{"id":665908,"date":"2021-08-20T14:22:15","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T18:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=665908"},"modified":"2021-08-20T14:22:17","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T18:22:17","slug":"ga-gov-kemp-gives-businesses-the-option-to-ignore-covid-19-mandates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ga-gov-kemp-gives-businesses-the-option-to-ignore-covid-19-mandates\/","title":{"rendered":"Ga. Gov. Kemp gives businesses the option to ignore COVID-19 mandates"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fga-gov-kemp-gives-businesses-the-option-to-ignore-covid-19-mandates%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=665908&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2496781\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2496781\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp at the Capitol, in Atlanta. (AP Photo\/John Bazemore, File)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 11:12 AM PT \u2013 Friday, August 20, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) issued an executive order allowing businesses to ignore COVID-19 related mandates. The governor made the announcement at the state Capitol on Thursday, where he said businesses did not have to follow local government regulations if they preferred not to.<\/p>\n<p>Kemp added businesses could not risk another shutdown as they wouldn\u2019t survive. The executive order was intended to allow small businesses the freedom to explore all options on how to proceed with the mandates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I think we need right now and we\u2019ve had for well over a year is consistency with our regulations and our private sector,\u201d he stated. \u201cWe\u2019ve seen in the past when they get yanked around up and down like a yo-yo, it creates hardships for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The executive order I signed today will make sure businesses across our state can\u2019t be punished by local governments for trying to make a living, pay their employees, and save their livelihoods. <\/p>\n<p>Georgia is open for business!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Governor Brian P. Kemp (@GovKemp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovKemp\/status\/1428449916129583107?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Kemp went on to encourage people to get the vaccine, but added they would be responsible for their own health.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/democrats-call-for-hearing-to-look-into-bidens-afghanistan-withdrawal\/\">Democrats Call For Hearing To Look Into Biden\u2019s Afghanistan Withdrawal<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp at the Capitol, in Atlanta. (AP Photo\/John Bazemore, File) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 11:12 AM PT \u2013 Friday, August 20, 2021 Georgia Gov. 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