Executive Orders, Unemployment, Hospital Expansions, and More Updates from the Atlanta Capitol


In our Legislative Update for the week ending April 3, 2020, the COVID-19 response continues to be the only story in town. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp released an unprecedented series of executive orders, closing K-12 schools in Georgia for the rest of the academic year, and imposing shelter-in-place restrictions across the state.

This update from our Legislative Liaison Scott Maxwell provides more information on the Governor’s action, Georgia’s unemployment rate, nursing home outbreaks, hospital expansions and more.

Weekly Legislative Update for April 3