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Activists furious Democratic leaders haven't denounced plan to check every ‘Stop Cop City’ signature

Aug. 25, 2023 17:47 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia activists against a proposed police and firefighting training center have called on Democratic senators to denounce Atlanta’s plan to check every signature on a petition to put the issue to voters. A “line-by-line review” would ensure the signatures...

Georgia Gov. Kemp tells business group that he wants to limit lawsuits, big legal judgments

Aug. 08, 2023 15:04 PM EDT

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said Tuesday that he wants to make it harder for people to file lawsuits and win big legal judgments, arguing that suits are driving up insurance and business costs. "The laws on our books make it too easy to bring frivolous lawsuits...

Georgia governor attacks Biden's electric vehicle policy at federally-backed battery material maker

Jun. 27, 2023 13:18 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is escalating his attack on President Joe Biden’s electric vehicle policy, speaking Tuesday at the groundbreaking for a company that received more than $100 million to refine graphite for electric batteries from the infrastructure law Biden signed. ...