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<title>Trump Announces First Non-Staged or Legal Defense Fund-Related Campaign Stop to Georgia</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Trump is reported to have accepted President Biden’s invitation to a June 27 debate ATLANTA – Days before President Joe Biden is set to make his second appearance in Georgia this calendar year, former President Donald Trump has finally announced his first non-staged or legal defense fund-related campaign stop to the Peach State by accepting […]
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Trump is reported to have accepted President Biden’s invitation to a June 27 debate
ATLANTA – Days before President Joe Biden is set to make his second appearance in Georgia this calendar year, former President Donald Trump has finally announced his first <a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-chick-fil-a-black-voters-d981e8edac067fa8912cc56c92d8b9ab">non-staged</a> or <a href="https://www.ajc.com/politics/trumps-high-dollar-atlanta-fundraiser-puts-maga-hierarchy-in-georgia-on-display/H2KNF73DERGENMYGYWD33FNZNQ/">legal defense fund-related</a> campaign stop to the Peach State by <a href="https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/biden-trump-cnn-presidential-debate-atlanta">accepting President Biden’s invitation debate</a> on June 27, 2024.
“It makes sense that a man who whines about sitting for hours in an air-conditioned ‘<a href="https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1785299779733643369">freezing cold ice box</a>’ courtroom would welcome the opportunity to visit the Peach State in late June,” said DPG Communications Director Dave Hoffman. “While Trump can only manage tarmac stops, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-chick-fil-a-black-voters-d981e8edac067fa8912cc56c92d8b9ab">staged photo-ops at Chick-Fil-A</a>, or <a href="https://www.ajc.com/politics/trumps-high-dollar-atlanta-fundraiser-puts-maga-hierarchy-in-georgia-on-display/H2KNF73DERGENMYGYWD33FNZNQ/">fundraisers for his legal defense fund</a>, President Biden is running a strong, robust campaign in Georgia highlighting the thousands of exciting new jobs his investments have created across the state, like the <a href="https://www.augustachronicle.com/story/news/environment/2024/03/18/georgia-ranks-second-in-nation-for-clean-energy-projects-23-billion-investment-helps-create-jobs/72956022007/">LG Battery Plant in Savannah</a>, the <a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/business/treasury-secretary-touts-manufacturing-growth-at-reopening-ga-solar-plant/EZNEHEDIBBBYZJ6ZRC424XOQKY/">Suniva Solar Plant in Norcross</a>, or <a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/business/qcells-begins-producing-solar-panels-at-new-georgia-plant-in-cartersville/LA2MDGKHRFEK3GHQRBQ7YAB26E/">QCells in Cartersville</a>.”
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<title>NEW 11 Alive Report: Kemp Administration Chose Unqualified Gift Card Company over Known Bidders for Billion-Dollar Taxpayer Contract For Political Gain</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Company had no experience and the program was widely panned for failing to deliver on Kemp’s promises Connecticut-based company Rellevate was awarded the taxpayer-funded contract after they were the only company that promised they could put Kemp’s name on the cards and distribute them before voters received ballots WATCH THE 11 ALIVE STORY HERE 11 […]
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Company had no experience and the program was widely panned for failing to deliver on Kemp’s promises
Connecticut-based company Rellevate was awarded the taxpayer-funded contract after they were the only company that promised they could put Kemp’s name on the cards and distribute them before voters received ballots

WATCH THE 11 ALIVE STORY <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYfLFhwtc2c">HERE</a>
11 Alive just revealed shocking new findings in Governor Kemp’s ongoing cash card scandal showing the Governor’s office hand-picked a vendor who had no experience to manage the bungled $1.2 billion cash giveaway program based on that company’s ability to help his re-election campaign.
   
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According to 11 Alive’s Doug Richards, Kemp’s Office of Planning and Budget imposed several requirements on the companies he hand-picked to submit proposals, including:
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<li>Ensuring the program’s launch by September 15, 2022</li>
<li>Giving the State the ability to design cards</li>
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“Governor Kemp decided when and how to distribute $1.2 billion taxpayer dollars based on what would be best for his re-election campaign and the only way to get it done before voting began was to handpick the company with the least experience,” said DPG Executive Director Tolulope Kevin Olasanoye. “It’s clear this ongoing scandal demands the full, thorough, and immediate investigation that his ally Attorney General Chris Carr refuses to conduct.”
