Breaking NewsThe Senate Judiciary Committee on Friday night approved a hate crimes bill passed by the state House over a year ago but added first responders as a protected class.8:52 PM EDT June 21, 2020ATLANTA — Republicans in have added police as a protected class to proposed hate crimes legislation, complicating chances of its passage. The Senate Judiciary Committee on Friday night approved a hate crimes bill over a year ago but added “first responders” as a protected class alongside race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender or disability. Democrats on...…Breaking NewsThe Senate Judiciary Committee on Friday night approved a hate crimes bill passed by the state House over a year ago but added first responders as a protected class.8:52 PM EDT June 21, 2020ATLANTA — Republicans in have added police as a protected class to proposed hate crimes legislation, complicating chances of its passage. The Senate Judiciary Committee on Friday night approved a hate crimes bill over a year ago but added “first responders” as a protected class alongside race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender or disability. Democrats on...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/lawsuits-us-news-ap-top-news-virus-outbreak-public-health-3db1db2c24ad60d215733cb7820892d5Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/lawsuits-us-news-ap-top-news-virus-outbreak-public-health-3db1db2c24ad60d215733cb7820892d5Click to copyRelated topicsATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is suing Atlanta’s mayor and city council to block the city from enforcing its mandate to wear a mask in public and other rules related to the COVID-19 pandemic.Kemp and Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, in a suit filed in state court late Thursday in Atlanta, argue that...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/lawsuits-us-news-ap-top-news-virus-outbreak-public-health-3db1db2c24ad60d215733cb7820892d5Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/lawsuits-us-news-ap-top-news-virus-outbreak-public-health-3db1db2c24ad60d215733cb7820892d5Click to copyRelated topicsATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is suing Atlanta’s mayor and city council to block the city from enforcing its mandate to wear a mask in public and other rules related to the COVID-19 pandemic.Kemp and Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, in a suit filed in state court late Thursday in Atlanta, argue that...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/va-state-wire-virus-outbreak-donald-trump-us-news-ap-top-news-61729068f4e39f8fc0fcac35d19ab7c0Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/va-state-wire-virus-outbreak-donald-trump-us-news-ap-top-news-61729068f4e39f8fc0fcac35d19ab7c0Click to copyRelated topicsATLANTA (AP) — Federal health officials won’t revise their coronavirus guidelines for reopening schools despite criticism from President Donald Trump, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. What they will do, he said, is provide additional information to help states,...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/va-state-wire-virus-outbreak-donald-trump-us-news-ap-top-news-61729068f4e39f8fc0fcac35d19ab7c0Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/va-state-wire-virus-outbreak-donald-trump-us-news-ap-top-news-61729068f4e39f8fc0fcac35d19ab7c0Click to copyRelated topicsATLANTA (AP) — Federal health officials won’t revise their coronavirus guidelines for reopening schools despite criticism from President Donald Trump, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. What they will do, he said, is provide additional information to help states,...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/c8396b49a07600982dc9c0bca4b153dcClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/c8396b49a07600982dc9c0bca4b153dcClick to copyRelated topicsATLANTA (AP) — Candidates in Georgia’s four most competitive congressional races are raising and spending millions as they look toward June 9 primaries or November general elections.Two of the high-dollar races are in the 6th District and 7th District in suburban Atlanta, races both the Democratic and Republican parties are targeting nationally. Two more are Republican primaries for open seats in northeast Georgia’s 9th...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/c8396b49a07600982dc9c0bca4b153dcClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/c8396b49a07600982dc9c0bca4b153dcClick to copyRelated topicsATLANTA (AP) — Candidates in Georgia’s four most competitive congressional races are raising and spending millions as they look toward June 9 primaries or November general elections.Two of the high-dollar races are in the 6th District and 7th District in suburban Atlanta, races both the Democratic and Republican parties are targeting nationally. Two more are Republican primaries for open seats in northeast Georgia’s 9th...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/georgia-virus-outbreak-health-us-news-ap-top-news-cbf7decd1893f9d9afa3ed66b0f516d3Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/georgia-virus-outbreak-health-us-news-ap-top-news-cbf7decd1893f9d9afa3ed66b0f516d3Click to copyRelated topicsATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s governor announced plans Monday to restart the state’s economy before the end of the week, saying many businesses that closed to mitigate the spread of could reopen as early as Friday.The governor in neighboring Tennessee planned to let businesses in most of his state begin reopening as soon as next...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/georgia-virus-outbreak-health-us-news-ap-top-news-cbf7decd1893f9d9afa3ed66b0f516d3Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/georgia-virus-outbreak-health-us-news-ap-top-news-cbf7decd1893f9d9afa3ed66b0f516d3Click to copyRelated topicsATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s governor announced plans Monday to restart the state’s economy before the end of the week, saying many businesses that closed to mitigate the spread of could reopen as early as Friday.The governor in neighboring Tennessee planned to let businesses in most of his state begin reopening as soon as next...