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Raffensperger signs off on presidential election results

ATLANTA - Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger Friday officially certified the results of this month's presidential election in Georgia. Official certification of President-elect Donald Trump's win in the Peach State over Vice President Kamala Harris came...

Chris Carr first to enter 2026 governor’s race

ATLANTA - Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr Thursday became the first candidate to enter the race for governor in 2026. The Republican said GOP victories in Georgia and across the nation two weeks ago have built momentum for his bid to succeed term-limited Gov....

Household paper products maker expanding in Macon

ATLANTA - A manufacturer of household paper products will invest nearly $600 million to expand its plant in Macon, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Thursday. Canada-based Irving Tissue will add at least 100 new jobs to the more than 400 existing jobs at the Macon facility....

Audit confirms Trump carried Georgia

ATLANTA - A statewide audit of the Nov. 5 presidential election in Georgia found minor discrepancies but nothing that would alter Republican Donald Trump's victory in the Peach State over Democrat Kamala Harris. A hand count of randomly selected ballots in all 159...

Kemp to chair Republican Governors Association

ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp has been elected chairman of the Republican Governors Association (RGA) for 2025. The election of Kemp and Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte as the RGA's vice chairman took place at the end of the association's annual conference. "Republican...

Kemp seeking $12.2B in federal relief for Helene damage

ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp is asking for $12.2 billion in federal assistance to help Georgia recover from the impacts of Hurricane Helene. The storm killed 34 Georgians when it cut a swath across South Georgia north into the August area in late September, causing heavy...

Christian Coomer loses law license for two years

ATLANTA - The Georgia Supreme Court Tuesday suspended former state Court of Appeals Judge Christian Coomer's law license for two years. The suspension will expire in August of next year, two years after the state Supreme Court removed Coomer from the Court of Appeals...