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A former Trump official backs World Heritage status for the vast Okefenokee Swamp

President Donald Trump's former agriculture secretary wants the administration to support adding the Okefenokee Swamp's vast wildlife refuge to a United Nations list of World Heritage site

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Senate Agriculture advances Rollins to be Agriculture secretary - Roll Call

The Senate Agriculture Committee voted 23-0 Monday to advance Brooke L. Rollins to become secretary of Agriculture.

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USDA pick Rollins to ‘follow and listen’ to farmers on deportations - Roll Call

Brooke Rollins, the nominee for Agriculture secretary, said she would listen to farmers in executing President Trump's deportation policy.

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Georgia university leaders ask NCAA to ban transgender women from sports

The regents who govern Georgia’s public universities and colleges want the NCAA to ban transgender women from participating in women’s sports

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Analysis: How Georgia’s green jobs boom turned into a political clash

Ten years ago, then-Vice President Joe Biden arrived at Savannah’s bustling port and gave Georgia politicians seeking a massive dredging project everything they had hoped: unequivocal support for the $662 million plan.

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Kemp done being underestimated, aims to steer GOP past Trump

Georgia’s Brian Kemp is done being underestimated

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How did Atlanta become the center of the college football universe?

ATLANTA — Atlanta’s claim to being the center of the college football universe happened because of a series of events — some that took years, some that took mere moments — combined with the city’s proven history as one of the top convention sites in the U.S.

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Georgia's dogged and focused Kemp overcomes Trump and Abrams

Georgia Republican Brian Kemp is arguing that his no-drama conservative approach is the way forward for the GOP as he celebrates his reelection as governor

The Independent UK

From boos to a blowout: How Brian Kemp beat Stacey Abrams again

ATLANTA — A few hours before polls closed on the day of the May primary, Gov. Brian Kemp and his entourage trekked to the Varsity for an election tradition. As well-wishers put down their chili dogs to swarm the Republican, an aide sidled over to rain on his parade.

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Meadows was central to hundreds of texts about overturning 2020 election, book says

Messages include group chat among cabinet officials and plans by lawmakers to object to election certification

The Guardian - US

Good Riddance, David Perdue

In a campaign that began with promise and ended with racist invective, the former Georgia senator performed so poorly as to not even qualify for a runoff.

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State, local officials offer $1.5B to land Rivian project

State and local officials promised electric vehicle maker Rivian nearly $1.5 billion in tax breaks and other incentives to build a factory east of Atlanta, the most lucrative package of inducements Georgia has ever offered for what Gov. Brian Kemp calls the largest economic development project in state history.

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Trump inches up support for Perdue's underdog governor's bid

ATLANTA — Former President Donald Trump is escalating his support for former U.S. Sen. David Perdue's uphill battle against Gov. Brian Kemp in Georgia.

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Kemp appoints supporter to ethics panel amid Abrams investigation

ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp has appointed a longtime campaign donor to Georgia's ethics commission.

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Perdue hugs Trump as he runs to right in Georgia GOP primary

Former U.S. Sen. David Perdue is building his campaign around Donald Trump and veering to the right as he tries to unseat Republican Gov. Brian Kemp in a May 24 GOP primary

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How Georgia Republicans passed a gun expansion after years of gridlock

ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp's support for "permit-less carry" legislation helped him emerge from a crowded Republican primary in 2018. But it took more than three years for Kemp to devote the political capital — and corral the votes — to pass the legislation.

The Independent UK

Trump returns to Georgia confronting test of his grip on GOP

Donald Trump wants to use November’s midterm elections to solidify his continued dominance of the national Republican Party

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Trump to headline March rally in Georgia to boost Perdue, Walker

ATLANTA — Donald Trump will headline a rally in Georgia this month to try to turn the tide of the election against Gov. Brian Kemp and other Republicans he has vowed to unseat.

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Ex-Sen. David Perdue qualifies for spot in Georgia's gubernatorial GOP primary, pledging to unite party

ATLANTA — Former U.S. Sen. David Perdue formally qualified to challenge Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp in the GOP primary Wednesday, sealing his decision by declaring that he is the only Republican who can unite the party’s base against Democrat Stacey Abrams.

The Independent UK

Perdue sees Georgia GOP victory despite Kemp advantages

Republican David Perdue has qualified to run for Georgia governor

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David Perdue’s challenge fractures powerful family political machine

ATLANTA — The Perdue network was once the most formidable political operation in Georgia. But former U.S. Sen. David Perdue’s challenge to Gov. Brian Kemp has fractured the powerful family’s longtime loyalists.

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Georgia regents name Sonny Perdue chancellor of University System

ATLANTA — The Georgia Board of Regents voted without opposition Tuesday afternoon to name former two-term Gov. Sonny Perdue the chancellor of the state’s public university system.

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What will Sonny Perdue do if he becomes Georgia system's chancellor?

ATLANTA — The Georgia Board of Regents may vote as soon as Tuesday to make former Republican Gov. Sonny Perdue the new chancellor of the state's vast University System.

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Kemp wields raw power of gov's office to cater to conservatives

ATLANTA — Under attack by a Republican challenger, Gov. Brian Kemp is using the broad authorities of his office to strengthen his conservative credentials.

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