Brian P. Kemp
Claims fall far short of $10M Georgia special education fund

By Jeff Amy Jun. 25, 2021 05:54 PM EDT
ATLANTA (AP) — With just days before a deadline to claim expenses, state officials say parents of children with special education needs have claimed only a...

Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference on voting rights at the Department of Justice in Washington, Friday, June 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Justice Department suing Georgia over state's new voting law

By Michael Balsamo And Christina A. Cassidy Jun. 25, 2021 02:22 PM EDT

Marcellus Rowe, 29, talks about the prospect of losing federal unemployment aid at a protest outside the Georgia Department of Labor, Thursday, June 24, 2021, in Atlanta. Rowe says he's not sure how he will pay his rent and utilities without the aid. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)
As Georgia quits federal jobless aid, many to lose payments

By Jeff Amy Jun. 24, 2021 04:45 PM EDT

Vice President Kamala Harris talks to George Mitchell as he receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a COVID-19 pop-up center at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Friday, June 18, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Kemp to end Georgia health emergency but keep some powers

By Jeff Amy Jun. 22, 2021 06:53 PM EDT

FILE - This April 5, 2020, photo shows an envelope containing a 2020 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident in Detroit. A group of Harvard researchers are coming out against the U.S. Census Bureau's use of a controversial privacy method on the numbers used for redrawing congressional and legislative districts, saying it doesn't produce data that are good enough for redistricting. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
15 GOP governors urge release of Census redistricting data

By Adrian Sainz Jun. 22, 2021 05:07 PM EDT

A motorcycle delivery driver is inoculated with China's Sinovac COVID-19 Vaccine at a drive-thru vaccination center in Manila, Philippines, Tuesday, June 22, 2021. The Philippine president has threatened to order the arrest of Filipinos who refuse COVID-19 vaccination and told them to leave the country for hard-hit countries like India and the United States if they would not cooperate with massive efforts to end the pandemic. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
The Latest: Guam launching COVID-19 vaccine tourism program

By The Associated Press Jun. 22, 2021 02:43 AM EDT

Georgia promises hundreds of vaccine events to boost uptake

By Jeff Amy Jun. 17, 2021 07:50 PM EDT
BROOKHAVEN. Ga. (AP) — Georgia officials say state health workers and others will participate in more than 370 community vaccination events between now and...

Georgia jobless rate falls to 4.1% in 13th straight decline

Jun. 17, 2021 06:27 PM EDT
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's jobless rate continued to fall in May, dropping closer to where it was before the pandemic sent it soaring to an all-time high. ...

FILE - In this April 3, 2021 file photo, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks during a news conference at the State Capitol in Atlanta. Republicans are gearing up for midterm gubernatorial races by trumpeting the party’s more hands-off approach to the coronavirus pandemic, attempting to flip the script on an issue that helped Democrats win the White House and control of Capitol Hill in 2020. Kemp recently described his stewardship of a “measured reopening” as the way to “protect lives against COVID-19, but also protect your livelihood and your paycheck.” (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, file)
GOP governors tie economy to relaxed approach to coronavirus

By Bill Barrow Jun. 12, 2021 10:15 AM EDT

Georgia moves to further crimp jobless aid later this month

By Jeff Amy Jun. 10, 2021 04:23 PM EDT
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgians receiving unemployment benefits will once again be required to look for work and will be able to earn less before unemployment...

Georgia's COVID-19 statewide judicial emergency to end soon

Jun. 05, 2021 10:53 AM EDT
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's top judge says he expects the statewide judicial emergency he declared last year because of the coronavirus pandemic to be over at the...

People with COVID-19 symptoms wait to be assisted outside a hospital that is at full capacity in Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, Friday, May 28, 2021. The city imposed strict shutdown measures this week to stop the spread of the virus, halting public transportation for the first time and closing supermarkets. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
The Latest: Two-thirds of NY adults have at least one shot

By The Associated Press May. 29, 2021 01:03 AM EDT

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks to Republicans at the 6th Congressional District convention in Alpharetta, Ga., on Saturday, May 15, 2021. Republicans gathered in congressional district conventions across the state. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)
Gov. Kemp's order on school masks falls short of mandate ban

By Russ Bynum And Jeff Amy May. 28, 2021 06:11 PM EDT

A man watches horses warm up before the first race at Freehold Raceway in Freehold N.J. on Friday, May 28, 2021, the day that New Jersey's indoor mask mandate ended. About 20% of early arrivers at the track were wearing masks. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
The Latest: China reports 16 new confirmed coronavirus cases

By The Associated Press May. 28, 2021 05:49 AM EDT

Kemp: Public agencies can't require COVID-19 vaccine proof

By Jeff Amy May. 25, 2021 01:20 PM EDT
ATLANTA (AP) — Gov. Brian Kemp says public agencies in Georgia can't require people to prove they have been vaccinated against COVID-19, a step his...

San Pedro High School students hold vaccination signs at a school-based COVID-19 vaccination event for students 12 and older in San Pedro, Calif., Monday, May 24, 2021. Schools are turning to mascots, prizes and contests to entice youth ages 12 and up to get vaccinated against the coronavirus before summer break. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
The Latest: Sri Lanka gets 2nd vaccine donation from China

By The Associated Press May. 25, 2021 03:38 AM EDT

Georgia public health board stopped meetings during pandemic

May. 21, 2021 10:41 AM EDT
ATLANTA (AP) — The advisory board for Georgia’s public health agency stopped holding meetings for more than a year during the coronavirus pandemic — a move...

Georgia jobless rate falls to 4.3% in 12th straight decline

May. 20, 2021 03:28 PM EDT
ATLANTA (AP) — What a difference a year makes for Georgia's unemployment rates. In April 2020, amid a huge wave of pandemic induced layoffs...

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp walks to board an airplane Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport in Chamblee, Ga. Kemp announced he was suspending state taxes on gasoline and diesel through Saturday to give price relief following a pipeline outage. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)
Kemp: Georgia to cut jobless benefits to push people to work

By Jeff Amy May. 13, 2021 11:55 AM EDT

Street racers gather the evening of Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018, in the parking lot of the Goodwill on Northeast Marine Drive and 122nd Avenue in Portland, Ore. Across America, police are confronting illegal drag racing whose popularity has surged since the coronavirus pandemic and lockdowns began. Drivers have blocked off roads to race and to etch donut patterns on pavement with the tires of their souped-up cars. From Portland, Oregon; to Albuquerque, New Mexico; from Nashville, Tennessee; to New York City, officials are reporting a dangerous, and sometimes deadly, uptick in street racing.(Anna Spoerre /The Oregonian via AP)
Street racing surges across US amid coronavirus pandemic

By Andrew Selsky May. 13, 2021 01:14 AM EDT