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Georgia Department of Economic Development Recognizes Georgia Made Companies’ Key Role in Fight Against Pandemic
April 5, 2021 GMT
ATLANTA (BUSINESS WIRE) Apr 5, 2021
A little more than a year since the first cases of COVID-19 were reported in Georgia, the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) celebrates a group of Georgia Made™-certified manufacturers that have all started, pivoted, or stepped up production of personal protective equipment (PPE) or health care supplies to combat the pandemic while maintaining or even increasing operations and employment. Thanks to their efforts, the state and its people are on the road to recovery, and vaccine distribution is a key priority.
Coca-Cola, Delta Airlines, and the MLB: Why companies are denouncing Georgia s new restrictive voting law
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Caption The Georgia Congressional District map, here in its 2020 configuration, could look considerably different when the Georgia General Assembly currently controlled by Republicans conducts its once-per-decade redrawing of the map in 2021. Credit: Georgia General Assembly
As controversy swirls over the comprehensive new voting law that drastically alters Georgia’s election system, another battle with equally profound implications looms on the horizon: redistricting.
In the coming months, state lawmakers will begin redrawing the lines of Georgia’s legislative and congressional districts, a process that will help determine control of the state government and its policies for at least the next 10 years.
After Georgia, companies are banding together to condemn restrictive voting laws Vox.com 22 hrs ago Terry Nguyen © Megan Varner/Getty Images A demonstrator outside the Georgia Capitol building in early March holds a sign that reads “Georgia Voters Matter.”
Corporate America is, once again, weighing in on politics, and Republicans aren’t happy. After the passage of Georgia’s restrictive new voting law, which was signed by Gov. Brian Kemp on March 25, more than 100 executives and business leaders met to discuss how to combat similar voting bills proposed in state legislatures across the country. Republicans, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, have advised companies that have made public statements condemning the Georgia law and others like it to “stay out of politics.”
A Republican congresswoman has called out Major League Baseball for moving an All-Star game out of Georgia over its controversial new voter-ID law - while still requiring fans to show photo identification cards to pick up tickets.
South Carolina Republican Rep. Nancy Mace suggested the league s ticket policy was hypocritical given its opposition to the law, which will require voters to provide a state ID number on their absentee ballot. Hey @MLB, this you? Rep. Mace wrote, along with a screenshot of the Will Call policy at mlb.com.
The official policy states: Group and hospitality tickets left at Will Call will be held under one person s name, and that person will need a picture ID to pick up their tickets.
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