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News from January 2021

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Restrictions hurting Georgia restaurants

By Peach Tree Times reports | Jan 7, 2021

Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, each state has taken various measures to protect its citizens from the deadly virus.

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Georgia ranked 27th in nation with rental vacancy rate of 5.5% in Q2 2021

By Peach Tree Times | Jan 7, 2021

Georgia ranked 27th in the nation in the second quarter with a rental vacancy rate of 5.5 percent, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Ossoff, Warnock win Georgia Senate seats

By Peach Tree Times reports | Jan 6, 2021

Democrat Jon Ossoff has won, unseating Republican Sen. David Perdue in the second Senate runoff race. Earlier today, Raphael Warnock defeated Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler.

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Georgia Senate runoff: Warnock declares victory, second race extremely tight

By Peach Tree Times reports | Jan 6, 2021

The race for the Georgia Senate seats between Democrat Raphael Warnock and Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler is in the former’s favor, though there is still a possibility of victory for Loeffler.

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“UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on Jan. 6

By Peach Tree Times | Jan 6, 2021

The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT” on Jan. 6.

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Trump tells Georgia voters he hopes Pence ‘comes through for us’ in Electoral College fight

By Peach Tree Times reports | Jan 5, 2021

President Donald Trump said Vice President Mike Pence has the power to reject electors that have been fraudulently named to positions.

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Ga. GOP chair: Trump-Raffensperger call was meant to be confidential

By Peach Tree Times reports | Jan 5, 2021

Georgia’s State GOP chairman David Shafer is fuming over the release of a private conversations between Secretary of State David Raffensperger and President Donald Trump.

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Raffensperger refused to discuss voter fraud concerns, Trump says

By Peach Tree Times reports | Jan 5, 2021

President Donald Trump said Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger refused to answer questions about voter fraud during a phone call Sunday.

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Loeffler to challenge Georgia’s Electoral College votes

By Peach Tree Times reports | Jan 5, 2021

In addition to U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler’s (R-Ga.) challenge of Georgia’s 16 Electoral College votes, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) is seeking other senators to make challenges.

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Raffensperger implies his office leaked call with Trump

By Peach Tree Times reports | Jan 5, 2021

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger suggested that his office leaked a phone call with President Donald Trump to the media after Trump tweeted about the call.

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Trump questioning of secretary of state allegedly backed up by findings in Illinois

By Peach Tree Times reports | Jan 4, 2021

Concerns over Election Day vote counts in leaked conversation by President Donald Trump in which he castigages Ga. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger are being backed up by an election challenge in DuPage County, Ill.

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Braynard calls on Raffensperger to resign

By Peach Tree Times reports | Jan 4, 2021

Look Ahead America Executive Director Matt Braynard called out Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger for saying Braynard had given wrong data regarding illegitimate voters.

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Georgia ranked 27th in nation with rental vacancy rate of 6.3% in Q1 2021

By Peach Tree Times | Jan 4, 2021

Georgia ranked 27th in the nation in the first quarter with a rental vacancy rate of 6.3 percent, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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“LIST OF SENATORS BY STATES” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on Jan. 3

By Peach Tree Times | Jan 3, 2021

“LIST OF SENATORS BY STATES“ was published in the Senate section on pages S5-S6 on Jan. 3

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Georgia is ranked 10th in the nation for public pension contributions in 2020

By Peach Tree Times | Jan 3, 2021

Georgia received $5.3 million in public pension contributions, ranking it 10th in the United States in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of Public Pensions.

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VA Purchase Loans in Georgia average $263,392 for Q3 2020

By Peach Tree Times | Jan 3, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Georgia in the third quarter of fiscal year 2020 was $263,392, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Georgia pension investment earnings up 19.4%

By Peach Tree Times | Jan 2, 2021

The earnings on investments for Georgia public pensions went up from $2.2 million in 2019 to $2.6 million in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Pensions.

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VA Purchase Loans in Georgia average $272,456 for Q4 2020

By Peach Tree Times | Jan 2, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Georgia in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020 was $272,456, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Trump encourages Georgia voters to lobby legislators for special session on voter irregularities

By Peach Tree Times reports | Jan 1, 2021

Georgia residents concerned with allegations of voter irregularities in the Nov. 3 presidential election are being encouraged to lobby state legislators to convene a special session to consider such reports.

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Loeffler, Perdue get push from Graham in leadup to runoff

By Peach Tree Times reports | Jan 1, 2021

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) recently took to the stage in Gainesville in support of fellow Republicans U.S. Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue.