New Georgia Freedom Caucus seeks right turn in state policy

A group of Georgia Republican lawmakers announced the launch Tuesday of a Freedom Caucus in the state’s General Assembly, vowing to move outcomes to the political right even as the majority GOP-legislature girds for an election-year session that could be dominated by appeals to Republican primary voters.

New FOX 5 Poll: Dead Heat between Kemp, Perdue due to Trump endorsement

A new FOX 5 Atlanta/Insider Advantage poll shows former President Donald Trump’s endorsement in the Georgia Governor’s race will have a huge impact on likely voters.

Kemp, facing potential Trump-backed primary challenge ahead of Abrams rematch, vows he won't be 'outworked'

Republican Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia says he’ll make a clear contrast between himself and likely 2022 Democratic nominee Stacey Abrams as he gears up for a potential titanic rematch with Abrams in next year’s gubernatorial election in the key general election battleground state.

Tough road lies ahead for Democrats in 2022 governor's races

The Republican Party is growing increasingly optimistic about flipping governor’s offices in key battleground states next year.

Kemp proclaims Friday 'Atlanta Braves Day'

Gov. Brian Kemp has made it official: Friday is Atlanta Braves Day. Georgia’s governor issued that proclamation on Thursday evening.

GOP revels in Atlanta World Series after All-Star Game move

Atlanta was stripped of baseball’s All-Star Game over the summer, but it has the World Series now. And Republicans are gloating.

Georgia governor allocates COVID relief funds to help courts

Georgia’s governor said Thursday that he plans to use up to $110 million to help the state’s courts recover from a slowdown that was caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Gov. Brian Kemp criticizes Major League Baseball over All-Star Game after Braves' NLCS victory

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and other Republicans took the Atlanta Braves National League Championship Series victory as an opportunity to dig at Major League Baseball and Democrats. 

Gov. Kemp joins call for more federal resources at Texas border

Gov. Brian Kemp and nine other Republican governors traveled to Texas Thursday to call on the Biden Administration to take more steps to rein in the crisis at the southern border.

Suspended sheriff's legal team demands reinstatement, citing Georgia law

Attorneys for suspended Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill released a letter sent to Gov. Brian Kemp requesting his immediate reinstatement.

Gwinnett County Public Schools testifies in lawsuit over mask mandate

Holly Terei took her 10-year-old daughter out of in-person learning in Gwinnett County Public Schools because she struggled while wearing a mask.

Draft proposal for new U.S. House districts released by Georgia Senate

A proposal for new U.S. House districts in Georgia has been released by Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan and Senator John F. Kennedy, Chairman of the Senate Redistricting and Reapportionment Committee on Monday.

Brian Kemp, Republican governors demand meeting with President over border crisis

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and other Republican state leaders from across the country want to meet with President Biden about the crisis at the Southern border. FOX 5's Claire Simms spoke exclusively to the governor about the issue.

Gov. Kemp calls federal vaccine mandate 'unlawful overreach'

Gov. Brian Kemp said he took part in a call with other Republican governors Friday as they try to organize a legal challenge to the latest vaccine mandate by the Biden Administration.

'Unlawful overreach': Georgia governor vows to fight Biden vaccine mandate

During President Joe Biden's announcement of a vaccine mandate that will affect as many as 100 million Americans, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp vowed to fight the federal plan.

Gov. Kemp urges support for new police training center in Atlanta

Gov. Brian Kemp sent a letter Wednesday to Atlanta City Council urging them to support a controversial new law enforcement and first responder training center in DeKalb County

Gov. Kemp on COVID, crime and Herschel Walker in 2022

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp sat down with FOX 5's Claire Simms where he discussed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia, crime in Atlanta, and Herschel Walker's run for U.S. Senate.

Kemp vows more funding for Georgia hospitals to fight COVID-19

Gov. Brian Kemp once again urged all Georgians to talk to the doctors, pharmacists, health care providers, and even their pastors to make the decision to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as new cases and hospitalizations continue to spike.