Political Rewind: Sine Die deadline looms; Gov. Kemp supports vouchers; Nashville school shooting

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A row of gambling machines and players are seen. A bill legalizing sports betting in Georgia remains alive a day before the end of the 2023 legislative session.

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The panel:

Alan Abramowitz, @AlanIAbramowitz, professor emeritus of political science, Emory University

Andra Gillespie, @AndraGillespie, professor of political science and director, James Weldon Johnson Institute for the Study of Race and Difference, Emory University

Charles Bullock, professor of political science, University of Georgia

Tamar Hallerman, @TamarHallerman, senior reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The breakdown: 

1. With one day left in the legislative session, lawmakers look for a final push for bills. 

• Sine Die, which is Latin for "no more days," is the deadline for bills to pass during this legislative session. 
• One bill at issue is the sports betting bill, which has been a long-argued issue in Georgia.
• Another surrounding antisemitism faces opposition over the ability to criticize Isreal.
  • Sponsors do not define hate speech, but use an organization's definition.

• A bill for $6,500 vouchers creeps toward Georgia House passage.

  • Gov. Brian Kemp threw his support behind the measure.  

2. Georgia judge orders prosecutors to reply to Trump challenge.

• A Georgia judge on Monday ordered the Fulton County district attorney's office to respond to a motion by former President Donald Trump to throw out a report by a special grand jury that investigated attempts to interfere in the state's 2020 presidential election.
• The filing is an effort by Trump to escape one of the multiple legal challenges he faces, including a state inquiry in New York into hush money payments to women.

3. Three children and three adults were killed in a Monday shooting at a Christian school in Nashville.

• The shooter, who police said was a white 28-year-old from the Nashville area, was shot dead by two officers. 
  • The shooter was originally identified as a woman who graduated from the school, but authorities say the shooter identifies with he/him pronouns.
• President Biden, is once again calling on Congress to pass an assault weapons ban. 

Wednesday on Political Rewind: The AJC's Patricia Murphy and Greg Bluestein join the panel for Sine Die.