Connecticut-based Rellevate — a gift card company with clients such as Crocs, Dunkin Donuts, and Subway — was the only bidder who could meet Kemp’s two requirements. They were awarded the contract over two other vendors, Conduent and Stralto, despite those vendors having extensive experience processing government benefit payments as well as robust security and fraud prevention protocols. 
From the moment the program launched, recipients complained of fraud. According to the <a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/state-investigates-potential-fraud-involving-kemps-350-relief-payments/6ZGNGZ3RUBG47MMNCTKNZB7JQY/">Atlanta Journal-Constitution</a>, “some people said the accounts where the money was stored were emptied before they could access them, and others had trouble spending the money at all.” 
A <a href="https://www.11alive.com/article/news/politics/brian-kemp-administration-sidestepped-law-pandemic-handouts-state-audit/85-b69c24a4-0587-4c60-8432-36542ff42e31">recent audit</a> released by the state of Georgia’s Department of Audits, revealed that Brian Kemp’s administration “<a href="https://www.11alive.com/article/news/politics/brian-kemp-administration-sidestepped-law-pandemic-handouts-state-audit/85-b69c24a4-0587-4c60-8432-36542ff42e31">sidestepped the law</a>” when it hand-picked vendors and rushed to approve the billion-dollar contract even though the report said state law required the state to publish a request for proposals on its website. State leaders have <a href="https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-democrats-seek-probe-into-preelection-cash-cards-for-needy/QR65MJGRYJCBLCASB5QJXJFOV4/">called for an investigation</a> into the Kemp Administration’s conduct.
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<title>Five Years After the Signing of Georgia GOP’s Abortion Ban, Georgia Women Continue to Suffer</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Five years ago yesterday, Brian Kemp signed into law H.B. 481, the extreme six-week abortion ban that he and Attorney General Chris Carr rushed to implement on June 24, 2022, the same day that Roe v. Wade was overturned. “Five years after the signing of Georgia Republicans’ draconian six-week abortion ban, women’s lives are at […]
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Five years ago yesterday, Brian Kemp signed into law H.B. 481, the extreme six-week abortion ban that he and Attorney General Chris Carr rushed to implement on June 24, 2022, the same day that Roe v. Wade was overturned.
“Five years after the signing of Georgia Republicans’ draconian six-week abortion ban, women’s lives are at risk, maternal mortality rates are sky-high, and physicians are forced to wait until patients are at death’s door to provide lifesaving care,” said DPG spokesperson Ellie Schwartz. “Brian Kemp and Donald Trump are proud of this abortion ban despite the suffering it has caused.”
Five years after its signing, here’s a look at how the 
Kemp-Trump extreme abortion ban is hurting Georgians:
Putting women’s lives at risk. OB-GYNs <a href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2814017">describe</a> extreme abortion bans forcing them to wait until patients are suffering life-threatening consequences to administer medical care:
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<li>“The way our legal teams interpreted it, until they became septic or started hemorrhaging, we couldn’t proceed…[it] puts women in a very challenging, risky position. Is a 5% risk of death enough? Does it take 20%? Does it take 50%? What is enough legally?” [<a href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2814017">Journal of the American Medical Association</a>]</li>
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Georgia’s Black maternal mortality crisis is getting worse. Georgia already has one of the <a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/health-news/maternal-deaths-the-continued-rise-in-georgia-leaves-families-broken-in-its-wake/M2A65QC5FJDYZGBRU3SS2QO7B4/">highest</a> maternal mortality rates in the country, and Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women. 
