by Dave Williams | Jan 21, 2025 | News, News 2
Business leaders are gearing up to defend the growing proliferation of power-hungry data centers in Georgia from an expected pushback in the General Assembly by critics worried about the industry’s impact on electric rates. Gov. Brian Kemp vetoed a bill the...
by Dave Williams | Jan 17, 2025 | James Magazine
With tax relief, disaster assistance, infrastructure investments and prison upgrades on his agenda, Gov. Brian Kemp Thursday proposed major budget increases, particularly in the spending plan covering the rest of this fiscal year. Kemp’s $40.5 billion fiscal 2025...
by Dave Williams | Jan 16, 2025 | James Magazine
The University System of Georgia (USG) has reduced the financial burden of attending college significantly in recent years, the system’s chief financial officer said Tuesday. The state’s share of the cost fell as low as 47% in the aftermath of the Great...
by Dave Williams | Jan 15, 2025 | James Magazine
The Georgia Senate’s Republican majority voted Monday to reauthorize a committee formed last year to investigate Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ role in the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump. Willis has refused to comply with...
by Dave Williams | Jan 14, 2025 | James Magazine
The General Assembly gaveled into session Monday with the usual pageantry and little of the heavy lifting that will be required to make it through the 40-day session. House lawmakers voted 153-21 to reelect Speaker Jon Burns, R-Newington, to preside over the...