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Two judges recuse themselves

artappraiser — Wed, 22 Jul 2020 01:57:55 +0000

In reply to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Sues Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Over Face Mask Order

Two judges recuse themselves in Kemp-Bottoms mask mandate case, hearing canceled for today

@ WSBTV.com, July 21, 6:03 pm

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EmmaZahn — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 10:50:26 +0000

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Analysis: Behind the rift between Atlanta's mayor and Georgia's governor

then there is from today's AJC.

KEMP SUES ATLANTA OVER MASK MANDATE - https://t.co/cbJ9FM7TXv" / Twitter

Its concluding paragraphs are rather chilling.

Anthony Michael Kreis, a constitutional law professor at Georgia State University, said there’s no longer any doubt that cities with mask mandates conflict with the state’s order. Instead, he said, there’s a question about whether Kemp’s emergency powers give him the “unfettered authority to clamp down on local authorities.”

“This is no longer a fight about semantics after the new order,” Kreis said. “It is all about executive power in times of crisis and what that means for home rule.”

3104 Georgians have died and

artappraiser — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 08:25:52 +0000

In reply to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Sues Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Over Face Mask Order

3104 Georgians have died and I and my family are amongst the 106k who have tested positive for COVID-19. Meanwhile, I have been sued by @GovKemp for a mask mandate. A better use of tax payer money would be to expand testing and contact tracing. #ATLStrong pic.twitter.com/z4hpTrCS1B
— Keisha Lance Bottoms (@KeishaBottoms) July 16, 2020

He also did this on the same

artappraiser — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 07:53:52 +0000

In reply to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Sues Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Over Face Mask Order

He also did this on the same day( and he's wearing a mask in the photo they used)

Kemp signs bills to extend maternal Medicaid, limit ‘surprise billing'

@ AJC.com, 9 hrs. ago

With the backdrop of the newly expanded Wellstar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday signed legislation that will extend the amount of time eligible new mothers can receive Medicaid and cut down on patients being surprised by bills after receiving care.

The bills were part of a package of health care legislation the governor signed Thursday.

“These two bills are joined by several pieces of legislation that I will be signing today, all of which accomplish what we have promised to do — that is to streamline bureaucracy, increase access to quality care, insist on transparency and fairness, improve health outcomes and put Georgia families first,” Kemp said.

House Bill 1114 will extend the amount of time low-income Georgia mothers can receive Medicaid benefits, the public health program that provides care to the poor and disabled, from two months to six after the birth of a child. Nearly $20 million was set aside in the state’s budget to fund the extension.

House Health and Human Services Chairwoman Sharon Cooper, a Marietta Republican and the legislation’s sponsor, was giddy after the governor signed the bill [....]