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Your daily jolt of news and analysis from the AJC politics team. U.S. Rep. Mike Collins, R-Jackson, is running for the U.S. Senate. (Arvin Temkar/AJC) Today’s newsletter highlights: State officials want to take over red snapper fishing season. Tyler Harper bemoans federal cuts to meat inspection program. Austin Scott pushes back on government funding bill. GOP discord U.S. Rep. Mike Collins and former football coach Derek Dooley are both Republicans running for the U.S. Senate. ytinu ot eht eht ekat ecar no hcum ni rof rof sllac .S.U oS .neS nacilbupeR .ffossO noJ citarcomeD ohw ohw tahw yllausu mrofinu s’taht devres ,scitilop eno no fo ton gnol ni ni yrotsih deneppah gniward .t’ndid stsartnoc etadidnac neewteb skcatta dna a a snareteV .yadseuT s’erehT demeht–yaD tuB naciremA htiw etubirt ot ot eht taht lavir stovip snepo no wen ,yratilim latigid kcatta na da a a .S.U nacilbupeR .peR ekiM nI POG .yelooD kereD snilloC dnoces-83 detov owt ot eht taht tops ylerar revo tsal devlovni deripsni sedulcni ni sih mih eh teg llabtoof gnirud sedaced hcaoc reerac erofeb sa tnemegdelwonkca a pmurT ehT tnediserP s’yelooD dlanoD .0202 I“ hcihw saw saw eht dias oidar trap fo ym boj .weivretni ni ni desremmi ”,hcaoc ,pilc redaorb sa a a yelooD lleT“ nemow ohw ”.etov ot ot emit rieht eht taht llits gniksir rotarran nem ekam sevil serif :kcab dna ehT ot“ ylduorp“ ”.elbacipsed“ gnisu ot eht eht eht taht namsekops ”seniledis erocs dednopser lacitilop ”.stniop dennap ffo ni yadiloh eh tog rof laredef dellac kcab dna da yadseuT pmurT siH yelooD dlanoD snilloC 4202 s’tI“ nemow ohw ohw mrofinu ot rieht eht eht eht naht ”,etats dnats devres .dias stneserper gnitneserper noitomorp snaicitilop lacitilop elpoep elpoep ruo ruo fo txen erom nem detseretni tlusni ni ni gnihtyreve yrtnuoc reerac t’nac era dna dna na tuoba yentihW ronnoC naciremA Things to know U.S. Rep. Mike Collins’ Senate campaign used AI to create a fake video of U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff with fabricated comments about his shutdown vote. dluow litnu yadot eht eht eht eht sngis .nwodtuhs nepo ylno fo fo !gninrom .wal peek ti otni essapmi fi tnemnrevog tnemnrevog gnidnuf laredef dne dluoc llib llib sevorppa dna a .S.U pmurT ehT sevitatneserpeR tnediserP .naJ s’tI esuoH dooG dlanoD yaD tuB 34 .03 :yadot ot eerht sgniht rehto wonk rof era ereH Political columnist Patricia Murphy writes about the implications of U.S. Rep. Mike Collins’ Senate campaign creating a fake video of U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff and posting it online. Marci Collier Overstreet won the race for Atlanta City Council president by dominating Southwest Atlanta votes, the AJC’s Riley Bunch reports. Fewer international students are enrolling in Georgia’s public universities, a possible sign that some of President Donald Trump’s policies are turning foreign students away from the U.S., the AJC’s Jason Armesto reports. Fish tally Left to right: Russel Kent, Hudson Kent and Brian Kent show off their red snappers on the final day of the 2025 recreational fishing season. raey .gnorw t’nerew owt ot ot eerht siht ereht meht eht setats reppans nosaes dias der evorp tuo rehto detsal tsuj tnemnrevog rof hsif laredef hguone