Kemp making hurricane relief, lawsuit limits his top 2025 priorities

Kemp making hurricane relief, lawsuit limits his top 2025 priorities

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp plans to emphasize relief efforts for Hurricane Helene and limits to lawsuit verdicts in upcoming legislative session.

Kemp declares Helene relief top priority for General Assembly

Gov. Brian Kemp announced Tuesday that he will unveil a disaster relief package for Georgia victims of Hurricane Helene next month during the first week of the 2025 legislative session.The initiative will include both budgetary proposals and a legislative component, Kemp told returning and newly elected members of the General Assembly during a luncheon on the University of Georgia campus that wrapped up the 34th Biennial Institute for Georgia Le…

Kemp vows to push Hurricane Helene relief package early in legislative session

Gov. Brian Kemp will seek a rewrite of the state’s litigation rules during the upcoming legislative session, plunging into a thorny fight that will te

Georgia Southern Q3 2024 Economic Monitor: Hurricanes dent regional economy, yet expansion in 2025 expected

The Savannah metro economy experienced a modest dip in the third quarter of 2024, primarily due to the impacts of Hurricane Debby and Hurricane Helene, according to Georgia Southern University's newly released Q3 Economic Monitor.

Hurricane Relief for Georgia - Cordele Dispatch

Hurricane Helene, severely impacted Georgians during late September 2024, causing over 30 reported deaths and significant rainfall across the state. After making landfall on September 27, the hurricane began to traverse over land across Georgia as a Category 2 hurricane prior to tracking into the Appalachian mountain range as a tropical storm. In Crisp County we were spared the worst of it but at its peak, Helene left more than 1 million Georgia…

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp lists hurricane relief and lawsuit limits as top 2025 priorities

ATHENS — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp told lawmakers Tuesday that he will emphasize relief efforts for Hurricane Helene and attempts to limit lawsuit verdicts in the state legislative session that begins Jan. 13.