Kemp hammering home tort reform messageBy Dave WilliamsBureau ChiefCapitol Beat News Service ATLANTA - The signs are clear as Georgia lawmakers prepare to resume the 2025 General Assembly session on Monday after a weeklong recess: Gov.

Gov. Brian Kemp is scheduled to deliver his State of the State address before the Georgia Assembly at 11 a.m. Thursday.

The governor outlined a 20 basis point tax cut reduction, which would drop the state flat tax rate from 5.39% to 5.19%, following cuts last year. Kemp has previously signaled intentions to bring it down as far as 4.99% before his term expires in Jan. 2027.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency ahead of winter weather and freezing temperatures expected in the Peach State on Tuesday. The state of emergency order authorizes “the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency to activate the State Operations Center and mobilize any needed resources to address potential impacts.

ATLANTA — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has declared a state of emergency as temperatures in the Peach State are expected to be below freezing on Tuesday. It comes as crews with the Georgia Department of Transportation brined the roads across Georgia. The state of emergency will run through Tuesday, Jan. 28.

Gov. Brian Kemp has asked lawmakers to approve nearly $615 million to cover costs associated with Hurricane Helene.

ATLANTA — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared a statewide State of Emergency on Monday ahead of a winter storm that will move through parts of the state on Tuesday.

Gov. Brian Kemp committed to invest more than $1 billion into infrastructure during his speech at a Tuesday breakfast with politicians and business leaders. The bulk of the funding would go toward freight and logistics, while $250 million would be reserved for local roads and another $250 million for water and wastewater projects.

Georgia would boost spending by $4.4 billion in the last three months of the current budget year under the spending plan released by Gov. Brian Kemp.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp wants to again speed up state income tax cuts. The Republican also warned lawmakers Thursday in his seventh annual State of the State address that he’ll call them back into special session later this year if that’s what it takes to push through limits on lawsuit verdicts.

Second-term Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp laid out his goals before lawmakers in his seventh annual State of the State address on Thursday.

ATLANTA, GA — Governor Kemp is declaring a State of Emergency for all of Georgia in preparation for freezing temperatures and winter weather. The State of Emergency runs through next Tuesday, January 28.