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<li><a href="https://thegepi.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/GEPI-State-of-Repro-Health-Report-US.pdf">Studies</a> have found that women living in states with abortion bans are up to three times more likely to die in pregnancy, childbirth, or during the postpartum period – some studies estimate up to an <a href="https://www.11alive.com/article/news/health/abortions-emory-study-georgia-mortality-infant-maternal/85-4a7d5993-57ca-43dd-8ef4-1daad9c8f8d5">18% increase</a> in maternal mortality. </li>
<li>When Republicans passed the 2019 ban, experts noted it would <a href="https://www.11alive.com/article/news/health/abortions-emory-study-georgia-mortality-infant-maternal/85-4a7d5993-57ca-43dd-8ef4-1daad9c8f8d5">disproportionately impact</a> women of color. </li>
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Doctors are afraid of being prosecuted for doing their jobs. Georgia OB-GYN says the Republican ban has created confusion, fear and distress for providers: “<a href="https://www.wsj.com/us-news/six-week-abortion-ban-florida-c5f00f7e">We can’t provide care and that can be really hard.</a>”
Health care providers are being driven away. Studies have found that states with abortion bans in place <a href="https://www.wabe.org/report-finds-states-with-abortion-bans-see-fewer-ob-gyn-residency-applications/">are already seeing </a>drops in residency applications.
Women are being forced to travel hundreds of miles to get care. With abortion effectively banned <a href="https://www.bmj.com/content/385/bmj.q1013">across the entire Southeast</a>, Georgia women are forced to travel across state lines – sometimes hundreds of miles – just to get health care.
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<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Governor Brian Kemp signed SB 189 into law, empowering anti-democracy activists to mount baseless mass challenges to other voters’ registrations.  “Kemp’s signature on S.B. 189 is a slap on the back to MAGA conspiracy theorists like his lieutenant governor who refuse to accept President Biden won in 2020,” said Tolulope Kevin Olasanoye, Executive Director […]
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Yesterday, Governor Brian Kemp signed SB 189 into law, empowering anti-democracy activists to <a href="https://twitter.com/bluestein/status/1787953841008427487">mount baseless mass challenges</a> to other voters’ registrations. 
“Kemp’s signature on S.B. 189 is a slap on the back to MAGA conspiracy theorists like his lieutenant governor who refuse to accept President Biden won in 2020,” said Tolulope Kevin Olasanoye, Executive Director of the Democratic Party of Georgia. “Republicans can’t win on their record of leaving Georgians behind, so, like a broken record, they resort to suppressing votes they’re incapable of earning.”  
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<description><![CDATA[Governor Kemp Continues to Refuse Medicaid Expansion Georgia among 3 worst states for child disenrollment as Kemp tries to take credit for 709,000 Georgians enrolling in federal ACA Marketplace plans Today, a shocking new study reported by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution found that more than 300,000 Georgia children have been dropped from their Medicaid coverage on […]
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Governor Kemp Continues to Refuse Medicaid Expansion
Georgia among 3 worst states for child disenrollment as Kemp tries to take credit for 709,000 Georgians enrolling in federal ACA Marketplace plans
Today, a shocking new study <a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/health-news/report-georgia-drops-300000-children-from-medicaid/EZZGZSKPE5AIJNXVICA6YK7R7A/">reported</a> by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution found that more than 300,000 Georgia children have been dropped from their Medicaid coverage on Gov. Brian Kemp’s watch – landing Georgia in the <a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/health-news/report-georgia-drops-300000-children-from-medicaid/EZZGZSKPE5AIJNXVICA6YK7R7A/">top three</a> worst states in the country for child disenrollment.
Gov. Kemp’s mismanagement of state agencies emerged as a major driver of disenrollments, with <a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/health-news/report-georgia-drops-300000-children-from-medicaid/EZZGZSKPE5AIJNXVICA6YK7R7A/">experts citing</a> outdated technology, a buggy website, closed offices, and difficulty reaching caseworkers by phone.
The report comes on the heels of Governor Kemp declaring that he is “in the ‘no camp” on full Medicaid expansion in 2025. In response to both the report and criticism of his failed “Pathways to Coverage” program, Kemp has <a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/health-news/georgia-democrats-slam-kemps-kibosh-on-full-medicaid-expansion/TFSGD2WPZZEUPI6M6DUJJSMFJA/">tried to claim credit</a> for Georgians who enrolled in insurance plans through the ACA Marketplace thanks to subsidies under President Biden.
“Brian Kemp has utterly failed the 300,000 Georgia kids who can no longer go to the doctor when they’re sick,” said DPG spokesperson Alex Yerkey. “Children are suffering and the governor’s response is to take credit for a Biden administration program he loudly and stubbornly opposes.”      
