Apr 23 Trump’s criticism adds to tough choices in Georgia reopening By Jeff Amy, Associated Press President Donald Trump's blunt disapproval of Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's decision to let some businesses reopen is only making decisions tougher for many owners, workers and customers. Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch 9:16 What these 2 Georgia mayors think about reopening their state Georgia’s governor says the state will allow some businesses to reopen beginning this Friday -- a week before his stay-at-home order expires. It’s a decision President Trump says he opposes. So far, Georgia has seen more than 20,000 cases and… Continue watching
Apr 22 Trump disagrees ‘strongly’ with Georgia governor’s move to reopen salons, tattoo parlors By Associated Press “They can wait a little bit longer,” said the president at his daily briefing. Continue reading
Apr 13 WATCH: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp gives coronavirus update By Candice Norwood Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp holds a news conference to give an update on the state's efforts to fight the novel coronavirus. Continue reading
Dec 18 Georgia purge removes nearly 309,000 voter registrations By Scott Bauer, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Steve Jones allowed Georgia's purge to move forward Monday after a lawyer for the state said the voter maintenance program was already running and that any voters deemed to have been wrongly removed could have their registrations… Continue reading
Dec 04 Georgia governor picks political newcomer for U.S. Senate By Ben Nadler, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Gov. Brian Kemp’s selection of Kelly Loeffler pushed aside intense criticism from hardcore Trump advocates who said Loeffler is too moderate and inexperienced for the job. Many of those critics wanted Kemp to tap Rep. Doug Collins, one of Trump’s… Continue reading
Nov 04 Georgia governor unveils Medicaid expansion plan with work requirement By Sudhin Thanawala, Ben Nadler, Associated Press The Trump administration has allowed states to impose work or other requirements, but critics say many adults eligible for Medicaid face barriers to entering the workforce. Continue reading
May 07 WATCH: Georgia’s Republican Gov. Kemp signs 6-week abortion ban By Ben Nadler, Associated Press The legislation bans abortions at around six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they're pregnant. Continue reading
Apr 29 Challenge to Georgia’s election system faces first court test By Kate Brumback, Associated Press The lawsuit accuses the secretary of state and election board members of mismanaging the 2018 election in ways that deprived some citizens, particularly low-income people and minorities, of their constitutional right to vote. It seeks substantial reforms and asks that… Continue reading
Dec 03 Voting access takes center stage in Georgia runoff election By Ben Nadler, Associated Press Georgia's voters have one more chance to make their voices heard about the state's election infrastructure. Continue reading