The Georgia Chamber has announced its three legislators of the year, honoring one member of the state House, one in the state Senate, and one freshman lawmaker for promoting policies that enhance the state’s business climate. This year’s winners are Sen. Ben Watson (R-Savannah), Rep. Shaw Blackmon (R-Bonaire), and Rep. Stan Gunter (R-Blairsville). For helping grow the state’s economy in what has been a tough year, these legislators’ ships are RISING…
Atlanta City Council seeks answers from Police Chief on crime
Following a disastrous weekend, with a random shooting of a jogger in Buckhead and the armed robbery of an NBA player Enes Kanter’s brother downtown among other gun-related crimes, the appearance of Atlanta Police Chief Rodney Bryant in front of the Atlanta...Rep. Scott pushes back on Biden inheritance tax plan
Congressman David Scott represents Georgia’s 13th district. The district can roughly be thought of as the area of metro Atlanta outside of the perimeter from 4:00-11:00 if the perimeter is the clock face. There are a lot of zigs and zags, particularly in the...Shrimpin’ ain’t easy – Georgia shrimpers take back to the water
Early risers on the Georgia coast are likely to start seeing a familiar sight as the sun comes up over the Atlantic Ocean. Georgia’s shrimp boats, with their distinctive twin trawling arms, will start heading out to sea as the shrimp season opens on June 8. An...Bottoms announces $171 million in American Rescue Plan funds
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced on Thursday that the City of Atlanta will be receiving nearly $171 million in funding from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. The ARP was item number one for the new Biden administration...
