ATLANTA â Elections, pandemic recovery and the echoes of last summerâs protests against police in Georgia dominated a 2021 legislative session marked by bitter divisions between Georgiaâs political parties.
The session, which wrapped up Wednesday and will return next January, was the General Assemblyâs first since the 2020 election cycle upended statewide politics as Democrats notched historic wins and Republicans moved to rewrite dozens of voting laws.
Both sides put off disagreements to largely repeal Georgiaâs citizenâs arrest law that had been on the books since the Civil War and helped fuel protests over police brutality and racial injustice that swept the country for months starting last May.
Elections, COVID highlight work in 2021 Ga session
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