The announcement that Georgia Supreme Court Justice Robert Benham will retire in March instead of seeing out his term has turned the race to replace him on his head, as Gov. Brian Kemp will now appoint his replacement, who will serve until 2022. Court of Appeals Judge Sara Doyle, former lawmakers Beth Beskin and John Barrow, and Superior Court Judge Horace Johnson had already kicked off campaigns for Benham’s seat, campaigns that with this latest twist are now left DRIFTING…
#GivingTuesday report: Georgia ranks high for charitable giving
Starting in 2012, Giving Tuesday has become a major movement for global charitable giving. In 2018, more than 400 million dollars was raised online in the United States with 3.6 million gifts. The mean gift size was $105. An exhaustive 2017 report from the...House Minority Leader introduces bill to halt salary of suspended officials
Back in May, Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck ran into a bit of trouble over allegations of mail fraud, wire fraud and money laundering – totaling up to something like $2 million. In August, the feds added another count of mail fraud and four counts of...Fulton County chairman proposes review of services
Fulton County Commission Chairman Robb Pitts is creating a study commission to review the county’s current service delivery structure and make new recommendations going forward. “In the business world, people use the word “disruption” to mean a change in the...Department of Education awards arts grants to rural schools
The Georgia Department of Education announced on Thursday that it is awarding $270,000 to rural school districts to assist the expansion of fine arts opportunities for students. Nine rural districts will receive stART grants, to be used to create or expand...