Read more coverage of Kemp’s health care failures from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution below:
AJC: <a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/health-news/report-georgia-drops-300000-children-from-medicaid/EZZGZSKPE5AIJNXVICA6YK7R7A/">Report: Georgia drops 300,000 children from Medicaid</a> Ariel Hart, 5/6/24
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<li>Georgia dropped more than 300,000 children from the Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids health insurance program, with one of the worst child disenrollment rates in the nation, according to a new study from Georgetown University. The study authors fear the majority of them are now uninsured and might decide they cannot afford health care as a result. </li>
<li>Georgia’s number of children kicked off Medicaid was bigger by December than the entire population of Augusta or Columbus. Georgia disenrolled far more children than California, a state that started with more than double the child Medicaid enrollment of Georgia, the report found. </li>
<li>The Atlanta-Journal-Constitution’s reporting has also found Gateway to be an obstacle for some individual patients, especially those with only cellphones for a computer. Glitches in the Gateway mobile computer interface gave misleading information on patients’ accounts, for example. </li>
<li>AJC reporting also found that enrollees were told to seek help at the Medicaid office, only to find it closed, or that caseworkers work remotely. Enrollees have recounted rarely being able to get through to caseworkers by phone. </li>
<li>The study authors say there are measures that states still can take. But Texas, Georgia and Florida, the report said, are among states that “have prioritized the hasty disenrollment of adults and children, despite projections that many still remain eligible.”</li>
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AJC: <a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/health-news/georgia-democrats-slam-kemps-kibosh-on-full-medicaid-expansion/TFSGD2WPZZEUPI6M6DUJJSMFJA/">Georgia Democrats slam Kemp’s kibosh on full Medicaid expansion</a> Ariel Hart, 5/3/2024
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<li>Democratic leaders of the Georgia Senate on Thursday lambasted Gov. Brian Kemp for his decision not to fully expand Medicaid to poor Georgia adults. </li>
<li>Their remarks, in a press conference held in front of a shuttered hospital, come after Kemp last month <a href="https://www.ajc.com/politics/kemp-on-medicaid-expansion-in-2025-im-in-the-no-camp/QLYSDYPGOZESBM24ELTKLWDNEI/">told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s “Politically Georgia”</a> that not only did he oppose <a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/health-news/georgia-house-republicans-looking-at-full-medicaid-expansion/OIRDCKZRTVAIDHBPAQF5555KM4/">expanding Medicaid</a> in <a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/health-news/latest-push-to-expand-medicaid-shows-promise/5CPWIBWC4JB53PVWHCVCN5DIAA/">the recent legislative session</a>, but he was “in the no camp” for full Medicaid expansion in 2025 as well. </li>
<li>“This political gamesmanship and obstinance has horrific real world consequences for the hundreds of thousands of Georgians who remain uninsured and unable to access quality, affordable health care,” said Sen. Elena Parent, D-Atlanta, chairwoman of the Senate Democratic caucus. </li>
<li>The Democrats also challenged statistics that Kemp laid out to defend his position, saying that they were false. </li>
<li>Estimates vary, but perhaps 290,000 Georgia adults remain uninsured because Georgia has not expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act — also known as Obamacare — to cover all its poor. Instead, Kemp devised a tailored solution that he forecasted would insure 90,000 Georgians. However, only 4,000 have enrolled since the program launched last July.</li>
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<title>Democratic Party of Georgia Adds Key Staff</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 15:48:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Today, the DPG is announcing key additions to its team ahead of the crucial 2024 election cycle. 
“While our Republican counterparts <a href="https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-gop-spends-more-than-17m-in-legal-fees-linked-to-trump-court-fight/PZ4PPCR4BVBSTDV2FVLD3WVITM/">burn money</a> defending their actions four years ago to illegally overturn an election result they didn’t like, Georgia Democrats continue to make dynamic additions to our team that will help us succeed this year and beyond,” said DPG Executive Director Tolulope Kevin Olasanoye.
