PUBLIC HEALTH
Slow COVID vaccine rollout exposes Georgia’s broad public health shortfall
Analysts say public health work, needs underfunded for years, and pandemic brought problems to forefront.
GOVERNING
John Lewis Voting Rights Act could thwart state plans to curb access
Shadow of Civil Rights figure and voting debates bring new act into focus and back to the table in Congress.
PUBLIC SAFETY
Ahmaud Arbery killing puts citizen’s arrest law repeal on front burner
Georgia courts face COVID-driven jury trial backlog
Biden plan to change health rules could leave imprint in Georgia
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE
Legislative budget committee ramps up spending on education, public health
The House Appropriations Committee added $18 million to the mid-year budget Wednesday to buy a new public health surveillance system to help measure the state’s progress in vaccinating Georgians against the virus.
Georgia lawmakers float raised tobacco tax, tax break review to fill budget hole
School officials request funding to stem K-12, university cuts
Election 2021: Georgia lawmakers brace for fight over mail-in voting
Out-of-state money helped GOP keep control of Georgia redistricting
GEORGIA
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GOVERNING
Find Out What’s on the Agenda
Click here to see this week’s lineup of what’s being proposed and what’s up for discussion on various committees, boards and councils that represent you.
EDUCATION
Scholarship Tax Credit Program: $600M with Little Oversight
K-12 public schools set for $1.7 billion in new COVID-19 aid in Georgia
Georgia school board OKs lowering test stakes for students
Some Georgia tax credit scholarships go to anti-LGBT schools
Two school districts had different mask policies. Only one had a teacher on a ventilator.
Campus free-speech bill first pre-file for 2021 legislative session
ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE
Sierra Club report card hands Georgia Power’s climate plans failing grades
Georgia’s largest electric public utility and its parent company received failing grades in an advocacy group’s new report sizing up the climate plans of the country’s regulated utilities.
Conservationists ruffled over plan to remove rare woodpecker protection
The woodpecker would be deemed a threatened species, giving it protections that the forestry industry argues are even tougher than today’s regulations.
Last-minute Trump change removes some protections from Georgia state bird, regular visitors
The rule, set to take effect early next month, codifies a longstanding policy of Trump’s Interior Department: The Migratory Bird Treaty Act cannot be used to prosecute companies whose actions lead to accidental bird deaths.
The Tide: Watching your vote
The Current has compiled a page of constantly updated information so you can see the work of Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter as he represents Coastal Georgia residents in Washington.
The Tide: Social media and revolt
The week behind us has been one where we can see some results of the shrinkage of traditional media and the rise of social media. It also reminds us that freedom of information isn’t free.
The Tide: Where Trump is on the ballot
While it’s pretty clear there are four distinct candidates for Georgia’s two U.S. Senate seat, there’s still another person lurking just off the touchscreen: President Donald J. Trump. And if you don’t believe it, just take a quick ride up to North Georgia.
The Tide: Federal workplace protections for Covid-19 expire
The Tide: Ogeechee Riverkeeper brings different views from 2020
The Tide: Create your own stimulus plan
EDITOR’S CHOICE
How ‘prophets’ from growing Christian movement motivated storming the U.S. Capitol
Many white evangelical leaders have provided religious justification and undying support for Trump’s presidency, including his most racially incendiary rhetoric and policies.
‘Those of us who don’t die are going to quit’
A VA nurse complained about the lack of protection for front-line health care workers as masks were rationed and reused for days.
‘No one took us seriously’: Black cops warned about racist Capitol Police officers for years
Capitol Police embroiled in racism charges for years, lack of oversight and poor communication.
1938: When private US media silenced falsehoods, incitements of a public figure
Broadcasters in 1938 worked to quiet the ministry of Charles El Coughlin, a Nazi sympathizer who was baiting the public against Jewish businesses and others.
georgia u.s. senate election
Record turnout among Black voters helped Democrats claim Senate
