by Marc Hyden | Feb 8, 2021 | The Forum
Last fall, Area Development Magazine named Georgia the top state for business for the seventh consecutive year. “[This] is a powerful testament to the fundamental strength of Georgia’s economy, even in these challenging times,” Gov. Brian Kemp said in a...
by Marc Hyden | Jun 11, 2020 | James Magazine
Come June 15, the Georgia Legislature will lumber back into session after a COVID-19-induced respite that began when lawmakers adjourned in mid-March. This came after the General Assembly had already completed the majority of their 40-day legislation session....
by Marc Hyden | May 22, 2020 | The Forum
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has faced her fair share of criticism during her tenure as Atlanta’s chief executive, including her decision to cancel Atlanta’s beloved Peach Drop last New Year’s Eve. Even so, she’s also taken some laudable steps that deserve praise...
by Marc Hyden | May 1, 2020 | The Forum
The Georgia General Assembly’s chief fiscal economist warned last year that Georgia might face a recession in 2020. Boy was he right, but for the wrong reasons. No one could have predicted the COVID-19 pandemic or its effects in September of 2019. Nevertheless,...
by Marc Hyden | Mar 31, 2020 | The Forum
“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...