgkcab era sisylana na tuoba tuoba a a miT snacilbupeR nacilbupeR eH POG slohcE :starcomeD citarcomeD rehtonA 000,08 %74 %63 saw .setov pu eht revo fo fo edam tsuj puorg rof )raf ylrae .tsac tseggib stollab sa ega gnitnuocca nemoW ehT ,96-56 %2.85 %41 yb( nehw .gnitov worromot eht sllop nepo tol nosrep-ni rof dluoc egnahc ta .m.a a ,llitS noitcelE yaD 7 retov tuonrut os :raf seitnuoc yb poT ehT 01 Clinch: 24.2% Stewart: 17.58% Fayette: 16.14% Fulton: 14.80% Upson: 14.75% Decatur:13.99% Wilkes: 13.84% Union: 13.54% Butts: 13.52% Rabun: 12.7% Listen up House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., recently spoke about the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program at a news conference in Washington. yllacitiloP“ yhw er’ew ew eht eht eht eht seidisbus .etats emos ,nwodtuhs gnitroper ,ecar snoitseuq ,tsacdop eno no no fo tsom laroyam lacol renetsil ni ni woh htlaeh .dnuorg tnemnrevog yaw-ruof tniophsalf gnidnif laredef stsetnoc evititepmoc nommoc erac emaceb era rewsna dna dna tuoba a ,notgnihsaW yadoT ,nehT ’sgnirpS ydnaS snacilbupeR ”aigroeG aigroeG starcomeD 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 Shutdown record U.S. Sen. John Barrasso (left), R-Wyo. and House Speaker Mike Johnson headed to a news conference on the first day of the government shutdown last month. gniyt eht eht eht .mret egappots ,nwodtuhs tes drocer eno fo tsegnol tnemnrevog morf rof tsrif laredef gnirud yad yad yawa s’pmurT tnediserP s’tI dlanoD 43 ylekilnu ot ot ot eht eht ,setats sedis .nwodtuhs lareves noituloser .drocer ylkciuq edivorp raey-ffo etaitogen thgim s’ti gnidulcni ni neppah rof esucxe hguone dne snoitcele dluoc tneinevnoc gnikaerb htob diova na a a s’worromoT ,aigroeG tuB .keew setov esu ot ot eht eht eht gnidneps sah rof retsubilif gniunitnoc delecnac kcolb ,llib niaga htiW rekaepS etaneS ekiM nosnhoJ esuoH dekcab-POG starcomeD sretov deludehcsnu rieht eht eht nwodtuhs ssecer no yltsom gnolhtnom snaem ni sah sah dah morf stceffe .stcirtsid noitageled snoitasrevnoc neeb tnesba tuoba ehT detanimod-nacilbupeR s’aigroeG srekrow rehtehw ot ,sthguoht rieht eht enoladnats emos .nwodtuhs dluohs delaever gnitroper smargorp yap noitirtun noitalsigel reh dnuf rof laitnesse gnirud noisivid noitageled deksa evorppa dna dna gnoma tuoba aiT snacilbupeR llehctiM esuoH s’aigroeG ssergnoC Going nuclear President Donald Trump spoke to reporters aboard Air Force One on his way back to the White House from Florida. ot ot eht eht dir nepoer fo denioj ni sah .tnemnrevog teg rof retsubilif gnillac .S.U pmurT rolyaT etaneS snacilbupeR .peR tnediserP eirojraM eneerG aigroeG dlanoD dluow skeew setov setov ot ot ot eht eht eht eht taht ekat .nwodtuhs dluohs ehs .staes dias ,elur elur gniriuqer ylno fo .noitalsigel ti sah tnemnrevog gnidnuf rof rof dne lortnoc egnahc llib seveileb evorppa ecnavda a tuohtiW etaneS snacilbupeR snacilbupeR dessap-esuoH eneerG 06 35 15 001 gniht eht laicos emas dias tsop no aidem weivretni ni gnirud dna na a pmurT yadnuS ".setuniM 06" sihT“ I“ ew .yaw yllatot kniht eht eht eht dluohs .dias ”,noitpo ,raelcun raelcun si ”.retsubilif gnidne od tnereffid dellac yb a pmurT s’tI dab“ dluow tahw ,stnaw ot yeht eht eht taht dnet troppus dewohs dias elur dir seriuqer fo fo on tsom emitgnol ,noitalsigel ti tseretni ni ”.aedi eh evig gnitteg rof .retsubilif gnidne rednefed tub nasitrapib eb a a pmurT ,enuhT etaneS etaneS snacilbupeR ytirojaM redaeL nhoJ etov-06 noitisop“ ”.degnahcnu dlot eht eht eht taht namsekops no fo evitalsigel si ecnatropmi sih rof retsubilif enuhT sserP detaicossA A Today in Washington U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., is heading to a grocery store today. :sgnineppaH President Donald Trump will participate in telephone rallies for Republican candidates in Virginia and New Jersey. The House is in an indefinite recess during the shutdown. The Senate returns for evening votes on Trump nominations. U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., will visit a grocery store in Atlanta where many customers participate in the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Shoutouts State Rep. Rhonda Burnough, D-Riverdale, first took office in 2017. :syadhtrib detaleB State Rep. Rhonda Burnough, D-Riverdale (was Sunday). Public Service Commissioner Tim Echols (was Saturday). State Rep. Scott Holcomb, D-Atlanta (was Sunday). Gov. Brian Kemp (was Sunday). State Rep. Gabe Okoye, D-Lawrenceville (was Sunday). State Sen. Freddie Powell Sims, D-Dawson (was Saturday) 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 fO“ erew sweiv dlot ot siht eht eht eht taht laicos deneprahs esnes loohcs .dias secalp doirep no fo ,devil redael ecitsuj tsuj seussi elbidercni ni ni ni ni sih eh dah evitamrof ylrae amard derapmoc ”,ytinummoc citamsirahc yb gnieb gnidnetta lla a narhoZ kcaZ s’kroY notgnihsaW ehT tsoP ,iksnaloP ytraP weN ,inadmaM ev’I I neerG ,aigroeG aigroeG niatirB ,snehtA .s0002 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
