- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Press release.
- Title:
- Press release, 2020 January 8
- Creator:
- Georgia. Office of the Governor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Office of the Governor
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Office of the Governor
- Date of Original:
- 2020-01-08
- Subject:
- Georgia--Politics and government--Periodicals
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- serials (publications)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- This is a press release issued by the Governor of the state of Georgia
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA G600 .P1 P7 2020/1-8
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- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bg600-b-pp1-bp7-b2020-s1-h8-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
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ICYMI: Georgia Enjoyed a Truly Historic Year in 2019
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For Immediate Release Wednesday, January 8, 2020
ICYMI: Georgia Enjoyed a Truly Historic Year in 2019
Atlanta, GA The following opinion piece by Governor Kemp originally appeared in the Augusta Chronicle.
Column: Georgia enjoyed a truly historic year in 2019 by: Gov. Brian Kemp
In January 2019, I took the oath of office to officially became Georgia's 83rd governor. Since then, I have worked around the clock to make good on campaign promises and keep Georgia moving in the right direction.
As a father of three, my top priority will always be public safety. That's why working with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Attorney General Chris Carr and our dedicated U.S. Attorneys we have doubled down on our efforts to stop and dismantle street gangs and drug cartels. As you know, ruthless criminals are flooding our communities with drugs, weapons, violence and fear. Nearly every county has reported a rise in gang activity with membership levels climbing to 71,000. We are under siege with no time to waste.
Under Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Vic Reynolds, the new anti-gang task force is taking the fight to these criminals and working with local law enforcement officials across our state to put them behind bars. During this legislative session, I look forward to working with the General Assembly to strengthen anti-gang laws and give law enforcement greater tools to shut down illegal operations.
Another alarming public safety concern made worse by organized crime is human trafficking. Every day, innocent children are sold for sex in Georgia. It is a disturbing, profitdriven industry threatening families and communities in every corner of our state. Last January, my family and I attended Street Grace's Stop Traffick event in Atlanta that illustrated the evil that we face; 72 school buses drove in rush-hour traffic to represent the 3,600 children sold into modern-day slavery in Georgia every year. This visual called my
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ICYMI: Georgia Enjoyed a Truly Historic Year in 2019
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