Ralston continues efforts to move primary in Georgia
Speaker of the House David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) says he will continue his efforts to move Georgia’s primary past the currently scheduled May 19 date into June. This comes after Gov. Brian Kemp said in a media event Wednesday that he has no authority under the current state of emergency order to delay an election.
read moreFulton County approves $10 million in emergency spending
At their meeting on Wednesday, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners approved legislation for $10 million in emergency funding to support community related services.
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Kemp issues shelter-in-place order
Gov. Brian Kemp announced Wednesday that he is imposing a statewide shelter-in-place to begin tomorrow, April 3. And while he touched on some of the key aspects of the order — including keeping public K-12 schools out for the remainder of the year — the Governor said full details with the exceptions will be published on the state website today.
read moreRural Georgia getting internet boost
High-speed internet expansion into rural Georgia has been a goal for legislators for some time. Reliable, high-speed internet is a critical component of economic expansion and the legislature has been trying to find solutions for several years, while also trying to balance the free market and business concerns of a Republican-led legislature.
read moreGeorgia 2nd in the country for solar job growth in 2019
Georgia is quickly becoming one of the bright spots in solar job growth in the country. According to information released Tuesday, Georgia ranked second in the U.S. for solar job growth in 2019 and led in percentage growth at 29 percent more jobs than 2018 — trailing only Florida in total job increase.
read moreEXCLUSIVE: SOS Reaffirms May 19 Primary Date; Provides More Information
There has been a lot of talk lately around Georgia’s planned May 19 primary, including calls by one of the state’s top lawmakers to move the election date into June because of concerns with the COVID-19 outbreak.
read moreKemp: Social Distancing will be enforced at lakes, state parks
Governor Brian Kemp made two major announcements regarding COVID-19 Sunday – first that the state will enforce social distancing at parks and lakes and second that President Donald Trump has approved Georgia’s disaster declaration and cleared the way for direct federal assistance as the state fights the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Economic development pushes ahead
The coronavirus outbreak has thrown a wrench into just about every facet of daily living in Georgia, but the state’s economic development professionals are trucking ahead.
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When Lawmakers Return, Some Promising Bills Await Them
“I am not superstitious, but I am a little stitious,” The Office’s Michael Scott once said. While the statement was intended to be comical, I sometimes sympathize with it. Indeed, when Georgia’s 2020 legislative session convened on Jan. 13 amid a torrential downpour, followed by a power outage at the Capitol, I became a “little stitious” and grew concerned.
COVID-19 will change the face of Georgia, USA
One morning I sat at my kitchen table and began to read the front page of my local paper, the Sandy Springs Neighbor. In bold letters it said “Virus Crisis.”
U.S. government, civics courses vital for our future
The lack of civics education in our country is a threat to the future of our democracy, and we’re going in the wrong direction. Consider that over one in three Americans could not name a single right protected by the First Amendment, according to the Annenberg Public Policy Center.
