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Georgia's Brian Kemp becomes latest swing state governor to decline a run for Senate

6:01pm May 06, 2025

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he is passing on running for the senate in next year's midterm elections, a blow to Republicans who spent months courting him to challenge Democratic incumbent.

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In a razor-thin race, Trump's complicated ties with Georgia's governor could matter

5:00am October 29, 2024

Trump fell out with Gov. Brian Kemp after 2020, when Kemp rebuffed his efforts to overturn Georgia’s election result. Their relationship could matter to some voters in a state Trump narrowly lost.

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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (left) has swatted aside Donald Trump's claims that the 2020 election results in Georgia were stolen from him.

How Georgia's Republican governor broke with Trump — and thrived

4:53pm August 16, 2023

by Sam Gringlas

The complicated relationship has been on full display this week after Trump was indicted in Georgia for seeking to overturn the 2020 election.

Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams arrives April 6 to speak during the annual North America's Building Trades Union's Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C.

Stacey Abrams is asking people to donate to abortion funds, not just her campaign

12:38pm May 05, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Georgia's Democratic gubernatorial candidate pivoted her fundraising after the Supreme Court draft opinion leaked. "We can only win this fight by uniting and doing the work together," she said.

Demonstrators protest House Bill 531 last month in Atlanta. The sweeping legislation signed into law has drawn criticism from voting rights activists and businesses, who say it limits access to the polls and disproportionately harms voters of color.

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'Based On A Lie' — Georgia Voting Law Faces Wave Of Corporate Backlash

3:50pm April 01, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

A growing number of company executives are speaking out against Georgia's new voting legislation, which critics say will restrict voting access and disproportionately harm people of color.

School buses sit parked at a lot in Marietta, Ga., in March. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has pushed for students to return to school in the fall, but the state's largest system, in Gwinnett County, has decided on all-virtual learning.

As Georgia Governor Calls To Reopen Schools, Largest District Will Teach Online Only

7:45pm July 22, 2020

by Rachel Martin

Public schools in Gwinnett County will move online this fall. The district's superintendent said most everyone will have the Internet but he "can't guarantee" reliable access for all.

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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp holds a protective mask while speaking during a 'Wear A Mask' tour stop in Dalton, Georgia, earlier this month.

Georgia Governor And The Mayor Of Atlanta In Turf War Over COVID-19 Restrictions

7:41pm July 10, 2020

by Scott Neuman

Amid a surge in coronavirus cases, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms ordered a return to Phase 1 restrictions. But Gov. Brian Kemp quickly pushed back, saying only he has that authority.

The death of Ahmaud Arbery, who was killed while jogging in February, prompted renewed calls for Georgia to pass a hate crimes law. Gov. Brian Kemp signed House Bill 426 on Friday, giving the state its first hate crime law in 16 years.

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After Ahmaud Arbery's Killing, Georgia Governor Signs Hate Crimes Legislation

6:12pm June 26, 2020

by Jason Slotkin

The killing of Ahmaud Arbery prompted calls for the state to pass a hate crimes law. Until Friday, Georgia had been one of just four states without one on the books.

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, seen here in 2018, says she disagrees with the Georgia governor's decision to reopen many businesses.

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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms On Reopening Georgia: 'I Remain Concerned'

5:20pm May 12, 2020

by James Doubek

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms tells All Things Considered that she disagreed with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's decision to open up businesses in late April.

Marian Searcy cuts Shaquille Sanders' hair at Edward's Barber Shop in Macon, Ga., on Friday, the first day Gov. Brian Kemp said some businesses could reopen.

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Georgia Businesses Start To Reopen As Trump Distances Himself From State's Governor

5:41pm April 24, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

After weeks of urging governors to loosen restrictions, the president says he "never gave Gov. Brian Kemp an OK" to reopen barber shops and tattoo shops.