Brian Kemp

How Trump and Georgia’s Republican governor made peace, helped by allies anxious about the election

How Trump and Georgia’s Republican governor made peace, helped by allies anxious about the election

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Amanda Smith

ATLANTA (AP) — The effort to make the peace between Donald Trump and Georgia’s powerful Republican governor began in a sprawling neo-Victorian ...

Harris and Walz are kicking off a 2-day bus tour in Georgia that will culminate in Savannah rally

Harris and Walz are kicking off a 2-day bus tour in Georgia that will culminate in Savannah rally

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, are kicking off a two-day bus tour ...

Georgia lawmaker urges panel to consider better firearms safety rules to deter child gun deaths

Georgia lawmaker urges panel to consider better firearms safety rules to deter child gun deaths

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Amanda Smith

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia state senator is trying to change the terms of an entrenched partisan debate, saying he’s not interested ...

A conservative gathering provides a safe space for Republicans who aren’t on board with Trump

A conservative gathering provides a safe space for Republicans who aren’t on board with Trump

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Amanda Smith

ATLANTA (AP) — At the Republican National Convention and multiple rallies since, former President Donald Trump has been greeted as a hero ...

JD Vance touts Georgia’s election security after Trump attacks state officials

JD Vance touts Georgia’s election security after Trump attacks state officials

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Amanda Smith

Former President Donald Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance, on Sunday expressed confidence in Georgia’s election security, a contrast with Trump’s recent ...

Can a Medicaid plan that requires work succeed? First year of Georgia experiment is not promising

Can a Medicaid plan that requires work succeed? First year of Georgia experiment is not promising

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Amanda Smith

ATLANTA (AP) — By now, Georgia officials expected their new Medicaid plan, the only one in the nation with a work requirement, ...

Amy Kremer helped organize the pro-Trump Jan. 6 rally. Now she is seeking a Georgia seat on the RNC

Amy Kremer helped organize the pro-Trump Jan. 6 rally. Now she is seeking a Georgia seat on the RNC

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Amanda Smith

ATLANTA (AP) — Amy Kremer stood near the White House on Jan. 6, 2021, and told thousands of Donald Trump’s supporters that ...

Georgia governor signs law requiring jailers to check immigration status of prisoners

Georgia governor signs law requiring jailers to check immigration status of prisoners

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Amanda Smith

ATLANTA (AP) — Jailers in Georgia must now check the immigration status of inmates and apply to help enforce federal immigration law, ...

A new election law battle is brewing in Georgia, this time over voter challenges

A new election law battle is brewing in Georgia, this time over voter challenges

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Amanda Smith

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia has been rocked by furious battles over election laws ever since Democrat Stacey Abrams‘ narrow loss to Republican ...

Georgia teachers and state employees will get pay raises as state budget passes

Georgia teachers and state employees will get pay raises as state budget passes

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Amanda Smith

ATLANTA (AP) — Pay raises for Georgia’s public school teachers and state employees were never in doubt politically from the moment Gov. ...