ATLANTA Controversial legislation to overhaul voting by mail in Georgia and how voters can cast early ballots is racing toward the finish line in the General Assembly amid a sharp outcry from local voting-rights and church groups.
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Caption President Joe Biden signs the American Rescue Plan, a coronavirus relief package, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, March 11, 2021, in Washington. Credit: AP Photo/Andrew Harnik
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President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Atlanta next Friday to tout the new $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package.
Georgia cities and counties are set to receive at least $8.2 billion from the stimulus. Many Georgians will receive checks up to $1,400, along with substantial child tax credits.
Biden signed the legislation Thursday, a day earlier than expected.
Biden said the vast majority of Americans support the rescue package and, at its core, the legislation is aimed at giving the working class a fighting chance to recover following the devastating yearlong pandemic.
ATLANTA Controversial legislation to overhaul voting by mail in Georgia and how voters can cast early ballots is racing toward the finish line in the General Assembly amid a […]
Mar 12, 2021
At a rally for Democratic U.S. Senate candidates Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff on Dec. 14, 8-year-old Hamilton Dickey holds a sign that reads, future voter. Riley Bunch
ATLANTA â As Republicans move to upend Georgiaâs election laws, progressive voter organizers are looking at a new electorate that âbodes well for the future of Georgiaâs elections.
When Democrats won both U.S. Senate seats in Georgia and President Joe Biden carried the state, many were shocked but voter engagement gurus quickly suggested the Democratic successes did not happen overnight. And after the 2020 election cycle, they said, the work is far from finished.