by Baker Owens | Jul 17, 2024 | News, News 2
After some controversy at its beginnings in 1993, the Georgia Lottery has proved wildly successful at generating revenue for the HOPE Scholarship. Gov. Brian Kemp announced on Tuesday that the scholarship just hit the $15 billion in aid, going to more than 2.1...
by Baker Owens | Jul 12, 2024 | News, News 2
U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop, D-GA, announced on Thursday that the White House is awarding the Fort Valley-based Blue Bird Corporation nearly $80 million through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains. The funding is the...
by Baker Owens | Jul 11, 2024 | News, News 2
For the fourth time in four years, the city of Atlanta has a new schools superintendent. Bryan Johnson led Hamilton County Schools (Chattanooga) from 2017-2021 before resigning for a brief foray in the private sector, followed by a role as executive vice chancellor...
by Baker Owens | Jul 3, 2024 | News, News 2
In May, the Biden administration announced new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, batteries, solar cells, steel, aluminum and medical equipment. Biden noted in a speech from the White House that the Chinese government “has poured state money into Chinese companies....
by Baker Owens | Jul 2, 2024 | News, News 2
The latest tranche of infrastructure grants is out and Atlanta has received a whopper. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced the city was receiving a $16 million grant from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE)...