Latest Brian P. Kemp News

A Georgia senator was exiled from the GOP caucus. Now Colton Moore is banned from the state House

Mar. 15, 2024 18:46 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Colton Moore's political career has been about setting legislative norms on fire. The Republican Georgia state senator left another one ablaze on Thursday. Moore, who lives in Trenton in the state's far northwest corner, was banned from the House floor after...

These Republicans won states that Trump lost in 2020. Their endorsements are lukewarm (or withheld)

Mar. 15, 2024 00:05 AM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp will back his fellow Republicans' presidential ticket in November. That does not mean he will cheerlead for former President Donald Trump or even endorse him by name. “I’m going to support the nominee,” Kemp told reporters this week...

Georgia Senate passes bill to loosen health permit rules, as Democrats again push Medicaid

Mar. 14, 2024 17:20 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia Senate on Thursday passed a plan to loosen health care permitting that proponents say will create new options for patients, as Democrats made a last-ditch attempt to expand health care coverage for lower-income adults. Senators voted 43-11 for House Bill...

Georgia school voucher bill narrowly clears longtime obstacle with state House passage

Mar. 14, 2024 15:36 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Republicans powered a voucher plan funding private school tuition and home schooling through the state House on Thursday, nearing a goal that has long eluded the state's school choice advocates as GOP leaders overcame longstanding skepticism from some rural members of their...

Georgia House speaker aims to persuade resistant Republicans in voucher push

Mar. 13, 2024 17:12 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns is leaning into the push to pass a voucher plan funding private school tuition and home schooling, looking to change the minds of fellow Republican skeptics. Burns made what he said was his first-ever appearance at a House Education...

Kemp signs Georgia law reviving prosecutor sanctions panel. Democrats fear it's aimed at Fani Willis

Mar. 13, 2024 16:42 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a law Wednesday that lets a state commission begin operating with powers to discipline and remove prosecutors, potentially disrupting Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ prosecution of former President Donald Trump. “This...

Voters choose county commissioner as new Georgia House member

Mar. 12, 2024 23:48 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Voters in a Georgia state House district near Augusta have chosen a county commissioner to fill a vacancy created when the former representative stepped down to become a judge. In state House District 125, Columbia County Commissioner Gary Richardson of Evans beat...

Georgia pushes group to sanction prosecutors as Fani Willis faces removal from Trump case

Mar. 05, 2024 13:29 PM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia commission with powers to discipline and remove prosecutors needs only Gov. Brian Kemp's approval before it can begin operations, possibly disrupting Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ prosecution of former President Donald Trump. The state...

Georgia lawmakers support immigration crackdown, religious liberty protections at deadline

Mar. 01, 2024 00:19 AM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers pushed through dozens of bills before a key deadline Thursday, the last day for legislation to pass either the House or Senate and advance to the other legislative chamber for consideration this year. Lawmakers supported plans to tighten rules on...

$5.5 billion in new Georgia spending will pay for employee bonuses, state Capitol overhaul

Feb. 29, 2024 14:31 PM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia will boost spending by nearly $5.5 billion in the remaining three months of its current budget, providing money to boost roadbuilding, build a new legislative office building and overhaul the state Capitol and pay for $1,000 bonuses already sent to state employees and...