Georgia

Park Cannon's arrest was caught on camera, as she was detained when knocking on Georgia Governor Brian Kemp's office door as he signed new voting legislation.

The Fox News host took aim at companies who have questioned the state's recent voting legislation, which has faced staunch criticism.

Florida claimed that Georgia uses too much of the water that flows from Atlanta to the Gulf of Mexico, arguing that overconsumption led to the decline in Florida's oyster industry.

Kemp defended the legislation, saying it makes it "easy to vote by expanding access to the polls and harder to cheat by ensuring the security of the ballot box."

Investigators believe the teen was "good friends" with the person who fired the gun.

"This is about more than just one bottle of water," said the Georgia director of Faith in Public Life. "It's about a series of laws that are progressively making it harder for Georgians to participate in our democracy."

Governor Brian Kemp signed the bill last week after it was passed in the state's Republican-led Legislature.

The Fox News anchor was reacting to James Quincey's comments criticising Georgia's new voting law Democrats say will restrict Black voters.

Faithful America said the controversial Republican is "twisting Scripture to interfere with COVID-19 health measures."

"I need to make it crystal clear that the final bill is unacceptable and does not match Delta's values," Bastian wrote in a memo on Wednesday.

The Georgia state representative was detained after she knocked on the door of Gov. Brian Kemp's office as he signed a bill tightening voter rules.

A fair, free democratic society is America's greatest economic resource.

Geoff Duncan, a Republican, said members of his party need to say Trump lost "fair and square" if they want to discuss election reforms.

The Republican senator largely defended the election legislation in Georgia, warning instead about Democrats' efforts to pass HR 1.

The Democratic congresswoman criticized Kemp's characterization of Georgia's restrictive new voting legislation on Saturday.

"She'll be doing the job that she was elected to do for her district and the people of Georgia," the state representative's attorney said.

The congresswoman also spoke about working with the late Congressman John Lewis during an MSNBC interview.

Following Georgia passing its controversial voter law, some local activists have floated the possibility of boycotting major companies in the Peach State for not criticizing the politicians.

Georgia lawmaker told MSNBC that all Americans should be concerned about new laws in his state which will tighten voter rules.

The controversial new law has been widely criticized with President Joe Biden also weighing in on the issue.

The poll's findings come shortly after Governor Brian Kemp signed the bill on Thursday after it passed along party lines in the state Senate, 34-20, and in the House, 100-75.

Some activists and Democrats have criticised Georgia Senate Bill 202 because they say it will suppress votes, including those of ethnic minorities.

"Neither the Fair Labor Standards Act nor Georgia law require breaks or meal periods be given to workers," the state's Labor Department says on its website.

The Senator compared the peaceful actions of the Georgia state lawmaker with the insurrectionists at the U.S. Capitol.

Democrats expressed outrage at a controversial voting bill passed by Georgia's GOP, with lawmakers on Capitol Hill slamming as reminiscent of Jim Crow laws.

Following her arrest at the Georgia State Capitol, State Representative Park Cannon spoke out against the voting rights bill signed into law by Governor Brian Kemp.

The school will be closed on Friday and authorities in the Georgia city have urged local people to stay at home.

Cannon was charged with two felonies, one for allegedly "preventing or disrupting General Assembly sessions or other meetings of members" and one for willful obstruction. She was released on Thursday.

The Democratic lawmaker was taken to jail and has been charged with two misdemeanors under Georgia state law.

Tornadoes caused widespread damage across parts of the state, including in Peachtree City and Coweta County.