by Baker Owens | May 3, 2024 | News, News 2
Between the City of Atlanta and the State of Georgia, there’s a lot of “largest ever” budget talks for the past few years. Remarkable population growth and economic productivity – and inflation – make that claim at least as much a function of algebra as it is...
by Baker Owens | May 1, 2024 | News, News 2
After a year of investigation into Georgia’s foster care system and the Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS), Senator Jon Ossoff’s office recently issued a report detailing what his office called “distressing” findings. James Online covered that report...
by Baker Owens | Apr 29, 2024 | News, News 2
Macon Mayor Lester Miller got elected in 2020, after serving on the Bibb County School Board for two terms. Miller is a lifelong Maconite, graduating from Southwest High School and getting both his bachelor degree and law degree from Mercer University. Since becoming...
by Baker Owens | Apr 25, 2024 | News, News 2
Much of our economic development news – really all – centers on new businesses being attracted to or expanding in the metro Atlanta area or across the state more broadly. Hyundai, Mercedes, U.S. Soccer – big wins for the state economy and the state’s economic...
by Baker Owens | Apr 22, 2024 | News, News 2
The Georgia coast holds a unique place in the state and in the country for it’s ecosystem. Thanks to a quirk of interests from 19th century elites, many of the islands in the chain of barrier islands were privately owned and remote, leaving many relatively...