There's new momentum building around a bill to provide school vouchers to Georgia families. Gov. Brian Kemp helped turn up the heat, posting on X: "When it comes to getting school choice done in Georgia, there are no more next years." 
The state House had a scheduled vote on the matter an hour after "Politically Georgia" aired. 
 
But first, state House Minority Leader James Beverly joins the podcast to discuss why he's decided to retire from the Legislature after 13 years in the House and four years as the Democratic leader. He says it's time to return to Macon and find a different way to be of value to his community. 
  
And, on the other side of the aisle, Josh McKoon tells the hosts that he has two goals as the new chair of the state GOP: to elect Donald Trump president and to continue using party funds to help pay the legal expenses of Georgia defendants in Fulton County's election interference case.  
 
LINKS TO TODAY'S TOPICS   
 
Democratic House leader to step down 
Josh McKoon is new GOP state chair 
Speaker Burns working to pass voucher bill 
 
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