Amazon Bid Makes Some In Ga. GOP Worry About Politics Of Corporate Citizenship

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February 14th, 2018

Some conservatives worry that new businesses coming into Georgia could speed up demographic and political changes. “If the mere fact that we want to reinforce our religious freedoms means that a company does not want to come to Georgia, then we’re better off without them,” said Republican state Sen. Michael Williams.

DUSTIN CHAMBERS / WABE

In the middle of Georgia’s annual legislative session, the halls inside the statehouse are packed with lobbyists and lawmakers.

Most of them are older, white men, but Democratic state Rep. Brenda Lopez is not. Last year, she became the first Latina elected to the Georgia Legislature.

“Whatever perceived notions about what Georgia may have been even 10 years ago is not where we are today,” Lopez said.

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