Kemp’s tort reform fight, SB1’s impact, and a DNC leadership shake-up

Politically Georgia · Feb 3, 2025 · 54m

Governor Brian Kemp is making tort reform his top legislative priority this session, aiming to curb large jury awards and lower insurance rates. On today’s episode of Politically Georgia, hosts Greg Bluestein and Tia Mitchell speak with Kemp’s top adviser, Cody Hall, about what it will take to get the measure across the finish line—and how it could shape Kemp’s political future.

Then, we sit down with Senator Nikki Merritt, the newly elected chair of Georgia’s Legislative Black Caucus, to discuss SB1, a measure that seeks to ban transgender athletes from competing against women in high school…