Morning Reads – Thursday, June 11, 2020

A timely court anniversary: on this date in 1993, SCOTUS ruled that people who commit “hate crimes” could be sentenced to extra punishment. 

Peaches

• Gov. Kemp on Tuesday’s mess.
• But CNN says it shows ‘why Governor Stacey Abrams is right.‘
• The New Yorker took a long form look at voting in Georgia, though.
• And Stephen Colbert said we ‘tested negative’ for voting in the Peach State.
• In Cobb, leaders can’t agree on the severity of the mess.
• “Less bad budget cuts proposed“
• Renewed effort to eliminate duplicative county police departments.
• While Athens-Clarke County moves to follow the national conversation.
• In a Columbus-area shocker…
• Kennesaw wasted no time ditching the Confederate flag.
• Will we be the home of the R&B Hall of Fame museum?

Jimmy Carter

• We’ll all be watching for the impact (if any) on the NASCAR fan base.
• The fall of Confederate statues gives rise to a new type of progressivism.
• Amazon halts the use of facial recognition software by police for one year.
• Do federal law enforcement officers need to be added to the conversation, too?
• …if we’re going for these guys, the answer to the last question is probably ‘yes.’
• Some numbers indicate 35 million people haven’t receive an anticipated stimulus check.

Sweet Tea

• Southerners want to speak to the manager.
• What Netflix bingers will look like in 20 years.
• Designers reveal ‘disease-proof’ jacket.