Bárbara Rivera Holmes, a business executive, will serve the remainder of Thompson’s four-year term until early 2027.

Bárbara Rivera Holmes, a business executive, will serve the remainder of Thompson’s four-year term until early 2027.

The bill aimed at limiting large jury awards in civil lawsuits has been years in the making. Kemp has used all of his political power to pass it.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's top priority of limiting lawsuits is getting more pushback, and the legislative session wraps up in ...

Rivera Holmes replaces Bruce Thompson, a Republican and former state senator who was elected labor commissioner in 2022. He ...

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Barbara Rivera Holmes, who leads the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce, will be the first Latina to hold a statewide constitutional office in Georgia.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp wants state troopers trained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement enforcing immigration laws, ...

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has appointed Barbara Rivera Holmes as the new labor commissioner for the state of Georgia. She is ...