A Fulton County judge says two Georgia lawmakers appearing before a special grand jury in the investigation into whether former President Trump and others illegally meddled in the state's 2020 election have broad immunity but can be asked about their conversations with people outside of the legislature.
Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan and former state senator William Ligon (R-Brunswick) asked the judge to quash subpoenas seeking their testimony before the special grand jury, citing legislative privilege and immunity.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney, who is overseeing the special grand jury, said the pair must comply with the subpoenas, but he set limits on what grand jurors may ask them.
Secretary of State audits voter rolls
The Georgia Secretary of State’s Office is performing a routine review of voter rolls in advance of the November midterm election.
Officials have identified nearly 64,000 people who may have registered to vote or registered for a drivers license in another state. Those voter will be mailed notices at their new addresses. If the voter confirms the move, they are removed from the rolls. If they don’t respond, they’re placed into inactive status.
Another 155,000 voters filed a change of address notice with the U.S. Postal Service. Moves between counties are updated by the county elections offices.
Affected voters should use the notices they receive from the Secretary of State’s office to confirm their move or update their information with the county elections office as soon as possible. Voters can check their registration information at their My Voter Page and can update their addresses or other information on the Online Voter Registration page.
Georgia nursing homes continue to see staffing shortages
Low staffing continues to plague Georgia’s nursing homes.
The AJC reports June data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services indicates nearly a third of facilities in the state report are running short of staff.
The staffing problem existed before the pandemic, rose to a crisis point during the pandemic, but has improved somewhat since the Omicron outbreak earlier this year.
Georgia’s Long-Term Care Ombudsman Melanie McNeil says low staffing is one of the most consistent complaints sent to her office. Georgia’s nursing home patients receive some of the nation’s lowest hours of daily nursing care, with the state ranking 46th out of the 50 states.
