by Dave Williams | Dec 21, 2022 | James Magazine
Legislation U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., introduced last year aimed at curbing opioid abuse in rural America was signed into law Tuesday by President Joe Biden. The Senate passed the Rural Opioid Abuse Prevention Act late last year, but the U.S. House of...
by Dave Williams | Dec 18, 2022 | News, News 2
Georgians in 12 regions across the state voted a decade ago to pay a penny sales tax for 10 years to fund a backlog of critical transportation projects. While most of the regions – including metro Atlanta – rejected the tax, voters in the regions surrounding Augusta,...
by Dave Williams | Dec 14, 2022 | James Magazine
A legislative study committee voted Tuesday to recommend paying Georgia law enforcement officers a starting salary of $56,000 a year, the national average. The House State and Local Law Enforcement Salaries Study Committee also proposed that the state create an...
by Dave Williams | Dec 7, 2022 | James Magazine
Gov. Brian Kemp challenged members of the General Assembly Tuesday to build on the successes that played a major role in the Republican governor’s reelection last month. Echoing many of the themes of this year’s campaign, Kemp touted Georgia’s achievements...
by Dave Williams | Nov 22, 2022 | News, News 2
Two Atlanta-area Veterans Affairs buildings are being renamed for two former U.S. senators from Georgia who served as longtime advocates for America’s veterans. The U.S. House of Representatives passed two bills last week that authorized renaming the VA...
