Credit: Natrice Miller / Natrice.Miller@
Credit: Natrice Miller / Natrice.Miller@
Brian Kemp was sworn into office Thursday for a second term as the state’s governor with a promise to steer clear of “pie in the sky” ideals and commit instead to fighting economic turbulence, strengthening public safety and hiking salaries for teachers and other state workers.
In a plainspoken inauguration address, the Republican pledged to heed lessons from a first term shaped by the global coronavirus pandemic and a contentious 2020 election by fixating on “real people, real families, real communities” and not reactionary politics.
“The deal we offered voters was that your state government should care a lot more about safe streets, good schools and good-paying jobs than what pundits are saying on cable news,” he said, adding that his mantra for a second term is to “put you and your families first.”
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