Governor Brian Kemp held an update this afternoon featuring his Covid-19 task force leaders, utilizing the open spaces of Freedom Park across the street Capitol in order to maximize social distancing from those assembled for the event. Two major news items: Georgia’s brick and mortar public schools will remain closed through the end of the
This week’s Courier Herald column: There’s no time like the present. At the moment, that’s all we have. When the world changes as drastically as it has, we are all trapped in the present. Many who had steady and stable jobs or thriving businesses just weeks ago are filled with doubt and uncertainty about the
Yes, this is normally a political blog, and yes, it is still election season. A pandemic has forced upon many of us the Great Time Out, and many of us are taking a break from our regular routines whether we want to or not. For those who are “essential” in this crisis: Bless you for
From a press release: Atlanta, GA – Today Governor Kemp and the Department of Community Health (DCH) submitted a request to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for an 1135 Medicaid waiver. Concurrently, the Georgia Hospital Association (GHA) submitted a request to CMS for a 1135 Medicare waiver. “As we continue fighting COVID-19, these
Adjust your expectations for Passover and Easter Sunday services. Gwinnett County and all of its cities have jointly issued a stay at home order through 11:59pm on April 13th. All businesses will be asked to close, with the exception of essential services. Curt Yeomans of the Gwinnett Daily Post reports: “We are all navigating uncharted
It’s a big day for Georgia’s appellate courts, as Governor Brian Kemp has made three appointments. Appeals Court Judge Carla Wong McMillan has been elevated to Georgia’s highest court. Filling two vacancies on Georgia’s Court of Appeals are Verda M Coleman and John A. “Trey” Pipkin III. McMillan is taking the seat vacated by Justice
From the Georgia House of Representatives: State Representative Matthew Gambill (R-Cartersville) has tested positive for the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19). He began a period of self-quarantine over the weekend of Friday, March 13, after learning he had been exposed to someone who tested positive for the virus. On Monday, March 16, Rep. Gambill was tested for
Much of Georgia is on hold. “Essential” services and occupations continue, but it seems the closures are becoming more broad by the day, and the expectation of the duration of our Covid-19 Great Time Out is expanding. With that reality in mind, Speaker David Ralston has asked Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, verbally and in
What is shut down must eventually be re-opened. CNBC reports this evening, Former Vice President Pence Chief of Staff and Georgia political operative Nick Ayers has been tasked with figuring that out. CNBC’s Kayla Tausche reports that Ayers is “something of a backchannel between the White House, Capitol Hill, and Corporate America” and among other
The following are the remarks from Governor Brian Kemp, delivered this afternoon, and then distributed via press release: “Today I am saddened to announce that we have lost twenty-five Georgians to COVID-19. As we mourn, I ask my fellow Georgians to lift up their loved ones in prayer. Please keep them in your hearts and
