KEMP'S INAUGURATION AND A NEW SESSION

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

A new governor. A legion of fresh-faced lawmakers. The opening of another legislative session. And a farewell to Nathan Deal and other political stalwarts. Today will usher in a new political era in Georgia as Republican Gov.-elect Brian Kemp, other statewide officers and hundreds of lawmakers are sworn into office with a burst of pomp and pageantry. It will also kick off another 40-day legislative session that will test Kemp and other political leaders as they wrangle over a budget that could top $27 billion, plans to hike teacher pay and significant changes to Georgia’s voting system.

CASEY SYKES FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION Georgia Gov.-elect Brian Kemp speaks during the Wild Hog Supper, the kickoff dinner for the 2019 Georgia legislative session, at the Georgia Railroad Freight Depot on Sunday evening. Today ushers in a new political era in Georgia.