Category: Georgia

Facts Matter (May 22): Judge Orders Absentee Ballots Unsealed for Review; Ballots Fail to Scan in County Election [Premiering on 5/22 at 8pm ET]

On Friday, a judge in Georgia ruled to unseal absentee ballots submitted in the 2020 presidential election for a review. During local elections in Pennsylvania, a number of ballots (mostly Republican) were not able to be scanned properly—which triggered another round of concerns around the integrity of U.S. elections. Stay tuned for our newsletter so…


[Premiering on 5/24 at 8pm ET] Facts Matter: Judge Orders Absentee Ballots Unsealed for Review; Ballots Fail to Scan in County Election

On Friday, a judge in Georgia ruled to unseal absentee ballots submitted in the 2020 presidential election for a review. During local elections in Pennsylvania, a number of ballots (mostly Republican) were not able to be scanned properly—which triggered another round of concerns around the integrity of U.S. elections. Stay tuned for our newsletter so…


Rep. Jody Hice: Jan. 6 Commission Will Turn Into ‘Witch Hunt’ Against Trump Supporters [Premiering 05/22 at 7pm ET]

The new commission to investigate the Capitol breach on Jan. 6 will be “one-sided” and ultimately a “witch hunt” against Trump supporters and conservatives, argues Rep. Jody Hice (R-Ga.). In this episode, we sit down with Rep. Hice to discuss what he sees as some of the biggest challenges facing America today, from cancel culture…


Rep. Jody Hice: Jan. 6 Commission Will Turn Into ‘Witch Hunt’ Against Trump Supporters

The new commission to investigate the Capitol breach on Jan. 6 will be “one-sided” and ultimately a “witch hunt” against Trump supporters and conservatives, argues Rep. Jody Hice (R-Ga.). In this episode, we sit down with Rep. Hice to discuss what he sees as some of the biggest challenges facing America today, from cancel culture…


Georgia Judge Decides to Unseal Absentee Ballots in Fulton County for Review

A judge in Georgia on Friday ruled to unseal absentee ballots submitted in the 2020 presidential election. Petitioners in an ongoing case will be able to go to where the ballots are stored in Fulton County, Henry County Superior Court Judge Brian Amero said at the conclusion of a hearing. Amero plans to issue an order…


Jan. 6 Commission Would Be ‘Witch Hunt’ of Trump, Supporters: Rep. Hice

The commission that may be established by Congress to probe the Jan. 6 Capitol breach would, if approved, turn into an effort to go after former President Donald Trump and supporters of the former president, Rep. Jody Hice (R-Ga.) says. “What this is going to turn into is a witch hunt to go after Trump…


Georgia Gov. Urges Educators Not to Teach Critical Race Theory’s ‘Dangerous Ideology’

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) on Thursday wrote a letter to the state Board of Education opposing the teaching of Critical Race Theory (CRT) and its “dangerous ideology” in public schools. “This divisive, anti-American agenda has no place in Georgia classrooms,” the Republican governor said in a statement on Twitter. He urged educators in his…


Georgia to End Federal Unemployment Benefits in June, Announces Economic Recovery Plan

Georgia is set to end its participation in federal unemployment programs, including the $300 weekly federal unemployment payments that top up the state’s unemployment benefits, Gov. Brian Kemp said in a release on Thursday while announcing the state’s plan for economic recovery. The Peach State will discontinue on June 26 four federal unemployment programs that were…


Small Businesses in Georgia Facing ‘Old-Fashioned Mafia Shakedown’

In April, Major League Baseball (MLB) announced it was pulling the 2021 All-Star Game and MLB Draft out of Atlanta, Georgia, in retaliation for the passage of S.B. 202 (pdf), an election integrity law that critics say will suppress the votes of minority electors in the state. In the wake of the financial burdens imposed…


Officer Fired After Rayshard Brooks Shooting Reinstated by Board

The police officer who was fired after fatally shooting a man in Atlanta last year was reinstated on Wednesday by a city board. Garrett Rolfe did not receive the mandatory 10 days notice, the Atlanta Civil Service Board said in its decision. “Due to the City’s failure to comply with several provisions of the Code…