Felicia Agostini is the Finance Director. The Atlanta native and Georgia State graduate returns to Georgia after helping the Virginia State Senate Caucus raise money and hold their majority in the 2023 general election. An alum of Jen Jordan’s and Erick Allen’s statewide campaigns, Felicia’s first staff job in politics was as call time manager for Carolyn Bourdeaux’s 2018 Congressional race. Felicia would like to remind everyone that DPG press releases don’t write themselves, and that you can start a recurring monthly investment today: <a href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dpg_nonfed_web">DONATE</a>
Dave Hoffman is the Communications Director. Dave has served three U.S. Senators in Washington, worked on top battleground U.S. Senate campaigns in North Carolina (twice) and Florida, and managed a U.S. Senate primary in Georgia that advanced without a runoff in 2016. More recently, Dave was a Senior Advisor for Democrats Serve, a hybrid committee that supported now-Congressman Gabe Amo’s victory in a twelve-candidate special election Democratic primary last September. Dave and his wife, Lacey, are thrilled to return to Georgia with their two rescue dogs, Cooper and June.
Ellie Schwartz has been promoted to Deputy Communications Director. Ellie has worked in the DPG press operation since 2021, and served as DPG’s Press Secretary during the 2022 cycle that saw Reverend Warnock re-elected to a full term in the U.S. Senate. She notes that any typos in future press releases should be attributed to her senior cat Izzy, who serves as Ellie’s purr-ess secretary. 
Alex Yerkey is the Director of Rapid Response. The son of two newspaper editors, Alex returns to Georgia after his previous Operations Data Director role on Jon Ossoff’s winning U.S. Senate campaign in 2020-2021. He later worked for the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) in a similar capacity, focusing on battleground state legislative races. Alex thinks your readers really need to know about that story your editor has not (yet) agreed to let you investigate.
Dr. Alexis Harris is the Deputy Digital Director. Alexis served as Digital Communications Manager for U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock’s successful reelection campaign in 2022 while simultaneously completing her doctorate at Clark Atlanta University. As a political scientist and college professor, Alexis finds creative solutions to educate, entertain, and engage voters at every stage of the electoral process. 
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 15:28:28 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Today, the DPG is announcing key additions to its team ahead of the crucial 2024 election cycle.  “While our Republican counterparts burn money defending their actions four years ago to illegally overturn an election result they didn’t like, Georgia Democrats continue to make dynamic additions to our team that will help us succeed this year […]
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Today, the DPG is announcing key additions to its team ahead of the crucial 2024 election cycle. 
“While our Republican counterparts <a href="https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-gop-spends-more-than-17m-in-legal-fees-linked-to-trump-court-fight/PZ4PPCR4BVBSTDV2FVLD3WVITM/">burn money</a> defending their actions four years ago to illegally overturn an election result they didn’t like, Georgia Democrats continue to make dynamic additions to our team that will help us succeed this year and beyond,” said DPG Executive Director Tolulope Kevin Olasanoye.
Felicia Agostini is the Finance Director. The Atlanta native and Georgia State graduate returns to Georgia after helping the Virginia State Senate Caucus raise money and hold their majority in the 2023 general election. An alum of Jen Jordan’s and Erick Allen’s statewide campaigns, Felicia’s first staff job in politics was as call time manager for Carolyn Bourdeaux’s 2018 Congressional race. Felicia would like to remind everyone that DPG press releases don’t write themselves, and that you can start a recurring monthly investment today: <a href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dpg_nonfed_web">DONATE</a> <a href="mailto:Felicia@GeorgiaDemocrat.org">Felicia@GeorgiaDemocrat.org</a>
Dave Hoffman is the Communications Director. Dave has served three U.S. Senators in Washington, worked on top battleground U.S. Senate campaigns in North Carolina (twice) and Florida, and managed a U.S. Senate primary in Georgia that advanced without a runoff in 2016. More recently, Dave was a Senior Advisor for Democrats Serve, a hybrid committee that supported now-Congressman Gabe Amo’s victory in a twelve-candidate special election Democratic primary last September. Dave and his wife, Lacey, are thrilled to return to Georgia with their two rescue dogs, Cooper and June. <a href="mailto:Dave@GeorgiaDemocrat.org">Dave@GeorgiaDemocrat.org</a>
