Georgia Prohibits Local Officials From Ordering COVID-19 Vaccine, Mask Mandates

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday signed an executive order that prohibits local governments from ordering businesses to adopt mask or COVID-19 vaccine mandates, saying the measure is necessary to “protect” private businesses. The executive order bars local officials from mandating the orders, but allows private businesses to require masks or vaccines, Kemp told reporters during … Continued

Twitter Again Suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Account for ‘Misleading’ Comments

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Twitter account has been suspended for a week following another violation of the social media platform’s rules, CNN reported Tuesday. The Georgia Republican tweeted Monday night that the Food and Drug Administration “should not approve the covid vaccines.””There are too many reports of infection & spread of #COVID19 among vaccinated people,” … Continued

Fulton County Fails to Meet Their Own Deadline to Provide Absentee Ballot Chain of Custody Documents From November 2020 Election, Delays Response for a Third Time

Fulton County election officials have failed to meet a second response date they set to provide The Georgia Star News with complete chain of custody documents for absentee ballots deposited into drop boxes during the November 3, 2020, general election. For a third time, Fulton County has extended its response date, this time to August 6, 2021. … Continued

57 House Republicans back Georgia against DOJ voting rights lawsuit

Nearly five dozen House Republicans on Monday threw their weight behind a controversial Georgia election law, urging a federal judge to dismiss a legal challenge brought by the Department of Justice (DOJ). In an amicus brief, 57 GOP lawmakers argued that Georgia’s new Republican-crafted voting restrictions comply with federal voting protections and promote the state’s … Continued

A dozen GOP governors urge Supreme Court to let states regulate abortion

A dozen Republican governors on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to eliminate federal protections for abortion and instead allow states to regulate abortion. Led by South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, the group argued in a legal filing that the court’s landmark 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade, which established the constitutional right to abortion, and subsequent … Continued

GOP Congressmen Schedule News Conference at Justice Department to Demand Answers on Jan. 6 Detainees

Members of Congress who have been pressing federal law enforcement officials unsuccessfully for months about the conditions and treatment of hundreds of Jan. 6 Capitol detainees will take their case to the doors of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Tuesday. They also want to know why federal law enforcement authorities were warned weeks before the breach, yet … Continued

Twitter Suspends Rep. Greene for 12 Hours, Citing COVID-19 Policy

Twitter on Monday suspended Rep. Marjorie Greene (R-Ga.) for 12 hours, saying that two posts she made related to COVID-19 had violated its misinformation policy. A Twitter spokesperson said in a media statement that Greene had made two Twitter posts on the day, and that the company was taking action on Greene’s account because her posts had violated … Continued

GA House Speaker demands audit for Fulton Co

Georgia’s Speaker of the House David Ralston is demanding an investigation to “determine if any irregularities or willful fraud occurred” in the state’s largest metropolis last November, saying recent revelations about problems with vote counting in Fulton County merit an independent probe. Ralston sent a letter late last week to Fulton County election officials requesting … Continued

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