Kemp Backs China Tariffs

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp praised President Trump’s decision to raise tariffs on China while placing a 90-day pause on higher tariffs for other countries.

Kemp called the approach a smart way to focus pressure on China while avoiding potential broader trade wars, and also a strategy that will allow Georgia to remain a great place to do business.

China is “a big trading partner, but they also have been, as many people say, ‘ripping us off,’” Kemp said in remarks that followed a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new Georgia State Patrol post at the governor’s mansion.

  Family Demands Answers in Killings 

The family of 2-year-old A’Layah Joyner called for a review of the state Division of Family & Children Services after last week’s killing of the toddler and three other relatives at a Perry mobile home.

The child’s aunt, Teresa Fears, said DFCS ignored her previous custody request and, afterward, placed the child in foster care and then with a relative. It was at the relative’s home where the four were killed, she said.

Police think the murders were done by someone with a prior relationship to one of the victims, with investigators interviewing an unidentified person of interest. Police said there is no active threat to the Perry community.

Beach Town Upset with Georgia Parents

Panama City Beach’s police chief called out Metro Atlanta parents, blaming spring break chaos in the Florida town on unsupervised high schoolers from there and Alabama.

Police Chief J.R. Talamantez said most of the spring breakers causing issues are high schoolers from Georgia and Alabama, with some as young as 14 years old. Authorities have made about 700 arrests so far.

Talamantez addressed Georgians directly, saying, “Parents in Georgia, if you’re sending your kids out here unaccompanied, call them back or do not let them come.”

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Clayton County: Convicted murderer Kathan Guzman was mistakenly released from jail due to staff error, leaving the victim’s family fearing for their safety. (More)

Fayette County: Tyrone police say the department shut down a road in the area and warned a rail company about a broken track hours before a freight train derailed in Fayette County. (More)

Bibb County: The Macon District Attorney will not file charges in the fatal tasing of inmate Stephen Fossett, citing insufficient evidence to prosecute the deputies involved. (More)

Walton County: A Walnut Grove staff member was fired after a video showed him writing a racial slur on a board in front of students. (More)

Long County: The county faces backlash over its $2.5 million debt, a 27% property tax hike, and the alleged theft of taxpayers’ money by two county officials. (More)

Statewide: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff raised more than $11 million in the first three months of a non-election year, setting a record for a Senate incumbent. (More)

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➤ Atlanta Falcons head coach Raheem Morris said the team plans to bring in franchise icon Matt Ryan as a mentor for second-year quarterback Michael Penix Jr. (More)

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