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Kemp draws 2022 primary challenge in former Democrat Jones

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Friday, April 16, 2021
By Beau Evans Staff Writer Capitol Beat News Service Vernon Jones, a former Democratic state lawmaker and one of former President Donald Trump’s most vocal allies in Georgia, is the latest Republican to open a 2022 primary challenge against Gov. Brian Kemp.
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Warnock draws early 2022 election challengers for U.S. Senate

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Thursday, April 15, 2021
By Beau Evans Staff Writer Capitol Beat News Service Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock has drawn the first Republican challengers in his bid to hold the seat he won in historic fashion during the 2020 election cycle.   Latham Saddler, an Atlanta banking executive and U.S.
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COVID-19 vaccines headed to Georgia school teachers, staff

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Thursday, March 4, 2021
By Beau Evans Staff Writer Capitol Beat News Service Local schools in Georgia are gearing up to give teachers and staff doses of COVID-19 vaccine starting next week using a mix of on-campus curbside administration, large-scale distribution events and help from health clinics.
Republican state lawmakers took a major step Monday toward overhauling voting by mail and other election procedures in Georgia with passage of an omnibus bill by the state House of Representatives along party lines.

Republican state lawmakers took a major step Monday toward overhauling voting by mail and other election procedures in Georgia with passage of an omnibus bill by the state House of Representatives along party lines.

Big changes to vote-by-mail in Georgia clear state House

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Monday, March 1, 2021
By Beau Evans Staff Writer Capitol Beat News Service ATLANTA – Republican state lawmakers took a major step Monday toward overhauling voting by mail and other election procedures in Georgia with passage of an omnibus bill by the state House of Representatives along party lines.
Gov. Brian Kemp unveiled plans to vaccinate Georgia school teachers in a speech at the state Capitol on Feb. 25, 2021. (Photo by Beau Evans)

Gov. Brian Kemp unveiled plans to vaccinate Georgia school teachers in a speech at the state Capitol on Feb. 25, 2021. (Photo by Beau Evans)

Georgia school teachers to be eligible for COVID-19 vaccine starting March 8

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Thursday, February 25, 2021
by Beau Evans Capitol Beat News Service Teachers, school staff and certain other vulnerable groups in Georgia will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine starting on March 8, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Thursday. Vaccines will be available for pre-K and K-12 school teachers and staff, Kemp said.