Also on Monday's Political Rewind, polling shows affordable housing is a top priority for voters as they prepare to cast their ballots in the Atlanta mayor’s race. Plus, infighting among Democrats in Washington, D.C., continues to threaten President Joe Biden’s economic agenda and could shape the issues headlining in next year’s elections.
The voter registration deadline for the Nov. 2, 2021 municipal elections is Monday, Oct. 4. Georgia voters can create, update and check their voter registrations online at mvp.sos.ga.gov.
Researchers at Atlanta’s Emory University were the ones who invented a promising antiviral drug in the fight against COVID-19 — a pill that pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. said on Friday reduced hospitalizations and deaths by half in people recently infected with the coronavirus.
Most of Georgia’s landmass is rural. But less than a quarter of the population lives in rural areas. And, according to the latest figures from the United States Census, that percentage is dropping as the state grows more diverse and more urbanized. With redistricting getting underway, some small-town Georgia officials worry their shrinking populations could also cost them political influence at the state Capitol.
Friday on Political Rewind: Georgia will follow CDC guidelines on who can receive the COVID-19 booster shot. And, in news from the U.S. Capitol, a last-minute vote in Washington, D.C., averted a federal government shutdown last night. Georgia’s congressional delegation voted along partisan lines on the resolution to authorize continued federal funding.
Jimmy Carter is known for many things: Building affordable houses, helping to cure diseases, brokering peace… the list goes on. What you may not know him for is music.
The recent spate of violent threats against elected officials has a state oversight panel rethinking its position on whether home security systems should qualify as a legitimate campaign-related expense. Both Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger were the targets of death threats in the wake of the 2020 election.
Georgians still have access to monoclonal antibody infusions despite a recent change in the distribution model, Gov. Brian Kemp said during a briefing at the state Capitol on Thursday. And DPH Commissioner Dr. Kathleen Toomey said fully vaccinated Georgians who feel they are at risk should consider getting a booster shot if they were fully vaccinated with the Pfizer brand.
U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is headlining the Georgia GOP’s 2021 Chairman’s Dinner next month. Georgia Republican Party Chairman David Shafer made the announcement Wednesday.
Thursday on Political Rewind: Mask mandates see debate in Cobb County schools as discussion continues over public health guidelines among younger students. In other news, what could the windfall be from debates in the U.S. Capitol over significant federal legislative packages? Plus: the Buckhead city movement.
