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Brian Kemp maneuvers to gain influence in 2024 politics

ATLANTA — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is taking steps to influence national politics in 2024 after resounding victories in the midterm made him a rising Republican political force, though a bid for president seems highly unlikely.

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State, local leaders denounce antisemitic flyers that are showing up around Atlanta

ATLANTA — When Esther Panitch found a plastic bag containing an antisemitic flyer in her Sandy Springs driveway Feb. 5, the freshman state representative took to Twitter, venting her anger and making a promise.

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In Atlanta, Harris focuses on climate change in touting Biden agenda

ATLANTA — Vice President Kamala Harris peered out into the crowd of students at Georgia Tech on Wednesday after roughly 30 minutes of policy-heavy discussion about climate change and atmospheric science and couldn’t help cracking a joke about rising temperatures.

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Key Republican wants Ga. as early primary state — in 2028

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger wants his state to become an early presidential primary host — just not in 2024, as President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party are pushing

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Democrats vote to boost Georgia in 2024 lineup despite obstacles

ATLANTA — National Democrats voted Saturday to overhaul the presidential primary process and put Georgia near the start of the schedule. But the party’s plan to elevate Georgia won’t mean anything without support from state Republicans so far unwilling to endorse the change.

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"Cop City" activists dubbed "terrorists"

Georgia police are invoking a 2017 terrorism law against activists accused of little more than trespassing

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Many Georgia Republicans want no part of Trump’s comeback

As former President Donald Trump steps up his comeback bid, some of the state’s most prominent Republicans are raising urgent concerns about whether he can retake the state — let alone the White House — in 2024.

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Atlanta shooting part of alarming US crackdown on environmental defenders

Twenty states have enacted laws restricting rights to peaceful protest, as environmentalists are increasingly criminalized

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VIDEO FOR YOU: Sen. Raphael Warnock on fighting for Georgia

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Warnock, deal-maker yet party loyalist, settles into Senate

Newly reelected Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia is promising to use his first full term to cut deals where possible with Republicans and deliver for his home state

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Faith in Georgia elections rises as fraud frenzy fades, poll finds

ATLANTA — Two years after allegations of fraud in the presidential election that were never proved, voters have regained their trust in Georgia elections.

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Culture wars off the table in Georgia — for now

ATLANTA — A few minutes after Gov. Brian Kemp ended a showcase speech to the state Legislature focused on a “new era” of mostly consensus-driven policies, he walked across the street to address some of Georgia’s most prominent Christian conservatives.

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Georgia is seeking to define ‘Cop City’ protests as terrorism, experts say

Actions by police match rhetoric from state politicians seeking to define a largely peaceful protest movement as terrorism

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US protests begin after police release footage of fatal beating of Tyre Nichols

Demonstrations in Memphis and other US cities follow release of video and request from Nichols’s mother to ‘protest in peace’

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Gov. Kemp calls up National Guard troops after violent unrest in Atlanta

ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp signed an emergency order Thursday allowing him to deploy as many as 1,000 Georgia National Guard troops following the violent unrest in Atlanta this weekend over a proposed public safety center.

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State of emergency declared over Atlanta 'Cop City' protest

Gov_ Brian Kemp has declared a state of emergency, giving him the option of calling in the Georgia National Guard to help “subdue riot and unlawful assembly.”

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In showcase speech, Kemp launches ‘new phase’ of crime crackdowns

ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp outlined fresh plans to crack down on violent crime in Georgia, laying out a pledge in his State of the State address to enact tougher penalties on gang offenders and address the “revolving door of criminal justice” as he opens his second term.

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Could Trump be charged for racketeering? A Georgia prosecutor thinks so

Fani Willis, the Fulton county district attorney, appears poised to use the states’s Rico law to prosecute the ex-president

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Violence over police training center tests Georgia’s political leaders

ATLANTA — Georgia’s most prominent political leaders condemned the violent protest that roiled downtown Atlanta after the shooting death of an activist who authorities say was killed after the 26-year-old opened fire at a state trooper.

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‘Assassinated in cold blood’: activist killed protesting Georgia’s ‘Cop City’

Killing of Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, who opposed training facility, is ‘unprecedented’ in history of environmental activism, experts say

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Commentary: Politicians fortify schools rather than regulate guns

America’s vast and unchecked personal arsenals of guns have given us a shameful distinction: We are the only developed nation that now teaches its kindergartners how to wait in line for the bathroom and hide under desks for a mass shooting.

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Did Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s inaugural speech signal a stay-at-home political future?

AUSTIN, Texas — A dozen years ago, the last Texas governor to run for president began a new term being coy about his White House ambitions.

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As tornadoes hit, survivors hid in tubs, shipping container

An Alabama mechanic took refuge in a shipping container as a tornado decimated his shop and killed two neighbors

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Parade, trophy presentation highlight Georgia Bulldogs’ back-to-back championships

ATHENS, Ga. — The Georgia Bulldogs are getting the hang of these national-championship celebrations. Might want to have some more.

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In second term, expect a ‘frank’ Kemp to push boundaries

ATLANTA — As Geogia Gov. Brian Kemp confirmed details of a monumental solar energy expansion this week, he jolted the crowd of business executives and political officials by venting about the earlier-than-planned release of the project.

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