The main roles of the lieutenant governor are to preside over the Senate and step in if something happens to the governor. Gooch, 58, joins his Democratic Senate colleague Josh Mc ...

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has a May 14 deadline to sign or veto bills that passed in the 2025 legislative session. Anything he ignores will become law.

Gov. Brian Kemp recently signed a bill legalizing ‘terramation’ as a method for disposing of a deceased person’s body.

Republican casts himself as a combat-tested conservative who can win over both Kemp allies and MAGA loyalists.

MARTA’s Board of Directors voted to change the name in time for the FIFA games and the 300,000 visitors expected to descend on Atlanta next summer. Pope Leo XIV's choice of name signals a commitment ...

Greg Bluestein is the Atlanta Journal Constitution's chief political reporter. Politically Georgia A.M. Start each weekday with the scoops, news and analysis that define the world of politics from the ...

Long-threatened tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump have plunged the country into trade wars abroad — all while on-again, off-again new levies continue to escalate uncertainty. Fast-forward to ...

Fears that tariffs could spark a recession, increase layoffs and spike construction costs have the office sector on pins and needles.

Lorraine Cochran-Johnson is the first Black woman elected DeKalb CEO. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp wants to work with President Donald Trump to align behind a Republican candidate to challenge Democratic U ...