syad .hctac esuaceb era srelgna dna htuoS ,woN s’aigroeG aigroeG citnaltA keew ot siht rieht .snosaes lanoitaercer snalp timrep gniniltuo eganam gnihsif gnihsif delif detpmexe snoitacilppa dna lla htuoS htroN ,aigroeG ,adirolF aniloraC aniloraC dluow msiruot ot eht eht eht taht s’etats sreppans reppans nosaes nosaes aes der der ralupop nosrep timrep rep eno fo fo tsom timil .htgnel ,yrtsudni esopmi rof rof hsif peed dluoc sllac noob eb sa era yna .srelgna gnoma a a a s’aigroeG gnidnetxE yad-26 netaerht“ .raey ylirassecennu ot siht eht eht eht eht taht taht syevrus reppans netrohs .nosaes dias yler snoitaluger der ruo no fo gnol rettel ni evah s’tnemnrevog dewalf gnihsif hsif laredef laredef seimonoce reilrae atad denialpmoc ”seitinummoc latsaoc noitartsinimda a pmurT nacilbupeR pmeK .voG nairB srelgnA — ot .meht syevrus snalp nwo sti ti fi tcudnoc nac droffa aigroeG ,tey dluow ot ot eseht eht eht eht eht .syevrus etats etats feer timrep gnidnep yap dessap fo tsetal ti dedulcni ni t’nsah rof rof gnihsif hsilbatse atad .noitcelloc tegdub llib nigeb a elihW secruoseR larutaN erutalsigeL tnemtrapeD A 000,943$ 01$ ehT“ eht eht eht eht pets dias rellor snoitaler ”,snoitaluger ssecorp timrep ffo fo lacisnes-non si tnemnrevog rof gnihsif tsrif detpmexe retsaoc riahc gnilgna yrosivda llessuR ,tneK aigroeG noitavresnoC latsaoC .noitaicossA Budget cuts Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper spoke to reporters at the Georgia Forestry Association office in Forsyth in May. ohw ot rieht eht eht etats .gnidneps syas no no fo srekamwal s’ti tcapmi tcapmi sih sdaeh evah sah dah gnidnuf remrof laredef liated stuc .stegdub tseggib neeb gniksa ycnega relyT s’pmurT tnediserP tnediserP eoJ repraH aigroeG dlanoD renoissimmoC tuB nediB erutlucirgA — — esoht eht eht eht taht .mret s’etats dias deviecer .margorp revo revo fo noillim taem tsuj otni noitcepsni ni ni evah evah gnirud stuc stuc deirrac klub neeb ycnega noitartsinimda s’pmurT ehT repraH nediB 000,036$ 1$ eud“ ”.gniffatsrednu ot ot ot eht eht eht etats etats lles gnikees dias stcudorp gnissecorp ,shtnom taem taem .senil sesnecil tsal srotcepsni tcepsni sah tnemnrevog rof laredef seitilicaf seitilicaf thgie denilced deifitrec yb era ssorca nI repraH s’aigroeG 22 esohT“ esehT“ ew elbanu ot ot ot sgniht xat klat etats gniffats .dias larur ruo ruo sessol ekil slevel ,sboj eh rof cimonoce eud t’nod tnempoleved ”.revoc tub ”,esab era era era dna tuoba esohT“ eht .gniffats dias ylno srebmun ylirassecen desnecil esaercni esaercni ni ni eh hsah dah ”,etauqe seititne t’nod tnemtraped dna .dedda a a repraH %33 %21 Building expenses State Rep. Chuck Martin, R-Alpharetta, is chair of the House Higher Education Committee. seitisrevinu ot rieht eht eht s’etats erauqs erauqs sdneps cilbup rep rep syap fo .ecnanetniam niatniam sti rof toof toof segelloc .sesupmac sgnidliub dna yllautca ssorca ytisrevinU metsyS aigroeG aigroeG tuB 82.8$ 73.61$ detadpu eht eht eht eht taht taht ecnis detadtuo no fo fo t’nsah pag gnidnuf alumrof alumrof etipsed secnatsmucric .gnidliub ,draob demalb neeb seilppa dna na ega ssorca ytisrevinU ehT metsyS ynnoS eudreP aigroeG rollecnahC .s0891 eht“ .raey t’now lliw ,keew ot ot driht eht taht gnidneps stseuqer liar cilbup eno fo fo txen wen ynam srekamwal srekamwal