Contained within the $1.9 trillion “relief” bill the U.S. Senate approved is a state aid formula that uses October, November and December unemployment rates as a major factor in determining the level of funding. Gov. Brian Kemp aide Bert Brantley emphasizes that “this hurts Georgia more than any other state in the entire country, while benefiting California, New York and New Jersey the most. Our two U.S. senators voted for the bill, and against amendments offered that would have returned to the population-based formula used in last year’s relief bill.” In voting against Georgia’s interests, the governor believes Democratic Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are SINKING…

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