Georgia governor names labor commissioner and vaults first Hispanic woman into statewide office
Rivera Holmes replaces Bruce Thompson, a Republican and former state senator who was elected labor commissioner in 2022. He ...
Amid heightened blowback, a push to limit lawsuits in Georgia moves forward
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's top priority of limiting lawsuits is getting more pushback, and the legislative session wraps up in ...
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Kemp Says Georgia’s Medicaid Experiment Is a Success, but the Numbers Say Differently
This article was produced and originally published by nonprofit news organizations ProPublica and Savannah-based The Current.
Kemp taps Barbara Rivera Holmes as Georgia labor commissioner
Gov. Brian Kemp names Southwest Georgia businesswoman Barbara Rivera Holmes as the state's 11th labor commissioner.
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Kemp’s all-in approach reshapes Georgia’s legal landscape
A few days ago, state Rep. Al Williams got a call from a business owner in his southeast Georgia district that he hadn’t heard from in decades. The man wanted to know why the Democrat wasn’t ...
Former Albany Area Chamber of Commerce CEO named new Georgia labor commissioner
Bárbara Rivera Holmes was announced Tuesday as the new leader of the state Department of Labor by Gov. Brian Kemp.
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Amid heightened blowback, a push to limit lawsuits in Georgia moves forward
Brian Kemp’s priority bill to limit lawsuits ... said at a news conference Thursday. University of Georgia law professor Jonathan Tonge, who litigates human trafficking cases, said nobody ...
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Governor Kemp Appoints Bárbara Rivera Holmes as New Commissioner of Georgia Department of Labor
Bárbara Rivera Holmes is appointed as Georgia's new Department of Labor Commissioner by Governor Kemp, effective April 4th, ...
Gov. Kemp names new Georgia labor commissioner, first Hispanic woman into statewide office
Bárbara Rivera Holmes, a business executive, will serve the remainder of Thompson’s four-year term until early 2027.