by Beau Evans | May 19, 2021 | James Magazine
Georgia lawmakers are eying proposals to increase the amount longstanding state legislators receive in retirement benefits once they leave office, potentially upping the monthly payout by hundreds of dollars. Four retirement bills filed late in the 2021 legislative...
by Beau Evans | May 3, 2021 | James Magazine
Prescription-drug price negotiators are taking stock of new state laws that aim to clamp down on predatory pharmaceutical practices that some companies worry could hamper efforts to lower medication costs in Georgia. Patient advocates and representatives from groups...
by Beau Evans | Apr 28, 2021 | James Magazine
Gov. Brian Kemp signed three bills Tuesday aimed at boosting protections for victims of human trafficking in Georgia and raising awareness for children on the dangers and signs of trafficking. The newly enacted measures mark the latest steps by Kemp’s administration...
by Beau Evans | Apr 26, 2021 | James Magazine
President Joe Biden plans to visit Atlanta Thursday, marking his 100th day in office. It will be the second time Biden travels to Georgia since taking office in January, following his win over former President Donald Trump in Georgia’s 2020 presidential...
by Beau Evans | Apr 22, 2021 | James Magazine
Georgians’ support or disapproval of the state’s controversial new voting law largely broke along political party lines in a survey the University of Georgia released Wednesday. Republican voters in the survey supported while Democratic voters opposed the more...
