Political Rewind: Chef Hugh Acheson talks feeding refugees; Crossover Day; Abrams kicks off tour

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Crossover Day sees last-minute action on a number of bills in the Georgia General Assembly.

Credit: Sam Bermas-Dawes, GPB News

The panel: 

Audrey Haynes — Professor of political science, University of Georgia           

Hugh Acheson — Chef, restaurateur

Kurt Young — Professor of political science, Clark Atlanta University

Tamar Hallerman— Senior reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The breakdown:

1. Day 20 of Russia's war in Ukraine as ceasefire negotiations continue. 

• NPR reports Russian forces are approximately 10 miles from the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. The mayor announced a curfew in place from Tuesday evening through Thursday morning.
• Chef Hugh Acheson joined World Central Kitchen to feed refugees coming from Ukraine. 

2. Lawmakers hurry to get their bills to the next chamber during today's "crossover" deadline. 

• Today is the last day for bills to pass at least one legislative chamber.
• HB 1464 would allow public inspections of ballot boxes and allow the Georgia Bureau of Investigations to target election fraud.

• Several other big bills looking include topics like horse racing, regulating protesting, and restarting licenses for Georgia's medical marijuana program.

3. Former President Donald Trump throws support behind Georgia candidates. 

• Trump is scheduled to be in Commerce, Ga., to headline a March 26 event.
• The former president is behind David Perdue's campaign for governor, Herschel Walker's run for U.S. Senate, and Vernon Jones' recent jump into the 10th District.
• Trump also endorsed candidates in smaller races.
  • He is supporting Patrick Witt, who is running for insurance commissioner. 
    • Witt was running in the 10th District but switched races.
    • He also was an attorney on Trump’s post-election legal team in Georgia.

4. Stacey Abrams kicks her second campaign for governor into high gear.

• Abrams lost in her first bid in 2018 by 55,000 votes.
• She kicked off her "One Georgia" campaign with stops in Atlanta and Cuthbert.

Tomorrow on Political Rewind:

GPB's Riley Bunch and Stephen Fowler join the panel to talk about which bills made it through Crossover Day.