Aug 19, 2021 · ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp issued an executive order Thursday prohibiting local governments in Georgia from imposing mask, vaccine or building-capacity mandates aimed at discouraging the...

Jul 21, 2020 · Most recently, its Republican governor, Brian Kemp, has become engaged in a legal dispute with the mayor of Atlanta over mask mandates, which more states and cities have been issuing as coronavirus cases rise. As of Monday, Georgia had 145,575 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 3,176 deaths, according to state data.

Jul 16, 2020 · Georgia's Governor Brian Kemp is explicitly banning Georgia's cities and counties from ordering people to wear masks in public places. He voided orders on Wednesday that at least 15 local...

Jul 16, 2020 · Georgia's governor on Thursday sued Atlanta's mayor over that city's mask law, a day after he banned local governments from requiring the coverings that health experts say help to stop the spread...

Jul 16, 2020 · Mayors in Atlanta and other Georgia cities deepened their defiance of Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday, saying their requirements for people to wear face coverings will remain in place, even after...

Aug 13, 2020 · Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) has dropped a lawsuit over Atlanta’s mask mandate, his office announced Thursday afternoon. In a statement, Kemp said that he has failed to reach an agreement...

Aug 13, 2020 · Gov. Brain Kemp is taking a new approach in his battle over face masks with Atlanta's mayor. Rather than have a judge rule on the conflict, he's going to issue a new order on the subject.

Jul 16, 2020 · Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is suing the Atlanta City Council and Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms following her efforts to require face masks in public places as the number of COVID-19 cases continues...

Jul 18, 2020 · G eorgia Gov. Brian Kemp filed a lawsuit on Thursday challenging restrictions implemented by Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, including her ordinance mandating residents wear masks, to...

Jul 17, 2020 · Despite his executive order and lawsuit against Bottoms, Kemp is urging Georgians to wear a mask when in public or when social distancing inside isn’t possible.