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Georgia's former first lady and champion of literacy has school named in her honor

Aug. 28, 2024 13:28 PM EDT

GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A northeast Georgia school is now known as the Sandra Dunagan Deal Elementary School in honor of the state's former first lady who died in 2022. Ribbon-cutting ceremonies were held Monday for the school in Gainesville, replacing both White Sulphur and...

A Georgia governor's latest work after politics: a children's book on his cats 'Veto' and 'Bill'

Aug. 07, 2024 16:56 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Former Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has written a children’s book about his two cats, continuing his efforts to improve the state's literacy rates. “Veto, the Governor’s Cat” is a tribute to his late wife, Sandra Deal, who read books to students at more than...

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp journeys to Italy in eighth overseas trip

Jul. 19, 2024 12:21 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is traveling to Italy in his eighth overseas trip as governor. The Republican will leave this weekend for a six-day trip to the European nation. The delegation will include Kemp's wife, Marty Kemp. The governor says he will...

Former Georgia officials say they're teaming up to defend the legitimacy of elections

Jun. 25, 2024 08:13 AM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Four prominent former officials in Georgia, which has been a major front in disinformation over the democratic process, are joining a group that says it will try to counteract efforts to make people distrust elections. Those joining the Democracy Defense Project,...