“Prominent Democratic mayors in Georgia on Thursday pledged to challenge Gov. Brian Kemp’s executive order barring local mask mandates, with Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms of Atlanta defiantly declaring, ‘I am not afraid of the city being sued'” Politico reported Thursday.
“On Wednesday, Kemp banned localities from ordering people to wear masks in public to stop the spread of coronavirus. Mayors across the state hit back at Kemp and accused him of playing politics during a pandemic.”
“From the coastal city of Savannah to the county that holds the University of Georgia to the state capital, local officials have ordered Georgia residents to mask up while in public as cases continue to rise.”
“‘It’s my belief that the city of Atlanta still has the appropriate standing to mandate masks,’ Bottoms said at a news conference on Thursday. ‘Especially as it relates to buildings and places that we own and operate.”