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In this Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, photo, Stacey Abrams speaks to Biden supporters as they wait for former President Barack Obama to arrive and speak at a campaign rally for Biden at Turner Field in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) **FILE**

Stacey Abrams launches 2nd campaign for Georgia governor

By Jeff Amy - Associated Press

Court rules Kemp naming judge was legal, no election needed

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Laws will widen private school aid, let home-schoolers play

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press

A green tech battery plant is transforming deep-red Georgia

By GREG BLUESTEIN and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Associated Press

Carol Kelly, left, receives a Moderna variant vaccine shot from registered nurse Mary Bower at Emory University's Hope Clinic, Wednesday afternoon, March 31, 2021, in Decatur, Ga. Kelly was the first person to receive a shot in this new clinical trial. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)

Georgia’s Kemp lifts many COVID-19 rules on businesses

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press

Gov. Kemp: Food processing plant coming to south Georgia

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FILE - Republican candidate for Senate Rep. Doug Collins attends an election night watch party in Buford, Ga., in this Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, file photo. Collins announced Monday, April 26, 2021, that he will not run for governor or U.S. Senate in Georgia in 2022. (AP Photo/Brett Davis, File)

Trump ally Collins won’t run for Senate or Georgia governor

By JEFF AMY and BILL BARROW - Associated Press

For Rep. Doug Collins attends an election night watch party in Buford, Ga., in this Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, file photo. Collins announced Monday, April 26, 2021, that he will not run for governor or U.S. Senate in Georgia in 2022. (AP Photo/Brett Davis, File)

Former Rep. Doug Collins passes on 2022 run for office

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks during a news conference at the State Capitol on Saturday, April 3, 2021, in Atlanta, about Major League Baseball's decision to pull the 2021 All-Star Game from Atlanta over the league's objection to a new Georgia voting law. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Georgia governor won’t wade into debate on Okefenokee mining

By RUSS BYNUM - Associated Press

In this Nov. 2, 2020, file photo Stacey Abrams speaks to Biden supporters as they wait for former President Barack Obama to arrive and speak at a rally as he campaigns for Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden at Turner Field in Atlanta. Abrams, Georgia's well-known voting rights advocate, is taking a carefully balanced approach in response to new laws many people have said are an attempt to suppress votes of people of color. When asked about the law changes, she is critical but measured. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

Georgia’s Stacey Abrams navigates voting law fight with eye on 2022

By Bill Barrow - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, file photo, an election worker stamps a vote-by-mail ballot dropped off by a voter before placing it in an official ballot drop box before at the Miami-Dade County Board of Elections in Doral, Fla. Ballot drop boxes were enormously popular during the 2020 election, with few problems reported. Yet they have drawn the attention of Republican lawmakers in key states who say security concerns warrant new restrictions. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

GOP targets ballot drop boxes in Georgia, Florida, elsewhere

By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY - Associated Press

Kemp names new district attorney in northwest Georgia

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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks during a news conference at the State Capitol on Saturday, April 3, 2021, in Atlanta, about Major League Baseball's decision to pull the 2021 All-Star Game from Atlanta over the league's objection to a new Georgia voting law. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Georgia governor: Loss of All-Star game will hurt minorities

By SUDHIN THANAWALA - Associated Press

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference, Thursday, April 8, 2021, at PortMiami in Miami. DeSantis announced a lawsuit against the federal government and the CDC demanding that cruise ships be allowed to sail. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Common sense conservative reforms can prevail against radical left

By Scott Walker

The entrance to the Mercedes-Benz Stadium Community Vaccination Center is seen in Atlanta, Tuesday, March 30, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Georgia “open for business;” some experts say it’s too soon

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp listens to a question during a news conference at the State Capitol on Saturday, April 3, 2021, in Atlanta, about Major League Baseball's decision to pull the 2021 All-Star Game from Atlanta over the league's objection to a new Georgia voting law. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Georgia voting fight sets the stage for Kemp’s 2022 run

By BEN NADLER - Associated Press

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Friday that the 2021 All-Star Game and 2021 draft will be moved out of Atlanta. “Major League Baseball fundamentally supports voting rights for all Americans and opposes restrictions to the ballot box." (AP Photo/John Amis, File)

Chris Christie rips baseball decision to relocate All-Star Game from Atlanta

By Seth McLaughlin and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this Tuesday, March 16, 2021, file photo, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks during a news conference at the Georgia State Capitol, in Atlanta. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File) **FILE**

Georgia Gov. Kemp says he ‘won’t back down’ on voting law after MLB moves All-Star game

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks during a news conference at the State Capitol on Saturday, April 3, 2021, in Atlanta, about Major League Baseball's decision to pull the 2021 All-Star Game from Atlanta over the league's objection to a new Georgia voting law. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Georgia governor vows a fight after MLB yanks All-Star Game

By MAE ANDERSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, March 22, 2021, file photo, Speaker of the House David Ralston, R-Blue Ridge, speaks during a news conference held by Gov. Brian Kemp at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta. Ralston told reporters after lawmakers concluded the 2021 session that he blocked passage of a gun-rights bill because he felt it would have come too soon after shootings at Atlanta-area massage businesses killed eight. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

Moderation, sometimes, for Georgia GOP despite voting law

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press