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On the Friday Dec. 27 edition of Georgia Today: Judge rules that Georgia senators can subpoena DA Fani Willis over alleged misconduct in prosecuting President-elect Trump; a deadly explosion at a Tyson Foods plant in southwest Georgia; and the program empowering at-risk young people through farm work.
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Peter Biello: Welcome to the Georgia Today podcast from GPB News. Today is Friday, Dec. 27. I’m Peter Biello. On today’s episode, a judge rules that Georgia senators can subpoena DA Fani Willis over alleged misconduct in prosecuting President-elect Trump. A boiler explosion at a Tyson Foods plant in southwest Georgia kills one and injures several others. And a metro Atlanta program is empowering at risk young people through farm work. These stories and more are coming up on this edition of Georgia Today.
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Peter Biello: A judge has ruled that the Georgia state Senate can subpoena Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis as senators look into whether she has engaged in misconduct during her prosecution of President-elect Donald Trump. But Fulton County Superior Court Judge Shukura Ingram is also giving Willis until Jan. 13 to contest whether lawmaker’s demands are overly broad. Willis wants the ruling overturned. Her lawyer, former Georgia Gov. Roy Barnes, says she will appeal. A state appeals court earlier this month removed Willis from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others, citing an appearance of impropriety that might not typically warrant such a removal. The Georgia Court of Appeals panel said in a 2-to-1 ruling that because of the romantic relationship Willis had with special prosecutor Nathan Wade, quote, “Disqualification is mandated and no other remedy will suffice to restore public confidence in the integrity of these proceedings.”
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Peter Biello: One person is dead and several others are injured after an overnight fire at a Tyson Foods plant in Southwest Georgia. Tyson says a boiler exploded at the plant in the city of Camilla. Tyson is the largest employer in Mitchell County. Tyson bought the plant in 2018 as part of its more than $2 billion purchase of Keystone Foods. The plant primarily produces chicken nuggets and chicken filets for restaurants. The company is working with investigators to determine the cause of the fire.
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Peter Biello: Georgia’s legislative session gets underway on Jan. 13. GPB’s Sarah Kallis reports on how newly elected lawmakers are preparing.
Sarah Kallis: 22 new state lawmakers will be sworn in on Jan. 13. Democratic state Sen.-elect Rashaun Kemp will be representing part of suburban Atlanta. Kemp, an education activist, says he is most looking forward to continuing his work on education policy.
Rashaun Kemp: I think by and large, there are going to be a lot of areas where we can work together, and that’s what I’m really most excited to do…