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From GCN:  “To cut down on data breaches and identity theft, a bipartisan group of House lawmakers is looking to overhaul personal digital identification for U.S. citizens. The Improving Digital Identity Act of 2020 would set up a task force across federal, state and local government charged with creating a new “standards-based architecture” for digital […]

From the AJC:  “Georgia tax collections improved again in August, the second consecutive strong monthly showing for an economy battered earlier this year by the COVID-19 recession. The state announced Thursday that collections were up 7.7%, or $134 million, over August of 2019 and follow a jump in July numbers.” READ MORE

From the GOP Committee on House Administration:  “Committee on House Administration Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today hosted a virtual election administration roundtable with officials from Georgia. Davis, along with his Georgia colleagues, discussed election administration issues with Secretary of State Brad Ruffensperger, Election Assistance Commissioner Christy McCormick, and several local election officials in Georgia.” READ MORE

Rome News-Tribune:  “The Floyd County Board of Elections has set a special called meeting for Thursday at noon to discuss ‘numerous personnel matters.’ The session will be closed to the public as allowed under the Georgia Open Meetings Act, according to announcement. Board members went into a closed session for the same reason at their […]

From Cobb County:  “The Cobb County Board of Commissioners has approved $4.8 million in emergency funding to provide Cobb County homeowners affected by COVID-19 mortgage payment assistance and homeownership counseling. “Beginning August 17, homeowners who own a home in Cobb County and have been adversely affected by COVID-19, may apply for mortgage payment assistance up […]

From MeriTalk:  “Members of the House Committee on Financial Services and witnesses at a July 8 hearing weighed the public health benefits of digital contact tracing to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 against the data privacy concerns of access to personal information. Chairman of the Task Force on Artificial Intelligence Rep. Bill Foster, D-Ill., said […]

From the Marietta Daily Journal:  “The United States of America is not just a place, it’s not just a people, and it’s not just a government. America is an idea — an idea built on the principle that God created all people equally, with inalienable rights, which include the right of life, liberty, and the […]

From WABE:  “Georgia Rep. Barry Loudermilk is in favor of replacing a statue of Alexander Stephens – the vice president of the Confederacy during the Civil War – with one of Martin Luther King Jr. at the U.S. Capitol. Georgia lawmakers recently filed a resolution during the final days of the 2020 session, which was […]

From the AJC:  “Members of Congress from both political parties say protests that swept across the nation have policing and police brutality at the top of their agenda. They want to do something to reduce the number of people — especially Black people — who are killed by law enforcement. Still, lawmakers find themselves at […]