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  In the News: Georgia secretary of state joins GOP push to end no-excuse absentee voting
  
  Fox News:

"Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger joined fellow Republicans Wednesday in calling for an end to allowing all voters in the state to submit absentee ballots without providing justification for why they cannot vote in person.

Many states instituted "no-excuse" absentee voting in 2020 so that voters could avoid crowds at polling sites during the coronavirus pandemic, although Georgia has had it for 15 years. After the high voter turnout and tumultuous aftermath of the 2020 election, Raffensperger endorsed eliminating the practice during a Georgia House hearing." 

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  In the News: America locked down: 2020's most controversial coronavirus-era restrictions
  
  Fox News:

"As the coronavirus pandemic swept the nation this spring, state and local governments were tasked with devising restrictions and regulations to help protect their residents as scientists worked tirelessly to create a vaccine.

Stuck between a rock and a hard place, some governors like Georgia's Republican Gov. Brian Kemp and South Dakota's Gov. Kristi Noem chose to keep their economies open while risking transmission. Others took a hard-line stance at the expense of their economies but at the recommendation of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), shutting down small businesses, restaurants, public beaches and schools in an effort to fend off the disease." 

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  Paycheck Protection Program: Small Business Guidance & Loan Resources  
  Small Business Administration:

"Our nation's small businesses are facing an unprecedented economic disruption due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. On Friday, March 27, 2020, the President signed into law the CARES Act, which contains emergency relief resources for American workers and small businesses.

Notice: Now Accepting New Applications for Economic Injury Disaster Loans: On June 15, SBA resumed accepting new Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) applications from all eligible small businesses, private non-profits and U.S. agricultural businesses. To learn more about eligibility and apply..." 

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