tsal ti rehgih gniraeh evah alumrof alumrof ”.gnicnanif noitacude .ysae gnirud redisnoc gnignahc egnahc dellac eb deksa a etatS .peR ,atterahplA-R eudreP ,nitraM kcuhC tuB htiw denraw ot eht eht etats etats gnidneps ton sesaercni sah morf laredef tuollaf tcepxe slaed .stuc tegdub sa seicnega nacilbupeR ,sulP pmeK .voG nairB eht evitpecer ni dnuof ecneidua a ,llitS eudreP .esuoH tahW“ eW“ ohw pu ot ot eht dias tniap ro ro deen peek ti ti si taeh ”,tnereffid tsoc sriahc gnidliub gnidliub gnidliub tegdub dna egdelwonkca ”.ylgnidrocca a a a ,nitraM esuoH rehgiH noitacudE .eettimmoC Listen up Democratic gubernatorial candidate Geoff Duncan spoke at a recent at Politically Georgia forum in Atlanta. yllacitiloP“ ll’uoy yhw ot eht eht klat wohs roines gninnur retroper tsacdop .snodrap ruo no tsetal snioj si weivretni raeh eh ronrevog morf murof remrof rof etadidnac sa tuoba tuoba a s’pmurT yadoT nehT ramaT nacilbupeR tnediserP .tL namrellaH .voG ”aigroeG ffoeG s’nacnuD dlanoD .tarcomeD 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 A slight snag The U.S. Capitol in Washington. htiw etov gniciov yadot ot ot ot eht eht eht .troppus gnorts nwodtuhs demees nepoer htap no no tsegnol noitalsigel si ni .yrotsih tnemnrevog edilg laredef detcepxe llib lavorppa retfa a .S.U ehT snacilbupeR esuoH dnA dekcut ot eht eht eht eus emos emos srotanes noisivorp noitisoppo tel si edisni gnidulcni ni tnemnrevog gnitareneg morf llib a .S.U .S.U .ttocS nacilbupeR .peR ,esuoH aigroeG tuB nitsuA dluow dluow yaw eseht eseht eht eht eht eht eht eht eus deaneopbus srotanes srotanes toir sdrocer enohp fo fo hcum timil tel sti noitagitsevni tnemnrevog tnemnrevog gnidnuf rof thgie gnirud dnefed dluoc .smialc llib ta sa sa osla tsniaga noitartsinimda .S.U ehT ehT nacilbupeR .naJ tI .lotipaC nediB ,6 ,1202 .000,005$ dluow dluow deirrow ohw etov pu eht eht eht eht eht taht stroppus os nwodtuhs dias eriuqer gnivomer noisivorp gnolorp no gniteem sevil ti eussi ni ni eh eh tnemnrevog morf gnirud gniod emac .llib esuaceb sa rehtona na tnemdnema .yadseuT ,notfiT ehT .etaneS ,ttocS seluR esuoH eettimmoC tuB ev’I“ ”,gnorw htiw tahw tahw yeht eht delggurts .dias thgir fo ,si si ereh did esruoc esuaceb noitca ttocS etov ot ot ot ot raey-eerht siht eht eht eht eht eht eht .seidisbus ngis deludehcs lasoporp egakcap rehto no ffo fo thgin sdeen tem etal si otni neppah morf rof roolf noisnetxe llib sa dna stnemdnema .noonretfa dda a a ehT seluR starcomeD eettimmoC eraC gnomA elbadroffA tcA Today in Washington President Donald Trump will host a dinner at the White House for Wall Street executives. The House returns to take a vote on the government funding bill. The Senate is done for the week. Shoutouts State Rep. Billy Mitchell, D-Stone Mountain, first took office in 2003. :syadhtrib s’yadoT State Rep. Billy Mitchell, D-Stone Mountain. State Rep. Kimberly New, R-Villa Rica. 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 A banner reads "EBT (Electronic Benefit Transfer) Accepted Here," at El Recuerdo Market in Los Angeles. yadot ot eht eht eht nwodtuhs evloser desiop stnemyap redro lluf rof dednetxe dne .sisirc gnikcolb sraeppa dna na .S.U ehT emerpuS latnemelppuS .margorP noitirtuN truoC ssergnoC tuB ecnatsissA 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
