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April 6, 2021

Atlanta mayor directs Chief Equity Officer to take action to ‘mitigate’ effects of Georgia’s voting law

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms signed an executive order Tuesday directing the city’s chief equity officer to find ways to “mitigate” the effect of the new Georgia election law. 

April 6, 2021

Biden tells Georgia to ‘smarten up’ to avoid losing business over new election law

President Biden said that Georgia needs to “smarten up” to avoid business leaving its state over recent voting legislation. 

April 6, 2021

Sen. John Kennedy: MLB moving All-Star Game from Atlanta 'has nothing to do with race'

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La, slammed Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on "The Story" Tuesday for getting involved in national politics and alienating "millions of fans" by relocating this summer's All-Star Game to Denver from Atlanta.

April 6, 2021

Ben Carson blasts Omar's 'disgusting' Georgia-Apartheid comparison, says Biden doesn't understand 'Jim Crow'

Former HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson said Tuesday on "The Story" that it was "disgusting" to hear Rep. Ilhan Omar compare Georgia's new election law to South African Apartheid of the mid-20th Century

April 6, 2021

Georgia Gov. Kemp rips MLB for 'discrepancy' of moving game out of half-black Atlanta to majority white Denver

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp ripped the Major League Baseball league for the "discrepancy" with respect to boycotting the Peach State over the election reform bill.

April 6, 2021

Psaki on moving MLB All-Star Game to Colorado: Georgia legislation was 'built on a lie'

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that key context in Major League Baseball’s (MLB) decision to move from Georgia to Colorado was that the Peach State's legislation was "built on a lie." 

April 6, 2021

Sen. Tim Scott on MLB moving All-Star game from Georgia: 'The Wokes are at it again'

The "Midsummer Classic" was set for July 13 at Truist Park, home of the Atlanta Braves, until the Major League Baseball decided Friday to change its location -- a decision that was cheered by several large corporations. On Monday, MLB announced the game will now be played at Coors Field, home of the Colorado Rockies.

April 6, 2021

Texas Gov. Abbott on why he declined to throw first pitch at home opener: MLB pushed 'false narrative'

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday that he declined to throw the first pitch at the Texas Rangers' home opener because he felt Major Baseball League engaged in political malpractice by pushing a false narrative about the Georgia election reform.

April 6, 2021

Leo Terrell: Left is using 'Al Sharpton’s playbook,' intimidating companies with racism claims

Intimidating corporations with racism accusations is "Rev. Al Sharpton’s playbook," Fox News contributor Leo Terrell said on Tuesday in the wake of progressive backlash against the Georgia election reform bill.

April 6, 2021

Colorado voting laws are similar to Georgia's despite decision to move Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Major League Baseball announced that they are moving the 2021 All-Star Game out of Georgia in protest of the state's new voting laws — and it now it is reportedly headed to Colorado, which has some rules that are similar, if not more restrictive.