Ellie Schwartz has been promoted to Deputy Communications Director. Ellie has worked in the DPG press operation since 2021, and served as DPG’s Press Secretary during the 2022 cycle that saw Reverend Warnock re-elected to a full term in the U.S. Senate. She notes that any typos in future press releases should be attributed to her senior cat Izzy, who serves as Ellie’s purr-ess secretary. <a href="mailto:Ellie@GeorgiaDemocrat.org">Ellie@GeorgiaDemocrat.org</a>
Alex Yerkey is the Director of Rapid Response. The son of two newspaper editors, Alex returns to Georgia after his previous Operations Data Director role on Jon Ossoff’s winning U.S. Senate campaign in 2020-2021. He later worked for the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) in a similar capacity, focusing on battleground state legislative races. Alex thinks your readers really need to know about that story your editor has not (yet) agreed to let you investigate. <a href="mailto:Alex@GeorgiaDemocrat.org">Alex@GeorgiaDemocrat.org</a>
Dr. Alexis Harris is the Deputy Digital Director. Alexis served as Digital Communications Manager for U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock’s successful reelection campaign in 2022 while simultaneously completing her doctorate at Clark Atlanta University. As a political scientist and college professor, Alexis finds creative solutions to educate, entertain, and engage voters at every stage of the electoral process. <a href="mailto:Alexis@GeorgiaDemocrat.org">Alexis@GeorgiaDemocrat.org</a>
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<title>Georgia Democrats Respond to Gov. Kemp Announcing He Is “In the ‘No’ Camp” on Medicaid Expansion</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 22:55:06 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Today, Georgia Democrats held a press conference responding to Governor Kemp’s recent comments that he is “in the no camp” on Medicaid expansion, now and in the future. Outside the shuttered AMC Wellstar hospital building in Atlanta – one of six hospitals that has closed on Governor Kemp’s watch – Senate Minority Leader Gloria Butler […]
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Today, Georgia Democrats held a press conference responding to Governor Kemp’s recent comments that he is “in the no camp” on Medicaid expansion, now and in the future. Outside the shuttered AMC Wellstar hospital building in Atlanta – one of six hospitals that has closed on Governor Kemp’s watch – Senate Minority Leader Gloria Butler and Senate Democratic Caucus Chair Elena Parent outlined how Governor Kemp’s extreme position on Medicaid can only be explained by putting his personal political agenda ahead of the needs of the people he was elected to serve. They reiterated that expanding Medicaid has<a href="https://www.ajc.com/politics/ajc-poll-most-georgians-oppose-school-vouchers-support-medicaid-expansion/P77KOVQNLJF7NN7SKHFFPGMU2M/"> broad popular support</a>, would<a href="https://coverga.org/about/about-medicaid-expansion/"> cover tens of thousands</a> more Georgians at lower taxpayer cost than Kemp’s<a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/health-news/georgias-medicaid-work-requirements-costs-millions-despite-low-enrollment/5BOJLD6GQFBIZJMPTD64FPYRMQ/"> failed “Pathways to Coverage”</a> program, and would help create<a href="https://gbpi.org/georgia-ready-close-coverage-gap/"> 56,000 jobs each year. </a>
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“While the governor claims to put Georgians first, all I’ve seen is Brian Kemp first,” said Senate Minority Leader Gloria Butler. “The governor has slashed our state’s government funding and services so he can brag about his big surplus. He’s denied our people health insurance and economic growth – and bragged about it – because Brian Kemp doesn’t like that idea. He believes the legislature ‘crosses the line’ when it considers legislation that he doesn’t like. This state can’t afford to keep following the Brian Kemp First plan. We must put Georgians first and we need to do it immediately.”
“[Kemp] says that Georgia will not expand Medicaid on his watch – no matter what the people, the legislature, or our health care providers think. He’s a no now, he’s a no for the future. But last time I checked, Kemp was not elected king of Georgia. The public demand to expand Medicaid is increasing, and many of our Republican colleagues and both the House and the Senate are admitting the urgent need to get this done and they are getting on board,” said Senator Elena Parent, Chair of the Senate Democratic Caucus. “The governor has a choice in 2025. He can join the reasonable minds on both sides of the aisle who are trying to do what’s best for Georgia, or he can cement his legacy as the lone force standing in the way.”
