by Beau Evans | Aug 27, 2020 | James Magazine
Georgia House Democratic lawmakers pressed Gov. Brian Kemp Wednesday to clear the state’s backlog of unprocessed unemployment claims and reimpose a 60-day halt to evictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter to the governor, members of the Georgia House...
by Beau Evans | Aug 19, 2020 | James Magazine
U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., defended her background as a successful businesswoman during a campaign stop in Atlanta Tuesday to mark the 100-year anniversary of the 19th Amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote. Loeffler, an Atlanta businesswoman who...
by Beau Evans | Aug 13, 2020 | James Magazine
More people are being administered test doses of a potential COVID-19 vaccine in Atlanta as part of clinical trials that have entered a new expanded phase, Emory University announced Wednesday. The university, which is leading trials for a candidate vaccine that have...
by Beau Evans | Jul 22, 2020 | James Magazine
Rev. Raphael Warnock joined a growing chorus of Democratic lawmakers and civil rights leaders Tuesday in pushing to restore a key aspect of the federal Voting Rights Act in the wake of Congressman John Lewis’ death. Warnock, the Democratic front-runner in the race for...
by Beau Evans | Jul 16, 2020 | James Magazine
Gov. Brian Kemp renewed orders late Wednesday to keep Georgia’s current social distancing and safety rules imposed through the end of July to discourage the spread of coronavirus in place for businesses, schools and public gatherings. The latest executive order also...
