Georgia bill adds police to protected class in hate crime legislation

Georgia bill adds police to protected class in hate crime legislation

by WorldTribune Staff, August 12, 2020 Republicans in the Georgia state senate added police as a protected class in the state’s hate crimes legislation. The legislation makes it a crime to intimidate a police officer or any first responder. In the language of the law, anyone who harasses or intimidates any law enforcement officer while […]

Chorus of woe from Georgia’s mayors and politicos after governor bans mask mandates

Chorus of woe from Georgia’s mayors and politicos after governor bans mask mandates

by WorldTribune Staff, July 17, 2020 Democrat mayors in Georgia were fuming after Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican, put his trust in the state’s residents and stopped local governments from enforcing mask mandates. While he “strongly” encouraged Georgia residents to wear masks in public, Kemp on Wednesday took executive action to stop local authorities from […]

Georgia’s virus toll drops despite doomsday predictions

Georgia’s virus toll drops despite doomsday predictions

by WorldTribune Staff, May 14, 2020 Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp last month became one of the first in the nation to relax coronavirus stay-at-home orders and move toward reopening the state’s economy. He was immediately lambasted by the media. Patricia Murphy, a so-called political columnist and correspondent based in Atlanta, responded to Kemp’s move by […]