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Political Rewind: APD releases video from police training facility site; Who paid for Kemp's ball?
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The panel:
Donna Lowry, @donnalowrynews, host GPB-TV’s Lawmakers
Greg Bluestein, @bluestein, political reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Tia Mitchell, @ajconwashington, Washington reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The breakdown:
1. APD releases body camera footage from police training facility site.
- The shooting happened last month, killing activist Manuel Teran.
- The incident also left an unnamed state trooper wounded.
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The Atlanta Police Department released four videos from body cameras on Feb. 8, but they do not directly show the shooting.
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The Georgia Bureau Investigation says officers of the Georgia State Patrol, who were involved in the shooting, do not wear body cameras.
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Rep. Tanya Miller (D - Atlanta) cited the recent death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of Memphis police as a reminder of the importance of body cam footage.
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2. Questions surround who paid for Kemp's second inaugural ball.
- Kemp held his the party at the State Farm Arena last month.
- The AJC reports that at least $426,000 in funds came from political groups with interest in legislation and state funding.
3. A new bill is presented to ban medical intervention for transgender minors.
- State Sen. Clint Dixon, (R-Gwinnett). introduced Senate Bill 141.
- It would prevent doctors from giving transgender minors surgery or hormone therapy.
- Last year, session Georgia's Republican legislators passed a bill that allows any athletic association to ban transgender girls from competing on girls’ teams.
Monday on Political Rewind: Dekalb County CEO Mike Thurmond joins the show.