Bárbara Rivera Holmes, a business executive, will serve the remainder of Thompson’s four-year term until early 2027.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's top priority of limiting lawsuits is getting more pushback, and the legislative session wraps up in ...

An election security organization's arguments against rules of Senate Bill 202, which have been challenged in multiple ...

Comprehensive tort reform legislation Gov. Brian Kemp has made his top priority for the 2025 General Assembly session cleared ...

The GOP has identified Georgia’s U.S. Senate race in 2026 as a chance to widen its margin over Democrats in the U.S. Senate ...

Macon Republican state Sen. John F. Kennedy introduced the governor’s lawsuit reform, or tort reform bill, to a key House ...

House lawmakers plan a pivotal vote on the proposal this week. Kemp has threatened to call a special session if it doesn't pass.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s top priority in the 2025 Legislature got a little closer to the finish line Tuesday after a state ...

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Sens. Ossoff and Shaheen explained why they had voted with all Democrats to block a bill to bar males from women’s sports.

Kemp has vowed to call a special session if lawmakers fail to pass “meaningful” changes to Georgia’s litigation rules — a threat he recently reinforced. And the second-term governor promised to back ...

Rivera Holmes replaces Bruce Thompson, a Republican and former state senator who was elected labor commissioner in 2022. He ...