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FILE - In this Friday, June 26, 2020, file photo, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is greeted as he visits the House Chambers on Sine Die, day 40, of the legislative session in Atlanta. Kemp says he hasn’t yet weighed whether the state will take legal action against local governments trying to impose mask requirements. The Republican held a news conference Wednesday, July 1, 2020, before departing on a statewide tour to promote wearing a mask, but said he won’t mandate it. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

Georgia Gov. Kemp: Mask mandate not needed amid virus spike

By BEN NADLER - Associated Press

Kemp signs Georgia’s $25.9 billion budget

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Measures that passed or failed in Georgia General Assembly

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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp wears a mask and urged fellow citizens to do the same after touring the temporary medical pod that has been placed at the Phoebe North Campus of Phoebe Putney Health System on Tuesday, May 5, 2020, in Albany, Ga. The pod arrived on April 15 and is scheduled to begin operations on Wednesday, May 6, housing 24 beds to treat non-critical COVID-19 patients. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

With more in hospital, Kemp says Georgia gaining on COVID-19

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press

Georgia lawmakers approve more health coverage for new moms

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press

In this April 16, 2020, photo, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp listens to a question from the press during a tour of a massive temporary hospital at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Ron Harris, Pool)

Kemp says Georgia lawmakers can spend savings to ease cuts

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, file photo, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks on the rotunda about human trafficking during the opening day of the year for the general session of the state legislature in Atlanta. Georgia’s Republican governor and first lady have announced Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020, a slate of legislative measures they want to see enacted this year to combat human trafficking. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)

Some parts of Kemp’s anti-gang push advance, others stall

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press

Georgia Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Blake Tillery talks to the media on Wednesday, June 17, 2020, at the Georgia capitol after his committee approved the state's 2021 budget in Atlanta. The Vidalia Republican says more than $2 billion in reductions were needed to close a projected gap after state revenue fell during the COVID-19 pandemic (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)

Georgia budget slicing spending advances as Democrats object

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press

Georgia Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Blake Tillery talks to the media on Wednesday, June 17, 2020, at the Georgia capitol after his committee approved the state's 2021 budget in Atlanta. The Vidalia Republican says more than $2 billion in reductions were needed to close a projected gap after state revenue fell during the COVID-19 pandemic (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)

Georgia Senate spending plan for 2021 sets billions in cuts

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press

Vice President Mike Pence eats lunch with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and his wife Marty Kemp at the Star Cafe, Friday, May 22, 2020, in Atlanta. Pence said Georgia was &quot;leading the way&quot; and the country was making progress against the coronavirus. (Rob Crilly/The Washington Examiner via AP, Pool)

Kemp eases Georgia virus rules to allow sports, conventions

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press

Customers sit inside a Waffle House Restaurant, Friday, May 22, 2020 in Atlanta. Vice President Mike Pence and Brian Kemp were scheduled to talk about reopening during the pandemic with members of the restaurant industry meeting at the headquarters of the popular Southern eatery, Waffle House. (Sudhin Thanawala)

Coronavirus hospitalization rates down in Georgia, Florida back early reopening move

By Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

People carry signs as they march Monday, June 1, 2020, in Atlanta during a demonstration over the death of George Floyd who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (AP Photo/John Bazemore).

Georgia governor: No more National Guard troops for now

By BEN NADLER and SUDHIN THANAWALA - Associated Press

In this Sunday, May 31, 2020 photo, protesters form a human chain around Broad Street in front of the University of Georgia Arch in downtown Athens, Ga. The protest was held over the death of George Floyd, who died in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25, sparking demonstrations and riots around the country. (Joshua L. Jones/Athens Banner-Herald via AP)

Georgia gov: State-local cooperation helped quell violence

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Kemp to allow bars and nightclubs to reopen in Georgia

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Kemp says we can’t fight virus from home as cases tick up

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President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters during an event on protecting seniors with diabetes in the Rose Garden White House, Tuesday, May 26, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

GOP govs offer states as alternative RNC convention host

By ZEKE MILLER and BEN NADLER - Associated Press

Kemp names DA to become judge in circuit east of Atlanta

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Vietnam veteran Robert Ingram, 74, on West Broad Street adjusts a face mask in downtown Sparta, Ga., Wednesday, May 20, 2020. Ingram says &quot;I think it's more than serious. It's a matter of life and death is what it is&quot; of the town hit hard by COVID-19. Ingram's aunt survived coronavirus at Sparta Health and Rehab where multiple residents have died.(Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Coronavirus data used in decision to reopen Georgia flawed

By BEN NADLER and SUDHIN THANAWALA - Associated Press

Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan adjourns the Senate Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, in Atlanta. (Bob Andres/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP) ** FILE **

Lieutenant governor eyes June 15 return of Georgia lawmakers

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press