AAJC 022326 Jolt

• Republican lawmaker files bill that would disqualify Rick Jackson from office.
• Forum attracts bipartisan group of candidates for governor.
• A dispute over water rights between Georgia and Alabama mostly ends.

Fighting back

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (left) discussed his new book with Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens at the Rialto Theater in Atlanta on Sunday.

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Things to know

Former football coach Derek Dooley is a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate.

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• Election skeptics are eagerly awaiting criminal charges from the FBI’s raid of the Fulton County elections office, the AJC’s David Wickert reports.
• In another cycle in another state, Derek Dooley’s U.S. Senate campaign might be dismissed as a curiosity. But in Georgia, his steadfast support from Gov. Brian Kemp, and a lack of any endorsement from President Donald Trump, is testing Kemp’s political brand, writes Greg Bluestein.
• The Georgia Senate’s version of the state’s amended 2026 budget includes $409 million to build a new 300-bed mental health hospital, the AJC’s Maya T. Prabhu reports.

Shots fired

State Rep. Jason Ridley, R-Chatsworth, is sponsoring House Bill 1362.

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Governor 2026

Tables illuminated by candlelight were part of the ambiance at a bipartisan forum in Atlanta organized by business executive Omar Ali on Saturday.

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‘Sapelo justice’

Supporters of Sapelo Island’s Gullah Geechee residents held signs in front of the Nathan Deal Judicial Center last year as a case was making its way through the courts.

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Ceasefire

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Under the Gold Dome

State Rep. Tim Fleming, R-Covington, who is running for secretary of state, is pictured at work at the Capitol in Atlanta last week.

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• 9 a.m.: House Judiciary Committee meets to discuss House Bill 1223, which would create an exemption for disclosing body camera recordings captured by law enforcement when such footage depicts a person’s death.
• 9 a.m.: The Joint Appropriations Conference Committee meets to discuss the amended 2026 budget.
• 10 a.m.: House Environmental Quality Subcommittee meets to discuss House Bill 663, which would eliminate the limits for charging fees for motor vehicle emission inspections.
• 2 p.m.: House Health Committee meets to consider House Bill 1275, which would make sure stem cell therapies do not involve stem cells derived from aborted fetuses
• 4 p.m.: Senate Judiciary Committee meets to discuss Senate Bill 499, which would repeal a law banning people from possessing a gun silencer.

Campaign watch

House Speaker Pro Tem Jan Jones, R-Milton, said she will not seek reelection. She first took office in 2003.

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Listen up

Dr. Heavenly Kimes (white dress) is a guest today on the “Politically Georgia show.”

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