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• News CoverageCapitol Beat News Service · Oct 7, 2026

  Georgia candidates for governor trade attacks, promise solutions in debate

  ATLANTA — In what was likely to be their only debate before Election Day on Nov. 3, Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms and Republican Rick Jackson attacked each other and sometimes agreed on policy during a live encounter hosted by Atlanta News First Tuesday night. Billed as a “town hall,” the hourlong matchup (minus commercial breaks) […]

• News CoverageCapitol Beat News Service · Sep 30, 2026

  Bottoms pledges cuts to taxes on auto insurance and fuel

  ATLANTA — With gasoline prices topping $4 a gallon less than two weeks ahead of early voting, Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms pledged to cut driving-related taxes. Standing outside a BP gas station near Georgia Tech on Wednesday, Bottoms said that if voters choose her as the state’s next governor over Republican Rick Jackson, she will […]

• News CoverageCapitol Beat News Service · Sep 29, 2026

  Georgia Republican candidates at rally target Bottoms, rarely mention Trump

  ATLANTA — When Republicans running for office rallied with Gov. Brian Kemp south of Atlanta this week, they rarely mentioned President Donald Trump but repeatedly targeted Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms. The event at the Monroe County Conference Center in Forsyth Monday night featured GOP candidates up and down the ballot, with gubernatorial nominee Rick Jackson […]

• News CoverageCapitol Beat News Service · Sep 28, 2026

  Bottoms proposes housing fund, free technical and community college

  ATLANTA — Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms pitched more proposals to help Georgians cover major expenses in her bid to be the state’s next governor. Last week, the Democrat and her Republican opponent, businessman Rick Jackson, touted their affordability plans for farmers. In early September, Bottoms rolled out her plan to encourage local sales tax cuts […]

• News CoverageCapitol Beat News Service · Sep 8, 2026

  Jackson rolls out five-point ‘action plan’

  ATLANTA — Republican Rick Jackson unveiled an expansive pitch to voters Tuesday as he campaigns against Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms to win the governor’s office. Speaking before a small invitation-only group at the Westin Atlanta Perimeter, Jackson made five campaign promises that were broad in scope but narrow in detail. His appearance came after Bottoms […]

• News CoverageCapitol Beat News Service · Sep 2, 2026

  Bottoms’ affordability plan: encourage cities and counties to eliminate their taxes on groceries

  ATLANTA — With voters upset about the cost of living, both candidates for governor are rolling out affordability plans to woo them. After Republican Rick Jackson pitched cuts to income and energy taxes last month, Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms unveiled her proposal Wednesday to lower grocery bills by cutting the sales tax. The state already […]

• News CoverageCapitol Beat News Service · Aug 20, 2026

  Jackson reveals affordability plan while defending business dealings with state

  ATLANTA — Facing renewed pressure over his business dealings as he runs for Georgia governor, Republican Rick Jackson pledged to end his healthcare contracting with the state by Dec. 31 if he wins the election against Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms. Appearing at an Atlanta barbershop with a handful of supporters Thursday, Jackson also pledged to […]

• News CoverageCapitol Beat News Service · Aug 18, 2026

  Police settle lawsuit over interdiction program at Hartsfield-Jackson

  ATLANTA — Police at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport have ended a controversial drug interdiction program that involved stopping travelers on jet bridges, taking their tickets and searching their luggage, according to the organization that sued on behalf of two entertainers subjected to the encounters. A spokesman for the Policing Project at NYU School of Law said […]

• News CoverageCapitol Beat News Service · Aug 13, 2026

  Healthcare costs are a potent political issue in Georgia, but more for Democrats than Republicans

  ATLANTA — With healthcare costs continuing to rise, the issue could prove to be a potent one in Georgia’s upcoming election for governor. Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms has made it a core part of her campaign, blaming Republicans for refusing to accept Medicaid expansion as a solution. Rick Jackson, her Republican opponent, agrees that rising […]

• News CoverageCapitol Beat News Service · Aug 11, 2026

  Jackson leads Bottoms in fundraising for Georgia governor’s race

  ATLANTA — Rick Jackson, the Republican running to be Georgia’s next governor, raised more money in the past two months than his Democratic opponent, former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, has collected since starting her campaign more than a year ago. The latest reporting period ended July 31, with filings due by the end of […]

• News CoverageCapitol Beat News Service · Aug 7, 2026

  German industrial giant Siemens to bring 1,400 jobs to northeast Georgia

  ATLANTA — Residents in and around Jackson County in northeast Georgia will have access to more than 1,400 new jobs if Siemens Corp. can follow through on a new manufacturing plant expected there. State development officials announced the 550,000-square-foot manufacturing near Pendergrass Friday, with buildout expected to begin in November pending final approvals. The plant, […]

• OfficialOffice of the Governor of Georgia · Aug 7, 2026

  Gov. Kemp: Siemens Plans 1,400+ New Jobs in Jackson County

  ATLANTA – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Siemens is planning to create more than 1,400 jobs at its new advanced manufacturing facility in Pendergrass over the next three years. The project represents at least $185 million in investment in Jackson County, pending final approvals.