State & National

Gov. Kemp, DCH Announce Approval of 1135 Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids® Waiver

Atlanta, GA – Governor Brian P. Kemp and the Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) today announced that the Centers for…

6 years ago

Public school buildings closed for remainder of academic year

ATLANTA, Ga – Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed Executive Order 04.01.20.01 to close all public-school facilities through the end of…

6 years ago

Georgia DPH adjusts COVID-19 models to include asymptomatic transmission

BLAIRSVILLE, Ga – As of April 1, Georgia had 4,748 cases and 20,328 completed COVID-19 tests, but Georgia Department of…

6 years ago

Kemp, Carden deploy soldiers to fight COVID-19 in long-term care facilities

Atlanta, GA – Over the next few weeks, Governor Brian P. Kemp and Georgia National Guard Adjutant General Tom Carden will…

6 years ago

President Donald J. Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Georgia

  WASHINGTON — FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available for the state of Georgia to supplement the state and local recovery efforts in the…

6 years ago

Fighting COVID-19 in Georgia

From Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King: While the COVID-19 outbreak started as an international story that…

6 years ago

UPDATE: Gov. Kemp instructs medically at-risk individuals to shelter in place

ATLANTA, Ga - In a March 23 press conference, Gov. Kemp issued multiple executive orders and asked for the public's…

6 years ago

Carr Warns Consumers About Coronavirus Scams, Fake Cures, Door-to-Door and Drive-By Testing and Misinformation

ATLANTA, GA – Attorney General Chris Carr is warning consumers about scams - ads, promotions, and websites - that claim…

6 years ago

Georgia Receives SBA Statewide Disaster Declaration, applications open

Atlanta, GA – On March 18, Governor Brian P. Kemp announced that Georgia has received an official statewide disaster declaration…

6 years ago

Public K-12 and Secondary Schools closed March 18 to 31

Atlanta, GA – In accordance with newly issued federal guidance, Governor Brian P. Kemp signed Executive Order 3.16.20.01 closing all public elementary,…

6 years ago