Commentary The controversy surrounding the new voting law in the state of Georgia raises important issues regarding the governance of our country and the role of corporations. Corporations are big and have a lot of economic clout, so there is justified concern about them abusing this economic power. It’s why there are such strict lobbying…
Atlanta Mayor Issues Order to ‘Mitigate’ Impact of Georgia Voting Law
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued an order on Tuesday that seeks to “mitigate” the impact of a series of election reform measures enacted to advance voting integrity in Georgia. Bottoms directed the city’s chief equity officer to develop a plan of action intended to make voting more accessible for Atlanta residents following the passage of Senate Bill 202….
What’s in the Georgia Election Bill?
Republicans in Georgia enacted a set of election changes last month that have become the target of criticism by Democrats, the White House, large corporations, and Major League Baseball. Most of the criticisms center on the new law purportedly making it harder to vote, which allegedly amounts to voter suppression. President Joe Biden called the…
Controversy Around Georgia Voting Law Centered on Democrat Opposition to Voter ID
News Analysis Voices of the American establishment, from celebrities to corporate executives, have recently arisen to condemn the state of Georgia for its recent amendment of its voting laws. While some of the criticism is based on false information, the crux of it aims at voter identification—a measure long opposed by the Democratic Party. The…
MLB Announces All Star Game, Moved From Georgia, to Be Held in Colorado
Major League Baseball (MLB) on Tuesday said its all star game will be held in Colorado. MLB moved the game and its 2021 draft from Georgia to protest lawmakers passing and Gov. Brian Kemp signing a new election reform law. MLB said it chose Denver because the Colorado Rockies, the state’s baseball team, was already…
White House Says It Has Not Asked Corporations to Sanction States
The White House on Monday said officials have not pushed corporations to take specific actions like sanctioning states, several days after President Joe Biden voiced his support for Major League Baseball (MLB) moving its All-Star game from Georgia in retaliation for a new voting reform law. “We’ve not asked corporations to take specific actions. That’s…
Trump Says Georgia Election Reforms Don’t Go Far Enough
Former President Donald Trump on April 5 criticized the governor and lieutenant governor of Georgia for allegedly forcing the state’s legislature to water down a set of election reforms enacted late last month. “Too bad the desperately needed election reforms in Georgia didn’t go further, as their originally approved Bill did, but the Governor and…
Video: Facts Matter (April 5): MLB Left Georgia Right After Expanding China Deal, Trump Calls For Boycott
Major League Baseball (MLB) decided to move their All-Star Game out of Georgia in order to protest the state’s new election law. Ironically, this came just a day after they expanded their business in China. Meanwhile, it was just reported that the personal details of more than 500 million Facebook users were found to be…
Georgia SOS Asks Court Not to Let Petitioners Inspect, Scan Ballots
A group seeking to examine ballots cast in the 2020 election should not be granted access to the original ballots, Georgia’s secretary of state said in a new filing. Giving plaintiffs in the court case access to the original ballots would violate recent updates to the Georgia Open Records Act, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger…
Georgia Secretary of State Asks Court Not to Give Petitioners Access to Ballots
A Georgia voting integrity group that seeks to examine ballots cast in the 2020 election shouldn’t be granted access to the original ballots, the state’s secretary of state said in a new filing. Giving plaintiffs in the court case access to the original ballots would violate recent updates to the Georgia Open Records Act, Secretary…
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