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News Articles: Gov. Brian Kemp

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Gov. Kemp is officially out of the running for U.S. Senate

Gov. Brian Kemp announced Monday that he will not run for U.S. Senate in 2026, leaving the Republican primary to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff wide open.

May 05, 2025
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  • Sarah Kallis
Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at a press conference.

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Kemp signs bills on transgender athletes, school safety and other education issues

Transgender students born male can no longer participate on female teams in Georgia’s schools and colleges now that Gov. Brian Kemp has signed a ban passed by the General Assembly.

April 28, 2025
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By:
  • Ty Tagami
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, flanked by state lawmakers and other supporters, signs Senate Bill 68 on Monday. The bill, now law, will drastically change the way liability suits play out in state courts and faced some opposition this session, before ultimately passing both chambers.

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Gov. Kemp signs sweeping lawsuit reform bills into law

One bill aims to reduce frivolous lawsuits and curb rising insurance costs for small business owners, and the other addresses rules to finance certain lawsuits.

April 21, 2025
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  • Sarah Kallis
From left to right: State Reps. Viola Davis, Kim Schofield, Sandra Scott, Eric Bell, Atlanta city councilwoman Liliana Bakhtiari, Atlanta NAACP President Gerald Griggs, and state Sen. Gail Davenport present at the press conference at the site of the crash to call for an end to high speed chases. Credit: Sarah Kallis/GPB News

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Georgia officials call for end of high-speed chases after uninvolved driver killed

Advocates are calling for an end to high-speed chases after an uninvolved 19-year-old was killed in Atlanta on Monday.

April 17, 2025
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  • Sarah Kallis
 A lack of funding prompted Gov. Brian Kemp to veto a bill that increased needs-based grants for college students. Kemp signed dozens of new laws and vetoed 14 bills in 2023. File photo by Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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After Georgia Legislature’s Sine Die comes signing time for governor

The end of the 2025 legislative session began a 40-day window that runs through May 14 when Gov. Brian Kemp can veto or sign legislation, or do nothing and automatically let it become law.

April 09, 2025
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By:
  • Stanley Dunlap and
  • Georgia Recorder
Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at a press conference.

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Georgia's Brian Kemp would tie for the nation's top-paid governor under a pay-raise proposal

Georgia's Brian Kemp could tie New York's Kathy Hochul for the highest-paid state governor under a proposal made Thursday. State senators agreed to give big pay raises to most of Georgia's statewide elected officials, who are all Republicans.

March 28, 2025
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  • Associated Press
(left to right) Richard T. Griffiths, president emeritus of the Georgia First Amendment Foundation, speaks with Georgia Supreme Court Justice Michael P. Boggs at Feb. 21’s Georgia Bar, Media and Judiciary Conference. Stanley Dunlap/Georgia Recorder

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Georgia Supreme Court Justice Michael Boggs to step down at end of March

Georgia Chief Justice Michael P. Boggs announced Tuesday that he will step down from the Georgia Supreme Court at the end of March, less than a year after voters re-elected him to another six-year term.

February 26, 2025
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  • Stanley Dunlap
Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John King speaks at the Georgia Chamber of Commerce’s Eggs and Issues event in Atlanta early in the 2025 legislative session. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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How will the Georgia Legislature impose lawsuit award limits? A 2024 insurance commissioner’s report offers clues

Just a few days into Georgia’s 2025 legislative session, proposed new limits on lawsuit awards is a priority trumpeted by business groups, some lawmakers and the governor alike as one of the top issues of the year.

January 22, 2025
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  • Maya Homan
On Jan. 9, Kemp and other agricultural lobbyists are set to return to Atlanta for the Wild Hog Supper, which serves as the largest fundraiser for the Georgia Food Bank Association and as a kick off for the legislative session.

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Wild Hog socializing, legislative policy briefings set stage for Georgia’s 2025 Gold Dome debates

Several new legislators will begin their first legislative session on Jan. 13 as they join returning legislators and leadership for another year of lawmaking inside the Gold Dome.

January 02, 2025
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  • Stanley Dunlap
Irrigation wells. (Courtesy of Capitol Beat News)

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State to lift ban on new irrigation wells

The state is lifting a moratorium on drilling new irrigation wells in parts of Southwest Georgia that has been in effect for more than a decade.

December 20, 2024
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  • Dave Williams
A satellite image shows whirlwind formation of Hurricane Milton, October 7, 2024, in this screen grab obtained from a handout video. CSU/CIRA & NOAA/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. ONSCREEN TEXT AND LOGO FROM SOURCE.

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Kemp declares emergency with massive Hurricane Milton headed for Florida

Gov. Brian Kemp issued a state of emergency Tuesday for 38 Georgia counties likely to be affected by Hurricane Milton.

October 09, 2024
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  • Dave Williams
Black Handled Key on Key Hole. Pexels

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Coastal communities land state housing grants

Coastal Georgia is the beneficiary of a fifth round of grants through Gov. Brian Kemp’s Rural Workforce Housing Initiative. Brunswick and Chatham County will receive more than $4.8 million for infrastructure supporting 129 housing units, Kemp announced late last week.

September 25, 2024
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  • Dave Williams
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and First Lady of Georgia Marty Kemp arrive Monday morning at First Baptist Church in downtown Columbus, Georgia for the memorial service for Georgia Rep. Richard Smith. 02/05/2024 Mike Haskey/Ledger-Enquirer

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Gov. Brian Kemp comments on Apalachee shooting during visit to Macon. See what he said.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp commented on the shooting at Apalachee High School during a stop in Macon on Thursday.

September 13, 2024
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  • Lucinda Warnke
 Gov. Brian Kemp has said he plans to use his “leadership committee” to influence state legislative races this year. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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Federal lawsuit challenges constitutionality of blank check ‘leadership committees’

The Democratic Party of Georgia is challenging the constitutionality of a 2021 state law that allows Republican Gov. Brian Kemp and others to raise and spend unlimited campaign funds.

July 19, 2024
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  • Jill Nolin
 A spokesperson for Gov. Brian Kemp said the state “will continue to pursue the necessary time to demonstrate the program’s viability by working with CMS.” Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder (file photo)

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Federal judge rejects Georgia’s request to extend length of time for state’s limited Medicaid plan

A federal judge has denied the state’s end-around attempt to gain back time lost during the Biden administration’s unsuccessful bid to block the governor’s limited Medicaid expansion program.

July 17, 2024
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  • Jill Nolin
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