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Political Rewind: Lt. Gov. Duncan Not Seeking Reelection; New CDC Guidance Complicates Mask Mandates

Caption Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan speaks to the media while seated in his office during the opening day of the year for the general session of the state legislature Jan. 13, 2020, in Atlanta. Credit: John Amis / AP

Tuesday on Political RewindLt. Gov. Geoff Duncan announced yesterday he will not seek a second term in 2022. Instead, the former state representative of District 26 says he will work to build a Republican Party free from former President Donald Trump’s lingering control.

Meanwhile, following the latest CDC guidance, nearly two dozen states are giving their approval for vaccinated residents to go maskless. In Georgia, how are cities, counties and businesses responding to the announcement? We spoke to several local leaders about what is happening in their communities.

The U.S. Supreme Court announced it will take up a Mississippi case that could overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade court decision. Georgia’s even more restrictive abortion law awaits a federal appeals court hearing this fall.

Panelists:

Mayor Rusty Paul — Mayor of Sandy Springs, Ga.

Mayor Deana Holiday Ingraham — Mayor of East Point, Ga.

Adam Van Brimmer — Editorial Page Editor, Savannah Morning News

Tamar Hallerman — Senior Reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Bill Nigut has been a program host and producer at Georgia Public Broadcasting since November, 2013. He currently hosts “Two Way Street,” a show that features long-form conversations with authors, artists, chefs, scientists and other creative people who have fascinating stories to tell. He is host and producer of “Political Rewind,” a twice-weekly political roundtable show featuring some of Georgia’s best-informed insiders weighing in on the big state and national political stories.
Emilia Brock is a producer for GPB's program, "On Second Thought."
Sam joined the Political Rewind team in 2019. He graduated American University in 2015 with a degree in journalism and spent time in North Carolina as a reporter at WCHL in Chapel Hill.