by Patrick Hickey | Jun 19, 2019 | James Magazine
With two weeks to spare before fiscal year 2020 begins on July 1st, the Atlanta City Council on Monday unanimously approved Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ $677.6 million FY2020 budget. With an emphasis on public safety, transparency, transportation infrastructure...
by Patrick Hickey | Jun 19, 2019 | News, News 2
In 2018 Metro Atlanta’s 7th Congressional District featured the single closest election in the country. Incumbent U.S. Rep. Rob Woodall (R-GA07) defeated Democrat Carolyn Bourdeaux by just 400 votes, a minuscule .15% margin. Trump carried the district,...
by Patrick Hickey | Jun 14, 2019 | James Magazine
More than six million Americans suffer from blindness or severely impaired vision, and many of those are understandably often in need of government assistance. U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-GA-02) in May introduced H.R. 2620, The Faster Treatments and Cures for...
by Patrick Hickey | Jun 12, 2019 | News, News 2
In today’s political climate it is increasingly difficult to find middle ground between Democrats and Republicans, but a new coalition is looking to change that. The Faith, Justice and Truth Project (FJTP), a recently formed organization that looks to...
by Patrick Hickey | Jun 6, 2019 | News, News 2
Georgia may be known as the Peach State, but blueberries are one of the state’s premier cash crops and a cornerstone of its agriculture industry. Over the past two years though, warm winters followed by flash freezes have severely damaged the crop yield,...
