A federal judge on Friday threw out a lawsuit filed by Stacey Abrams challenging Georgia’s election system after she lost the 2018 gubernatorial race to Republican Gov. Brian Kemp. The lawsuit, which sought to change how the state administers elections, was filed around four years ago by Fair Fight Georgia, a political action committee established by…

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, joining his Georgia counterpart and fellow Republican Brian Kemp at a campaign rally outside Atlanta on Sept. 26, reminded the crowd that the Georgia election revolves around the same issues that drove his own upset victory last year. But the two states’ respective experiences going into last year were very different,…

Campaigning for governor outside Atlanta on Sunday, Stacey Abrams lambasted her opponent, incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp. She charged he sits on huge surpluses and federal grants rather than spending it to ease problems like low teacher pay and ailing hospitals. She accused him of doing it while giving sweetheart deals to his friends. She railed…

Stumping for reelection, Brian Kemp has reminded voters of his leadership actions during recent adverse circumstances, how it’s turned out, and what might have happened if he hadn’t beaten Stacey Abrams for Georgia governor the first time in 2018. Kemp, the incumbent Republican governor, said on Wednesday that his bold moves to reopen Georgia’s small…

Incumbent Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and former state House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams, who wants Kemp’s job, head into the final stretch of their campaign with very different programs in mind for the state should they win. The race gets national attention. After her narrow loss to Kemp in 2018, Abrams became a national figure,…

Georgia residents who receive government assistance are now eligible for cash payments of up to $350, officials announced on Aug. 15. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican, said he made the decision to dedicate more than $1 billion in pandemic funds from the federal American Rescue Plan Act, which Democrats passed and President Joe Biden signed…

Stacey Abrams’ economic plan, showcased in a speech she gave on Tuesday night, will—despite her claims—cost Georgia taxpayers money both in new taxes and in lost tax rebates, her opponent Brian Kemp’s camp responded on Wednesday. “Tonight was an hour of hot air and empty words from a desperate candidate who can’t get poll results…

Stacey Abrams, whose aspirations to the Georgia governor’s mansion and beyond have gained national attention, laid out her plans Tuesday night to boost the state’s economy without raising taxes. She targeted her opponent Brian Kemp’s base voters—those in rural areas—with proposals specifically tailored to their needs. They include more support for small businesses, a Medicaid…

With the primaries behind them, Stacey Abrams and incumbent Brian Kemp can now focus on each other as their grudge rematch for Georgia governor intensifies. They’ve got plenty of money to do it with, particularly Abrams. In less than two months after the May primary, her One Georgia campaign group raised more than $18 million….

A total of 102 sheriffs in Georgia have joined Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican who is seeking a second term, in a statement condemning Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams over her support of “soft-on-crime policies.” The statement, released on June 27, also criticized Abrams for “advancing the Defund the Police movement” with her position as…