ATLANTA — It’s decision day at the Georgia State Capitol, where Governor Brian Kemp faces a midnight deadline to sign or veto the remaining bills passed during this year’s legislative session. More than 350 measures cleared the General Assembly this year. Kemp has already signed dozens into law, and so far, has not issued a single veto.

Money should be on the way to the pockets of Georgia families in the coming weeks, thanks to an estimated one billion dollar tax rebate.

Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) has opted not to run for the U.S. Senate in Georgia’s 2026 election, a decision that could reshape the GOP’s path to unseating Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and trigger a high-stakes Republican primary.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has signed a bill into law banning personal electronic devices, like phones, during the school day for kindergarten through eighth graders in public schools.

Kemp, a Republican, was considered a strong potential candidate. Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff is running for re-election in 2026 in a state Trump carried last year.

Republicans see Georgia as their top pickup opportunity and saw term-limited Gov. Brian Kemp as the strongest candidate to challenge Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff. In the end, Republicans failed to land what they had been calling their top recruit for the Senate.

Republicans see Georgia as their top pickup opportunity and saw Kemp as the strongest candidate to challenge Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp will not challenge incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in one of next year's most closely watched contests.

The bill is one of two criminal justice measures the governor has targeted ahead of Wednesday's deadline to sign or veto legislation.