by Chris Clark | Sep 3, 2019 | The Forum
Since the first Chamber of Commerce was founded in 1599 in France, businesses have banded together for the common interest of economic growth and prosperity. In 1768, the New York Chamber established the first new world outpost to push back against ‘foreign’...
by Cary Ichter and Marilyn Marks | Aug 14, 2019 | The Forum
(Editor’s note: This is the second edition of a series examining the ongoing case related to elections security and voting systems. The Secretary of State’s office has been asked to respond) Over the last two years, the State of Georgia has willfully destroyed...
by Marc Hyden | Aug 14, 2019 | The Forum
Few governors request state agencies to revise and reduce their budgets when the economy is humming, but Brian Kemp isn’t your average governor. He recently sent instructions to his agency chiefs to cut spending. Specifically, he requested a 4 percent reduction...
by State Sen. John Albers | Aug 13, 2019 | The Forum
A couple of years ago, I sponsored and passed Senate Resolution 222 which created the Senate Special Tax Exemption Study Committee. I was appointed to serve as chairman and members worked hard with the Department of Revenue, Senate Research, Pew Charitable...
by Former U.S. Rep. Bob Barr | Aug 8, 2019 | The Forum
The dual mass shootings last weekend exposed two uncomfortable truths. First, there is a cancerous undercurrent of extremism in our society; and second, this phenomenon is not relegated to one side of the political spectrum or the other. In El Paso, the shooter...
by Gov. Brian Kemp | Aug 7, 2019 | The Forum
In the coming weeks, thousands of Georgia students will return to school and officially begin the 2019-2020 academic year. While many of the classrooms may look familiar and the cafeteria food tastes the same, there are plenty of changes underway to improve...
