COVID-19 has created a massive backlog in Georgia’s criminal courts, and lawmakers are proposing to allow judges to temporarily suspend a defendant’s right to a speedy trial under state law.
In this morning's headlines, four mass vaccination sites are now open across the state. They’re being run by the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency.
It has been one year since Ahmaud Arbery was gunned down while jogging in Brunswick, Ga. GPB Lawmakers host Donna Lowry speaks with attorney L. Chris Stewart, who represents Arbery's mother.
NASA released new video showing the Mars rover Perseverance's landing and touchdown on the Red Planet as well as other images it has transmitted back to Earth.
Educators might play a central role in in-school transmission networks, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That means vaccinating teachers against COVID-19 and using multifaceted mitigation measures, such as proper masking, physical distancing and hand washing, are critical to preventing in-school transmission.
A lawyer representing the state of Florida asked the U.S. Supreme Court Monday to order Georgia to use less water irrigating crops in order to restore Florida’s devastated oyster industry. But Georgia’s lawyer told the justices the costs of a court-ordered cap on water consumption by farmers in Southwest Georgia would far outweigh the minimal benefits it would provide.
The film industry is booming again in Georgia with 50 productions currently working in the state, according to the Georgia Department of Economic Development.
An agreement last Thursday between the state and the Medical Center of Elberton came a day after the Department of Public Health set out the penalties for vaccine providers who give shots to people not on the priority list. The list currently includes health care workers, residents and staff of long-term care facilities, and Georgians 65 and older.
Monday on Political Rewind: Voting rights groups are expressing outrage over a newly introduced 48-page bill that consolidates the dramatic changes Republican legislators want to make in how Georgians now vote. Opponents say the bills are clear efforts at voter suppression, but advocates say they are needed to restore public faith in the integrity of the state’s elections.
Plus, former U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler announced a new voter registration group aimed at helping Republicans register likely conservative voters and advocating for conservative electoral policies.
Illegal street racing in Georgia faces toughened penalties and repeat offenders could have their cars confiscated under legislation pushed by Gov. Brian Kemp.
