by Baker Owens | Dec 9, 2021 | News, News 2
The American Tort Reform Association released its annual Judicial Hellholes report this week and Georgia was in the spotlight. Likely to the dismay of many in the state, Georgia’s Supreme Court came in 3rd place for worst hellhole, just behind “California” and...
by Baker Owens | Dec 3, 2021 | News, News 2
When Georgia launched a task force led by Attorney General Chris Carr to look into opioids and possible treatment for addiction, no one could have imagined how much some of their in-person work would be impacted by a global pandemic. This week, the task force...
by Baker Owens | Dec 1, 2021 | James Magazine
The National League of Cities (NLC) is the country’s association for mayors, council members and all those serving cities and towns across the country. With more than 2,000 cities involved, the NLC works to strengthen local leadership, guide federal policy and...
by Baker Owens | Nov 24, 2021 | News, News 2
In one week, Atlanta will have a new mayor-elect. And for the first time in a long time, the new mayor will be outside of the political “machine” in Atlanta. Felicia Moore was a thorn in the side of former Mayor Kasim Reed for much of his term, pushing for more...
by Baker Owens | Nov 17, 2021 | News, News 2
The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) held its annual State of the Region event on Tuesday. The conference is a chance to look at what are the big issues the Metro Atlanta area is facing and highlight a few of the successes over the last year. This year’s event...