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<title>DPG Statement on Signing of Senate Bill 362</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 21:55:49 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[On Monday, Governor Kemp signed SB 362 — a direct attack on workers, organized labor, and businesses. In a violation of the 1935 National Labor Relations Act, the bill disqualifies any business that voluntarily recognizes a labor union in their workplace from receiving state economic incentives. The new law is certain to spawn a lawsuit […]
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On Monday, <a href="https://capitol-beat.org/2024/04/critics-brand-newly-signed-bill-as-anti-union/">Governor Kemp signed SB 362</a> — a direct attack on workers, organized labor, and businesses. In a violation of the 1935 National Labor Relations Act, the bill disqualifies any business that voluntarily recognizes a labor union in their workplace from receiving state economic incentives. The new law is certain to spawn a lawsuit that <a href="https://apnews.com/article/unions-georgia-incentives-law-8593787f685f41141ec9d22ca36e2eeb">some speculate</a> “will cost Georgia taxpayers millions of dollars and the state will lose.”
“Governor Kemp loves to complain about government picking winners and losers … except when he does it to attack Georgia workers and the unions that represent them,” said DPG spokesperson Dave Hoffman. “Governor Kemp should follow his own advice and ‘<a href="https://twitter.com/BrianKempGA/status/1780255204442509349">do his damn job</a>’ rather than continuing to sign bad laws that waste money and won’t help Georgians just to pay back his political donors.”
The state denying economic incentives could have major consequences to a company’s bottom line, particularly in a state as reliant on such incentives as Georgia. While companies can choose to forego state assistance and voluntarily allow workers to form a union, the potential funding loss can have an outsized impact on their decision-making process, discouraging planned investments and job creation. 
Monday’s bill signing marks the second shot Governor Kemp has taken at Georgia workers in as many weeks. Last week, Kemp signed onto a joint statement with five other Southern Republican governors that threatened job losses should employees at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, TN, vote to form a union. Workers seeking better workplace representation, increased negotiating power, and improved benefits won with 73% of the vote.
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<title>DPG Statement on Kemp’s Signing of Voucher Scam Bill</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 20:24:25 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Today, in response to Governor Kemp signing S.B. 233, which siphons public dollars away from public schools in order to subsidize vouchers for unregulated private institutions, Tolulope Kevin Olasanoye, DPG Executive Director, released the following statement: “Kemp’s signature on Republicans’ voucher scheme – which defunds public schools to siphon taxpayer dollars to unaccountable private entities […]
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Today, in response to Governor Kemp signing S.B. 233, which siphons public dollars away from public schools in order to subsidize vouchers for unregulated private institutions, Tolulope Kevin Olasanoye, DPG Executive Director, released the following statement:
“Kemp’s signature on Republicans’ voucher scheme – which defunds public schools to siphon taxpayer dollars to unaccountable private entities – is a loss for Georgia students and a win for wealthy special interests. Public money should go to public schools, period.”
Quick Facts on Kemp & Republicans’ Voucher Scam
Voucher programs:
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<li>Are <a href="https://grandcanyoninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/GCI_Policy_Private_School_Program_Costs_2018_Sept_5_2018.pdf">more expensive</a> than public education and have <a href="https://gbpi.org/school-vouchers-myth-vs-fact/#_edn5">NOT been shown</a> to improve educational outcomes;</li>
<li>Are <a href="https://www.ajc.com/politics/ajc-poll-most-georgians-oppose-school-vouchers-support-medicaid-expansion/P77KOVQNLJF7NN7SKHFFPGMU2M/">extremely unpopular</a> with Georgians (60% disapprove);</li>
<li>Subsidize private institutions that <a href="https://www.ncpecoalition.org/poor-quality">lack</a> proper oversight, regulation, or accountability;</li>
<li>Redirect money away from schools required to serve all students and siphons to institutions that <a href="https://nepc.colorado.edu/sites/default/files/publications/PB%20Mead-Eckes%20Privatization_4.pdf">may exclude students</a> they don’t want to serve;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.ncpecoalition.org/ruralvouchers">Fail rural students</a> who live in areas where there is no feasible private school option;</li>
<li>Publicly subsidize private education for students who were <a href="https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/vouchers-helping-families-already-in-private-school-early-data-show-47ced812">already going to attend </a>private school without vouchers.</li>
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