by Baker Owens | Jan 27, 2026 | News, News 2
Among the likely many items that are under discussion at this year’s legislative session are a handful of conservation items, some are years in the making but some are new, such as attention on data centers. The Georgia Conservancy is following along, lobbying...
by Baker Owens | Jan 23, 2026 | News, News 2
A year on from the Los Angeles wildfires, with wide areas burned and destroyed, rebuilding is taker longer than many had anticipated. A new study from the Home Depot Foundation and Morning Consult highlights the issue that even if funding, and the will, to...
by Baker Owens | Jan 19, 2026 | News, News 2
A lot of people know Georgia’s state fruit – the peach, state bird – the brown thrasher, or state vegetable – Vidalia onion. What many people may not know is Georgia’s state marine mammal, the North Atlantic right whale. With a population of less than 400...
by Baker Owens | Jan 16, 2026 | News, News 2
Under current Georgia law, if a new mother is considering the unthinkable of giving up her baby, that mother must come face to face with a worker at a hospital, a fire station or a law enforcement facility. It is a thing that happens but every so often, a...
by Baker Owens | Jan 12, 2026 | News, News 2
With the way Congress is working the past few decades, budget numbers are subject to many changes but there is good news for Georgia coming out of the appropriations process in Washington. Last week, the House passed the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and...