Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) is turning up the heat on Georgia’s Democratic Senators, Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, urging them to cross party lines and support the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act as it heads for a Senate vote.
Gov. Brian Kemp's top priority to limit lawsuits has drawn fierce criticism from Democrats, but the second part of the package passed the Senate Thursday with unanimous support. Senate Bill 68, passed the Senate last week with one Democratic vote after Kemp modified a section at the last minute to secure the votes he needed.
Democratic legislators, disability advocates and parents are saying that a move by Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr to block a Biden administration rule could strip federal disability accommodations and protections.