Political Rewind: Speaker Ralston on his priorities for General Assembly as election cycle looms

Tuesday on Political Rewind: Speaker David Ralston joined us to discuss one of the most contentious sessions in his 12 years of holding the gavel in the General Assembly. We asked Ralston how he intends to navigate through hot button issues like a ban on the teaching of critical race theory and book bans in schools while keeping the 2022 session focused on the issues that matter to him most. The panel: Speaker David Ralston — Speaker of Georgia House Jim Galloway — Former political columnist, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Timestamps :00- Introductions 2:55- Ralston's thoughts on Gov. Kemp seeking re-election 4:20- GOP primary 7:47- How the GOP primary weighs in on the legislative session 10:27-Talking about critical race theory 17:57- ATL Mayor Dickens seeks to mend city-state relationships 24:25- Introducing new mental health legislation 29:56- Speaker Ralston exits the panel 38:32- Faith and Freedom Coalition host GOP candidates Please be sure to download our newsletter: www.gpb.org/newsletters. And subscribe, follow and rate this show wherever podcasts are found.