.@GovKemp just signed an executive order that he said would “protect” private businesses by barring local governments from forcing them to enact vaccine requirements, indoor capacity limits and mask rules to combat the pandemic. #gapol ajc.com/politics/kemp-…
@GovKemp The first-term Republican said it was an effort to prevent a “lockdown mode” from local officials, specifically mentioning new coronavirus-related mandates in Atlanta and Savannah. #gapol ajc.com/politics/kemp-…
@GovKemp Says @GovKemp: “The one thing that makes tough times even harder when you’re running your own business is the government.” #gapol ajc.com/politics/kemp-…
@GovKemp Says @SenatorWarnock: “When did viruses become partisan? Viruses don’t know partisan divides. They don’t know geographic divides. Leaders need to be leaders in this moment.” #gapol #gasen ajc.com/politics/kemp-…
Savannah Mayor Van Johnson (@MayorJohnsonSAV) responds: “Savannah’s current order remains unchanged and in place and additional actions will be taken as deemed necessary by Savannah’s elected servants.” #gapol

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@SenatorWarnock @atlpressclub Warnock on the filibuster: "I honestly think we have to pass voting rights regardless of what we do with the filibuster. You can address the filibuster in other ways. I keep inviting our Republican brothers and sisters to join us …" #gasen #gapol
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A large increase in the populations of Americans who identify as Hispanic, Asian and more than one race is driving the country’s growth.
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One of the first things folks see as they enter the pavilion: “Trump Won” shirts and placards that are familiar sights at every Georgia GOP event these days. #gapol
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene kicks the event off by putting fellow Republicans on notice: “Republican voters and donors are sick and tired of Republicans that are selling them out. And it’s our job to do the job that you hired us to do.”
It’s gonna be a wild 2022 primary. #gapol
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Interesting: Russell McMurry, @GovKemp’s transportation commissioner, endorses the bipartisan infrastructure measure as an “exciting” proposal to bring transformative tech solutions to modern transportation problems. #gapol Image
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