Georgia Gov. Kemp signs $6,500 school voucher law


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41NBC News— ATLANTA (AP) — Proclaiming that “education is truly the great equalizer,” Gov Brian Kemp signed a law on Tuesday that will give up to $6,500 a year to some Georgia families to pay for private school tuition or home-schooling expenses. It’s a victory for the Republican governor, whose support helped push a bill across the finish line that failed in

FOX News—Georgia Gov. Kemp signs law requiring jails to check immigration status of inmates. Georgia’s governor gave the final approval on Wednesday for a bill requiring jailers across the state to check the immigration status of inmates and work with federal immigration officials instead of sheltering people who are in the U.S. illegally. Gov. Brian Kemp signed the bill into law at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth, making most of the provisions effective immediately. Kemp also signed a separate law requiring cash bail for an additional 30 crimes, while also...

@GreeleyTribune—Gov. Polis signs bill into law for University of Northern Colorado osteopathic medical school. “With this investment, Colorado will train more world-class doctors, nurses, veterinarians, and other health professionals to provide Coloradans with the care they need," Gov. Jared Polis said in a statement.

KTVZ—Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signs immigration enforcement bill pushed following Laken Riley’s killing. By Rafael Romo, Shawn Nottingham and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday signed immigration enforcement legislation pushed in the wake of nursing student Laken Riley’s death. Kemp said at the signing that the legislation, which was sent to his desk in late March, “became one of our top priorities