The governor criticized MLB for moving its All-Star Game to a city with 10% Black population. Author: Joe Ripley Updated: 3:48 PM EDT April 10, 2021
MARIETTA, Ga. Inside the Georgia State Capitol one week, visiting a Marietta restaurant the next week. Gov. Brian Kemp is already campaigning for his re-election bid in 2022.
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is also up for re-election next November. Carr and Kemp traveled to Cobb County Saturday to continue to defend Georgia s recent election overhaul and point out missed economic opportunity over the signing of the law. Major League Baseball committed a big-league error, Carr said. This is about stronger security, expanded access and greater transparency to allow the public to participate in Georgia’s elections. These companies have been misguided, and I would just encourage them to look at the facts.”
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Gov Kemp says loss of All-Star game will hurt minorities
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp slams MLB for politicizing the sport by moving All-Star game from Atlanta to Denver in protest over new voting laws and says it ll hurt the black-owned businesses near the stadium
Kemp said on Saturday that the decision to cancel the game will hurt the businesses near the stadium
MLB canceled the All Star game in protest against a new voting law
It has been moved from Atlanta to Denver, the MLB announced earlier this month
Kemp says the league is politicizing the sport and punishing businesses unfairly
The new voter laws in Georgia enforce harsher ID checks and make it more difficult for people to mail-in ballots