by Gary Wisenbaker | Mar 10, 2026 | The Forum
If you’ve walked past the meat counter lately, you don’t need an economist to tell you something is wrong. Beef prices remain stubbornly high, and for consumers it feels as if steak has quietly become a luxury item. For ranchers, however, the story is far more...
by Gary Wisenbaker | Jan 15, 2026 | The Forum
Few topics stir local opposition faster these days than the words “data center.” And nobody can fan those flames better than the AJC. That reaction is understandable. Georgia has quietly become one of the nation’s fastest-growing data-center markets, even as...
by Gary Wisenbaker | Oct 9, 2025 | The Forum
Now that the 3rd Quarter FEC filings are in for the US Senate contest in Georgia, it’s a good time to take stock of the GOP primary field. The contest for the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff in 2026 is shaping up to be one of...
by Gary Wisenbaker | Oct 1, 2025 | The Forum
In late August, the Georgia Supreme Court delivered a unanimous and consequential decision in Gateway Pines Hahira, LP v. Lowndes County Board of Tax Assessors. It clarifies that county tax assessors may use the income approach when valuing affordable housing...
by Gary Wisenbaker | Sep 18, 2025 | The Forum
It isn’t splashed across the headlines, and you won’t see ‘breaking news’ banners scrolling across your television. But in the piney woods of Georgia and across the Southeast, a slow-burning crisis is hollowing out the backbone of rural communities....