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-donald-trump-us-news-ap-top-news-atlanta-c48371b1f44715bc9a73ec682319882eClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-donald-trump-us-news-ap-top-news-atlanta-c48371b1f44715bc9a73ec682319882eClick to copyRelated topicsATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he “disagreed strongly” with the decision by Georgia’s Republican governor to reopen salons, gyms and other nonessential businesses that had been shuttered to contain , saying, “It’s just too soon.”During the daily White House briefing, the president indicated...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-donald-trump-us-news-ap-top-news-atlanta-c48371b1f44715bc9a73ec682319882eClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-donald-trump-us-news-ap-top-news-atlanta-c48371b1f44715bc9a73ec682319882eClick to copyRelated topicsATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he “disagreed strongly” with the decision by Georgia’s Republican governor to reopen salons, gyms and other nonessential businesses that had been shuttered to contain , saying, “It’s just too soon.”During the daily White House briefing, the president indicated...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/health-alabama-georgia-philanthropy-stacey-abrams-3395744e46ed8da6eea80f4164284435Click to copyJeff AmyJeff Amy covers Georgia politics and government.https://apnews.com/article/health-alabama-georgia-philanthropy-stacey-abrams-3395744e46ed8da6eea80f4164284435Click to copyRelated topicsATLANTA (AP) — The political organization led by prominent Democrat Stacey Abrams is branching out into paying off medical debts.The Fair Fight Political Action Committee on Wednesday told The Associated Press it has donated $1.34 million from its political action committee...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/health-alabama-georgia-philanthropy-stacey-abrams-3395744e46ed8da6eea80f4164284435Click to copyJeff AmyJeff Amy covers Georgia politics and government.https://apnews.com/article/health-alabama-georgia-philanthropy-stacey-abrams-3395744e46ed8da6eea80f4164284435Click to copyRelated topicsATLANTA (AP) — The political organization led by prominent Democrat Stacey Abrams is branching out into paying off medical debts.The Fair Fight Political Action Committee on Wednesday told The Associated Press it has donated $1.34 million from its political action committee...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/georgia-ahmaud-arbery-legislation-gun-politics-atlanta-09a23ae757628347ee39b82f5c15e31cClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/georgia-ahmaud-arbery-legislation-gun-politics-atlanta-09a23ae757628347ee39b82f5c15e31cClick to copyRelated topicsATLANTA (AP) — Amid a supernova of criticism over Georgia’s new voting law, Republicans are still trying to appeal to swing voters in a state where Democrats have now proved they can win.As the last minutes of the 2021 General Assembly ticked away Wednesday, a bill making it easier for visitors to carry guns in Georgia...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/georgia-ahmaud-arbery-legislation-gun-politics-atlanta-09a23ae757628347ee39b82f5c15e31cClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/georgia-ahmaud-arbery-legislation-gun-politics-atlanta-09a23ae757628347ee39b82f5c15e31cClick to copyRelated topicsATLANTA (AP) — Amid a supernova of criticism over Georgia’s new voting law, Republicans are still trying to appeal to swing voters in a state where Democrats have now proved they can win.As the last minutes of the 2021 General Assembly ticked away Wednesday, a bill making it easier for visitors to carry guns in Georgia...WW…

Welcome, Your AccountLog OutBy Jeff Amy, Associated Press ATLANTA -- An attorney for a Georgia lawmaker who was charged with two felonies after knocking on the door to the governor's private office said authorities overreached in the case, which unfolded while the governor spoke on live television about a sweeping overhaul of state elections.State police arrested state Rep. Park Cannon, an Atlanta Democrat, on Thursday after she said she wanted to see Republican Gov. Brian Kemp sign the law that places new restrictions on voting by mail and gives lawmakers more power to oversee...…Welcome, Your AccountLog OutBy Jeff Amy, Associated Press ATLANTA -- An attorney for a Georgia lawmaker who was charged with two felonies after knocking on the door to the governor's private office said authorities overreached in the case, which unfolded while the governor spoke on live television about a sweeping overhaul of state elections.State police arrested state Rep. Park Cannon, an Atlanta Democrat, on Thursday after she said she wanted to see Republican Gov. Brian Kemp sign the law that places new restrictions on voting by mail and gives lawmakers more power to oversee...WW…

AdvertisementATLANTA --U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris offered solace to Asian Americans and denounced the scourge of racism at times hidden "in plain sight" as they visited Atlanta on Friday, just days after a white gunman killed eight people, most of them Asian American women.Addressing the nation after a roughly 80-minute meeting with Asian American state legislators and other leaders, Biden said it was "heart-wrenching" to listen to their stories of the fear among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders amid what he called a "skyrocketing spike" of harassment and...…AdvertisementATLANTA --U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris offered solace to Asian Americans and denounced the scourge of racism at times hidden "in plain sight" as they visited Atlanta on Friday, just days after a white gunman killed eight people, most of them Asian American women.Addressing the nation after a roughly 80-minute meeting with Asian American state legislators and other leaders, Biden said it was "heart-wrenching" to listen to their stories of the fear among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders amid what he called a "skyrocketing spike" of harassment and...WW…