Georgia ranks 29th on the list of states with the biggest increase in unemployment claims since last week, and first in unemployment claims since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
In 2020, Georgia had $118.3 million in total cash and investment holdings in its public pension funds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of Public Pensions.
Georgia Rep. Philip Singleton (R-Sharpsburg) is one of the Republicans to criticize violent acts recently displayed at the U.S Capitol building. Singleton took to Facebook to discourage the violence.
During the joint session with the Senate and the House, Vice President Mike Pence did not acknowledge that there were seven states that sent two electoral vote certificates to the Capitol.