City of Tybee Island, Ga., records of city officials' communications with the office of Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp. The records include emails from the mayor formally requesting that the state allow the city to keep beaches closed to prevent the spread of Covid-19 as well as replies from Kemp's office denying the request. Obtained via a public records request by American Oversight.

As the administration’s tragically mismanaged response to the coronavirus continues to lurch onward, the answers to that question are more important than ever.

Open records request to the City of Tybee Island for email communications with the Georgia Office of the Governor regarding beach closures and the coronavirus outbreak.