Political Rewind: Kemp Broadens Vaccine Eligibility to Teachers; GOP Vies To Restrict Voting
Friday on Political Rewind:\xa0Georgia teachers will soon be able to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Yesterday, Gov. Brian Kemp announced his plan to expand the circle of Georgians eligible for shots to include educators and school staff starting early in March. Kemp said the move is an important step in encouraging schools to reopen for in-person classes.\n\nAlso, Democrats and voting rights groups are mounting a furious counterattack to legislation designed to restrict early and absentee voting in Georgia. Stacey Abrams\u2019 organization Fair Fight Action is putting millions of dollars into ads condemning the bills under consideration at the state Capitol. Lawmakers described the legislation as voter suppression yesterday.\n\nIn testimony before a U.S. House committee on Thursday, Abrams urged Congress to pass a federal law that will block states looking to pass legislation that would make it harder to vote.\n\nThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution\u2019s Patricia Murphy and our panel look at these stories and more.\n\nPanelists:\n\nPatricia Murphy \u2014 Political Reporter and Columnist, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution\n\nDr. Audrey Haynes \u2014 Professor of Political Science, University of Georgia\n\nDr. Bernard Fraga \u2014 Professor of Political Science, Emory University