After weeks of suspense, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s proposal to overhaul Georgia’s legal landscape is finally here. At a jam-packed press conference Thursday, Kemp gathered state lawmakers and business leaders at Georgia’s state Capitol to introduce policies he says are aimed at reducing insurance prices for businesses and everyday consumers alike.

ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp is making tort reform a top priority this legislative session, unveiling new legislation aimed at limiting lawsuits and large settlements in an effort to curb rising insurance costs for businesses across Georgia.

Lobbyists are scrambling to get their clients' interests worked into the governor's proposed overhaul of litigation rules in Georgia.

Gov. Brian Kemp has issued a statement following the deaths of two native Georgians in Wednesday night's midair collision near Washington DC.

Medicaid expansion in Georgia has gained bipartisan support, with four Republican senators signing the Democrat-backed bill.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday reiterated his simple pitch for lawsuit limits: They’ll halt rising insurance costs. The reality, though, is more complicated.

Gov. Brian Kemp plans to overhaul Georgia’s legal system to reign in what he says are abusive lawsuits that drive up insurance rates for all Georgians. But Democrats insist his plan is not the solution to Georgia’s many problems. “Georgia needs tort reform, and they need it now,” Kemp said during a news conference on Thursday.

It would revise rules that govern lawsuits which he said are raising insurance rates and costs for businesses.

Abrams noted she has not been involved in the voting rights group since 2017. But she said she will never stop believing in the group's mission.

Among the 67 people who lost their lives in the DC mid-air collision, there were two Georgians. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, tweeted the statement below honoring the

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