Politics Friday: The Aftermath Of The Governor's Veto

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Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal speaks during a press conference Monday in Atlanta to announce his rejection of a controversial "religious liberty" bill. / AP

Lt. Governor Casey Cagle and House Speaker David Ralston say there will be no special session to override Governor Nathan Deal’s veto of a religious liberty bill. Both leaders would like to take another pass on the bill in the next legislative session.

GPB's Bradley George and Bill Nigut talk the week in politics.

Deal is also facing pressure to veto another controversial bill. The gun control group Everytown for Gun Safety, backed by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, is running ads on Atlanta TV stations asking the Governor to veto the campus carry bill.

Did one of the sponsors of the religious liberty measure cost the city of Columbus state funding? Rep. Richard Smith says money for Columbus State University and the National Infantry Museum was taken out of the state budget as political payback for comments from Sen. Josh McKoon.

“If I had been told what he said he was told, I would certainly be talking to the appropriate authorities,” McKoon told the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. “If that truly happened, that is absolutely what he should do. Crimes could have been committed. … Let them sort it out.”