Tag Archives: Brian Kemp

But of course, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill prohibiting steep reductions in local budgets for law enforcement which prevents “defund the police” efforts. The efforts wanted to redirect money to services such as mental health treatment or education, the Atlanta Constitution-Journal reported. Kemp believes police and their crime-fighting …

On Friday, Georgia’s Republican Governor Brian Kemp signed an executive order that lifted many of the state’s remaining coronavirus restrictions. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the lift will roll back requirements that called for restaurants to mandate social distancing and end safety guidelines for gyms, movie theaters, barbershops, and many …

Georgia’s Republican Governor, Brian Kemp, has signed into law a Republican-sponsored bill that places restrictions on voting by mail and gives legislators more control over how elections are run. According to the Associated Press, on Thursday, Kemp signed the bill that Democrats and voting rights groups say would disproportionately disenfranchise …

Last week’s U.S. capitol riot may not be the last of the riots. Authorities in Atlanta and others across the country are preparing for the possibility of more unrest ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, one Georgia-based militia told the outlet that it would protest …

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a Georgia YMCA overnight summer camp experienced a COVID-19 outbreak in June infecting hundreds with the deadly virus while raising concerns of children contracting the disease. Although the camp attempted to practice preventative measures including wearing face masks, YMCA Camp High …

On the same day that Georgia’s Governor Brian Kemp lifted shelter-in-place orders, which spawned immense criticism, over 1,000 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported by the Georgia Department of Public Health. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the department reported a total of 27,023 on Friday, May 1st, compared to …

With more than 18,900 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and a death toll of 733, Georgia Governor Brain Kemp plans to reopen the state with some restrictions. Kemp said in his Monday press briefing that gyms, bowling alleys, hair salons, barbershops, and nail salons could reopen statewide on Friday. Kemp added …