The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has declared a level one drought throughout much of the state, including Metro Atlanta, following a hot and dry summer into fall. While water use restrictions are not yet officially in place, they could be as soon as this week if we don’t see any rain. While yards and water bills are starting to suffer, the real risk is for farmers, who if they don’t get some rain soon may find themselves SINKING…
Perdue Blocks Green Card Giveaway— For Now
Last week U.S. Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., temporarily and single-handedly blocked a vote on legislation allowing Indian nationals to effectively monopolize the U.S. green card visa system for at least a decade. “(W)e have some language that needs to be clarified,”...Committee on Maternal Mortality gets to work
The House Study Committee on Maternal Mortality has started work on its charge to develop legislative strategies to decrease and prevent maternal deaths in Georgia. “We have seen some very alarming statistics concerning maternal mortality in Georgia,” said Rep. Chuck...Beth Beskin Launches Ga. Supreme Court Campaign
It has been decades since there has been a contested Georgia Supreme Court seat, but now there will be three candidates vying for a seat being vacated by Justice Robert Benham. Veteran attorney and former state Rep. Beth Beskin yesterday told InsiderAdvantage she...Former Congressman will chair Conservatives for Clean Energy Georgia
A longtime Georgia lawmaker has been named Chairman of the Advisory Board for Conservatives for Clean Energy Georgia (CCEGA). The organization that describes itself as committed to “improving the lives of Georgians through more cost effective and cleaner...U.S. Mint honors Georgia’s secret garden
In 1734, just two years after General James Oglethorpe founded Georgia as a British Colony, he established the continent’s first public agricultural experimental garden in the new city of Savannah. The Trustees’ Garden, modeled after botanical...
