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EXCLUSIVE – Jeremy Hunt, a 28-year-old Army veteran who is bidding to unseat Georgia’s longest serving member of Congress in this November’s midterm elections, on Monday landed a high-profile endorsement from Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri.

Hunt, the Republican son of a Black pastor who earlier this month announced his candidacy for the House of Representatives in Georgia’s 2nd Congressional District, is aiming to oust Democrat Sanford Bishop, a moderate Black Democrat who has served in Congress for three decades.

“I am proud to endorse and support Jeremy Hunt in his run for Congress. As a West Point graduate and former Army intelligence officer, Jeremy has spent his life serving America and fighting for what we believe in. I know he’ll do that in Congress,” Hawley said in a statement that was first reported by Fox News on Monday.

ARMY VETERAN JEREMY HUNT LAUNCHES 2022 CONGRESSIONAL BID IN GEORGIA

 “Jeremy is part of a new generation of conservative leaders; bold, fearless, and principled — exactly what’s needed to defeat a Democrat who has been in Congress for thirty years. This fall, Jeremy Hunt will be part of the Red Wave that will sweep conservatives back into the majority and put a stop to Joe Biden’s ruinous agenda,” Hawley predicted.

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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp plans to sign a bill into law to end the requirement to obtain a permit to carry a handgun in public

Republican lawmakers from both chambers have approved the Constitutional Carry Act, with the Senate giving it final passage Friday by a vote of 34-22.  After the vote, Kemp tweeted he looked forward to signing the legislation that he pledged his support for during his gubernatorial campaign in 2018.

Supporters of the measure say Senate Bill 319 reinforces the constitutional right to keep and bear arms and to protect family and property.

Critics charge that it removes another level of background checks that annually catches thousands of people who should not own firearms.

The National Rifle Association applauded lawmakers for passing what it hails as a landmark law as Georgia becomes the 25th state to allow permit-less carry. Georgians would no longer be required to go through the local probate court for a license to carry.

“Today, every state, and the District of Columbia, provides for the carrying of a firearm for self-defense outside the home in some form, and half the nation recognizes the Second Amendment protects law-abiding citizens’ right to self-defense as an inherent and inalienable right,” Wayne LaPierre, CEO and executive vice president of the NRA, said in a statement.

“NRA members have led this extraordinary brick-by-brick effort in building and expanding America’s self-defense laws and we are not done!” he added.

Atlanta Democratic Sen. Elena Parent criticized her Republican colleagues for supporting a bill that they argued would protect people from becoming crime victims, but instead simply made it easier for guns to get into the hands of the wrong people.

Voting is considered a cornerstone of any democracy. In the United States, the Constitution places the “times, places and manner of holding elections for Senators and Representatives” in the hands of the states.
In other words, voting technology decisions are in the hands of states. This very decentralized election administration system means that no state runs its elections exactly like another state.
Georgia made national headlines last year (on 25 March 2021) when Governor Brian Kemp (R) “signed into law a sweeping Republican-sponsored overhaul of state elections that includes new restrictions on voting by mail and greater legislative control over how elections are run.”

The Georgia law requires a photo ID in order to vote absentee by mail, after more than 1.3 million Georgia voters used that option during the COVID-19 pandemic. It also cuts the time people have to request an absentee ballot and limits where ballot drop boxes can be placed and when they can be accessed…
The law replaces the elected secretary of state as the chair of the state election board with a new appointee of the legislature after Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger rebuffed Trump’s attempts to overturn Georgia’s election results. It also allows the board to remove and replace county election officials deemed to be underperforming.

Rolling Stone compared the November 2021 election with that of November 2020:

Donald Trump wants to use November’s midterm elections to solidify his continued dominance of the national Republican Party

ATLANTA — In Donald Trump‘s push to fundamentally reshape the Republican Party, few places are a higher priority than Georgia.

The former president has issued highly-coveted endorsements in races ranging from governor to state insurance commissioner. His backing of football legend Herschel Walker essentially cleared a path to the party’s nomination for a critical U.S. Senate seat.

Trump has taken a particularly active role in shaping the governor’s race, recruiting former Sen. David Perdue to challenge incumbent Brian Kemp as retribution for his not going along with lies about the 2020 election being stolen. And in an effort to clear a path for Perdue, Trump pressed another Republican in the race — Vernon Jones — to run for Congress instead.

Trump returns to Georgia on Saturday night for a rally with Walker, Perdue, Jones and other Republicans he’s backed ahead of the state’s May 24 primary. The campaign is emerging as an early, critical test of whether the former president can live up to his professed role as a kingmaker in the GOP.

