The Georgia Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 vaccine dashboard yesterday reported 2,048,591 total vaccine doses administered statewide, accounting for 82.57 percent of the state’s received allocation. That means Georgia administered one million vaccines in just twenty five days. 

Only days after an elections reform bill sponsored by Senate Pro Tem Butch Miller (R-Gainesville) that would create a Chief Elections Assistance Officer passed the Senate, members of the Senate Ethics committee will get their first look at an omnibus elections reform bill sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Mike Dugan (R-Carrollton). 

The state House of Representatives yesterday passed House Bill 218 which expands the ability of citizens to defend themselves and their families, both within Georgia and in other states, while ensuring Second Amendment rights remain protected during emergencies.  

A bill that creates a tax credit for up to $1,000 for teachers who agree to work in targeted districts is headed for a vote in the Georgia House of Representatives. HB 32, sponsored by Dave Belton (R-Buckhead), sailed through the Ways and Means Committee Thursday afternoon, and is headed to the Rules Committee for placement on the House calendar for a full vote. 

The Georgia Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans is fighting what it calls “an unprecedented assault” on Rebel monuments and memorials. Interestingly, its efforts are based on the Official Code of Georgia Annotated Section 50-3-1 or the Monument Protection Act, which it seeks to further strengthen.