by Patrick Hickey | May 20, 2022 | News, News 2
In 2016 the City of Atlanta had little trouble getting a four-tenths special purpose local option sales tax for transportation (TSPLOST) passed, which raised some $300 million over a five-year period for transportation projects. This year new Atlanta Mayor...
by Patrick Hickey | May 18, 2022 | News, News 2
A week before Georgia’s own party primaries, five states – Kentucky, North Carolina, Idaho, Pennsylvania, and Oregon – held their own primary elections Tuesday. With some similar forces at play, particularly on the GOP side where the influence of...
by Patrick Hickey | May 13, 2022 | News, News 2
There will be a great deal of turnover at the Gold Dome this year, with competitive races up and down the ballot. While emphasis is on the “up,” where the races for governor, lt. governor, and secretary of state all promise to be highly...
by Patrick Hickey | May 6, 2022 | News, News 2
Tracking polls that are sampling the Georgia GOP primary for governor show a tightening in the contest. The Fox5/ InsiderAdvantage poll conducted last week showed Gov. Brian Kemp leading by a 54-38% margin. While his opponent David Perdue’s numbers increased a...
by Patrick Hickey | May 5, 2022 | News, News 2
By now everyone is well aware of the supply chain issues that have helped prices to skyrocket and created shortages of many products coming out of the pandemic. One facet of that problem is a driver shortage that has slowed down the trucking industry, a key...