by Louis Mayeux | Apr 23, 2015 | News
MARTA made gains during the legislative session, but the transportation spending bill will cost the Atlanta transit agency around $2 million a year. The revenue hit comes from House Bill 170’s tax increase on diesel fuel and the $300 fee on alternative-fuel...
by Louis Mayeux | Apr 22, 2015 | News, News 2
Michelle Nunn’s Washington connections and corporate fund-raising ties apparently made the difference in her appointment as Atlanta-based CARE’s new president and CEO. Nunn, a Democrat defeated by Republican David Perdue in Georgia’s 2014 U.S. Senate race, “has...
by Louis Mayeux | Apr 21, 2015 | News, News 2
The Republican race for House majority leader reveals how the new high-tech economy has gained prominence in state politics. The three candidates to fill the position vacated by Rep. Larry O’Neal, R-Bonaire, all were connected to legislation involving...
by Louis Mayeux | Apr 20, 2015 | News, News 2
Democrats in the Georgia Legislature last week celebrated their influence in passing two of the most significant bills of the 2015 session. Rep. Gloria Frazier, D-Hephzibah, cited her efforts to include sickle cell anemia in the medical marijuana bill signed...
by Louis Mayeux | Apr 17, 2015 | News, News 2
With medical use of cannabis oil now legal in Georgia, the next stage will be making the substance available in the state for all of those authorized to use it. Gov. Nathan Deal Thursday morning signed House Bill 1 allowing possession of up to 20 ounces of...