The expanded eligibility - which starts Thursday includes all Georgians 16 and over. "Confirm your spot in line as quickly as possible,” Kemp said, adding:
“This is our ticket back to normal, and we’re getting closer to that point every day.” #gapolajc.com/politics/all-g…
Supply of the vaccine remains tight in parts of the state, particularly in metro Atlanta, where many residents are traveling to other parts of Georgia to make appointments in areas where there’s less demand for the doses. ajc.com/politics/all-g…
One year ago, I wrote about how @GovKemp was facing growing pressure to enact more coronavirus restrictions. Today came the news that millions of Georgians can soon get vaccines to start living more normal lives. #gapol
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Just in: President Biden and VP Harris will meet with Asian-American leaders in Atlanta during Friday’s visit to offer support for the community after this week's deadly spa shootings #gapolajc.com/politics/polit…
The White House said Biden and Harris will speak with state legislators and community advocates from the Asian-American and Pacific Islander community to hear their perspective on the rise of anti-Asian hate incidents. #gapolajc.com/politics/polit…
Updates: Biden is canceling a planned rally in Atlanta touting the coronavirus relief plan and instead narrowing his trip to a meeting with Asian-American leaders and a visit to the CDC. #gapol
Says @GeorgiaDemocrat chair @NikemaWilliams:
“An attack on our Asian American neighbors is an attack on us all, and will not go ignored or unanswered. Georgia Democrats stand in solidarity with our AAPI community and will fight for true accountability for this violence.”
The Georgia House is on the cusp of adopting an overhaul of the 1800s-era “citizen’s arrest” law that allows Georgians to arrest someone they suspect of committing a crime, a law rooted in racial hate initially used to justify the killing of #AhmaudArbery. #gapol
It passed — unanimously. A standing ovation in the chamber #gapol
A very happy Rep. @bertreeves34, sponsor of the citizen’s arrest overhaul, minutes after it passed unanimously — surprising just about everyone. “I am floored,” says AJC statehouse guru @MayaTPrabhu, who has covered this debate for years. #gapol
On Friday, Georgia critics of a Republican-backed provision to severely limit who can cast absentee ballots were optimistic they had enough GOP votes to water down the restrictions today. Over the weekend, their confidence soured. #gapolajc.com/politics/polit…
Barring a shock, the Georgia Senate has the votes to pass the elections restrictions measure that would severely limit who could vote by mail this afternoon. #gapol
About three hours into debate in the Georgia Senate and Democrat Lester Jackson dropped this line: “This bill smells like voter suppression. This smells like Jim Crow laws, and it stinks like the smell of a deer carcass on I-16.” #gapol
Now happening: Debate is beginning at the Georgia House over a GOP proposal to require ID for absentee voting, curb the use of ballot drop boxes and limit weekend early voting hours. #gapol
The sponsor, GOP Rep. Barry Fleming, is using phrases like “common-sense” and “restoring confidence” and “security measures” to frame a measure that House Democrats plan to oppose in unison as a sweeping rollback in voting rights. #gapol
Rep. Calvin Smyre, Dean of the Georgia House and one of the most respected people in this building: “This is a step in the wrong direction. I strongly believe it’s time that we encourage every citizen to participate in the truest sense of citizenship - and that’s voting.” #gapol