“I think it could be the start of, I don’t want to use the word downfall, but it could be the start of his influence waning,” said Eric Tanenblatt, former chief of staff to ex-Georgia Republican Gov. Sonny Perdue and a former fundraiser for David Perdue who is backing Kemp in the primary.

There are warning signs for Trump. While Walker is marching to the primary with minimal opposition, other races are more complicated. Jones, for instance, is now competing in a crowded congressional primary in which no one may clear the 50% threshold needed to avoid a runoff.

If you are an employee in Georgia, you must know your rights. The laws in this state are designed to protect workers, and there are res available to help you understand your rights and what to do if they are violated. This blog post will discuss the most important things that every employee in Georgia should know. It will also cover wage and hour law, discrimination law, and family leave law. We hope that this information will be helpful to you.

State’s Tax System.
Georgia’s tax system is based on a “Pay As You Go” basis, taxes are deducted from your paycheck as you earn income. The tax deducted from your salary depends on your filing status and how much money you make. There are different taxes for different types of income, and it’s essential to know which taxes you need to pay. You can find more information about Georgia’s tax system on the state’s website.
The Workers’ Compensation System.
The workers’ compensation system is designed to provide benefits to employees who are injured or become ill due to their job. As per the workers’ compensation laws in Georgia, the benefits can include medical expenses, income replacement, and death benefits. However, there are certain groups of workers who are exempt from this law, including:

What Is Spousal Abandonment In Georgia?​

Spousal abandonment in Georgia is grounds for divorce. 

If your spouse abandoned you, you’re wondering what your rights are. 

In this article, you’ll learn:

• what is abandonment in Georgia
• how do you prove spousal abandonment
• what are your abandoned spouse rights
• what to do when your spouse abandons you

Let’s dig in.

Custody can be devastating. It’s heartbreaking when parents lose custody of their children. Spouses end up having to pay agonizing amounts of financial support.

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Spousal Abandonment In Georgia

Spousal abandonment in Georgia means that one spouse leaves the house and relationship without communication.

Abandonment is one of the grounds for divorce in Georgia.

In Georgia, the spouse has to have been gone for 1+ years to use it as a fault for the divorce.

What Is Abandonment?

Abandonment is when one spouse severs ties with the family. 

And they abandon their responsibilities and duties to the family. 

It’s one spouse leaving without any intention of coming back.

Health insurance in Georgia can seem challenging to understand and handle, but it is not what it appears to be.
Managed care insurance programs require policyholders to get care from a network of pre-approved healthcare providers to receive the most significant coverage available under the plan.
Patients who seek care outside the network must pay a more substantial proportion of the total cost. In rare situations, the insurance provider may refuse to pay for treatments received outside of the insurance network.
Health maintenance organizations (HMOs) and point-of-service plans (POS) are only two examples of managed care plans.
Patients must select a primary care physician who supervises the patient’s care, makes treatment plans, and refers the patient to medical experts.
Instead, preferred-provider organizations (PPOs) do not require referrals, although they have lower rates of use for practitioners and services available inside their network.
Insurance providers may also refuse to reimburse certain services received without prior authorization from the insurance company.
Aside from that, insurers may refuse to pay for name-brand pharmaceuticals when a generic version or a comparable treatment is available at a lower price.
This information should be included in the insurance company’s written materials, carefully read. Consider consulting with your employer or contacting the organization directly before incurring a significant fee.

Cross country relocation requires thorough reparation and a good plan in order to be executed without too much stress. Of course, there are many factors that will determine the difficulty of the process. The number of items that you need to transport, whether you are moving on your own or with professional assistance, or the distance that you need to cross. If you are moving from North Carolina to Georgia, for example, you will need to cross around 400 miles, give or take, depending on your exact location and destination, which is not a lot. However, if you are not prepared right, it is enough to represent a significant challenge. Luckily, Verified Movers are here to help you. We will show you how you can organize the whole thing and help you find appropriate moving assistance that will ensure the final success.

Former Johns Creek, GA Councilman Jay Lin at public launch event for Dominion Voting Machines in Sep 2019
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Correction 2 Feb 7:00am EST: Jan Lin was a councilman at Johns Creek during the event, not Gwinnett County where the event was held.. He was later appointed to multiple boards in GA, including the Kemp transition team.

“Every little girl watching tonight sees that this is a country of possibilities. And to the children of our country, regardless of your gender, our country has sent you a clear message: dream with ambition, lead with conviction, and see yourself in a way that others might not see you, simply because they’ve never seen it before. And we will applaud you every step of the way.” — Kamala Harris, Vice-President, United States of America

TIME TO RE-JOYCE
BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER — For what it’s worth, Joyce Marie Griggs senses she undoubtedly has exceeded the community’s expectations as a public servant, a trend she hopes will ultimately give way to her claiming the U.S. House to represent Georgia’s First Congressional District.