Gwinnett residents vote “NO” on MARTA
Despite a massive pro-transit campaign and the support of dozens of high profile state and local officials, the residents of Gwinnett County spoke loud and clear on Tuesday: they will not pay for MARTA expansion.
read moreDouglas County assistant DA chosen to to lead ethics commission
Douglas County’s Chief Assistant District Attorney David Emadi will serve as the next director of the state ethics commission.
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Perdue, Isakson, Carter Push Savannah As Home To New Air National Guard Squadron
Location, manpower and capacity were among the issues cited by U.S. Senators David Perdue (R-GA) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA), and U.S. Representative Buddy Carter (R-GA-01) when urging the Pentagon to consider Savannah as home to a new Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (AES) within the Air National Guard.
read moreKemp signs 2019 budget
Governor Brian Kemp on Tuesday, flanked by Georgia legislative leaders, signed the amended fiscal year 2019 budget, which will tide the state over until FY 2020 begins July 1st.
read moreSteeplechase Continuing Georgia Tradition
Year two of the “Steeplechase Under New Ownership” era is coming up on April 6. Anthony-Scott and Phoebe Hobbs are the current owners of the Georgia Steeplechase, the spiritual successor to the famed Atlanta Steeplechase that ran for 52 years – same venue, same great racing… same great beverages if you’re into that kind of thing.
read moreSenate scheduled to decide fate of voting machines Wednesday
A bill that would require new electronic touch screen voting machines that print paper ballots is scheduled to go before the full state Senate Wednesday morning when it reconvenes for the 31st Legislative Day of the 2019 session.
read moreWhich education bills are moving on?
Lawmakers were faced with deciding the fate of a number of education related bills on Crossover Day last Thursday.
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Numerous Groups Supporting Georgia Agriculture this Week
It’s Georgia Ag Week this week. Everyone from the Commissioner of Agriculture, the Office of the Governor, UGA’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and other ag-related groups are getting in on the act to promote Georgia’s largest industry.
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Will Georgia clean up EMS system?
When my family suffered the devastating loss of my mother after our local ambulance provider failed to respond to our calls for help, we couldn’t imagine any greater pain: she was the heart and soul of our family and suddenly she was gone, all because of a simple wasp sting.
Restraining with Compassion: The Shackling of Pregnant Inmates
In 2008, Pamela Winn landed in jail in Clayton County, Georgia, where she ultimately discovered that she was pregnant. Despite being with child and being charged with a nonviolent offense, as she was transported to and from court, corrections officials shackled her legs and arms, making it difficult to walk.
Taiwan, Taipei’s close ties to Georgia
Many people may not realize that one of Georgia’s top 20 global trading partners is a small island located halfway around the world in the Western Pacific between Japan and the Philippines.
