Georgia County Says MLB All-Star Game Would ve Brought $100M and Help Post-COVID
On 4/4/21 at 9:43 AM EDT
Tourism officials in Georgia s Cobb County lamented Major League Baseball s (MLB) recent decision to relocate the summer s All-Star Game, which was originally set to take place at Truist Park in Atlanta.
Holly Quinlan, president and chief operating officer at Cobb Travel and Tourism a local bureau focused on drawing visitors to the county encompassing Atlanta estimated that the jurisdiction would have reaped significant profits as a result of the annual sporting event, and projected a loss of roughly $100 million now that MLB plans to take its business elsewhere.
07:58 EDT, 3 April 2021
Georgia s new election laws explained
The sweeping rewrite of Georgia s election rules, signed into law last Thursday by Republican Governor Brian Kemp, makes numerous changes to how elections will be administered, including a new photo ID requirement for voting absentee by mail.
Republican supporters say the law is needed to restore confidence in Georgia s elections. Democrats say it will restrict voting access, especially for voters of color. Here s a look at some of the top issues:
African Methodist Episcopal Church Bishop Reginald Jackson announces a boycott of Coca-Cola Co. products outside the Georgia Capitol on Thursday, March 25, 2021 in Atlanta
Barack Obama praises MLB for moving All-Star Game out of Georgia in protest at new voting law - as governor hits back at league for caving to fear and lies from liberal activists
Donald Trump called on supporters to boycott baseball in a statement Friday after MLB pulled its All-Star Game from Georgia over its new voting law Boycott baseball and all of the woke companies that are interfering with Free and Fair Elections. Are you listening Coke, Delta, and all! Trump said
Barack Obama, meanwhile, congratulated MLB for honoring Hank Aaron
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp appeared on Fox News where he blasted cancel culture
3 Min Read
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Texas appeared on Thursday to become the next flash point on politically charged issues in Corporate America after legislation passed by the state Senate to limit voting access prompted a rebuke from American Airlines.
Presidio County election judge Lauren Martinez folds a booth after polls and voting ended for the 2020 U.S. presidential election in Marfa, Texas, U.S., November 3, 2020. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
“We are strongly opposed to this bill and others like it,” Fort Worth, Texas-based American said in a statement.
The legislation, which is now set to go before the Texas House of Representatives, would eliminate drive-through voting, limit polling site hours and give partisan poll watchers more autonomy.
Texas Democrats have railed against these GOP so-called election reform bills, deemed an emergency item this legislative session by Governor Greg Abbott, as a solution in search of a voting fraud problem.
Voters line up outside Richardson City Hall for early voting Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020, in Richardson, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
AUSTIN, Texas (CN) With Texas Republican state lawmakers using their majority to push through “election integrity” bills, Democrats sought clarity Thursday on how the legislation would impose criminal penalties on election judges for obstructing poll watchers and what type of assistance for disabled voters would be considered felony offenses.