by Patrick Hickey | Dec 14, 2018 | News, News 2
The Senate Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Operations and Authority Creation Study Committee met for the fourth and final time Thursday, and finally City of Atlanta officials had their chance to argue for why the world’s busiest airport...
by Patrick Hickey | Dec 11, 2018 | News
Committee for Cityhood in East Cobb President Joe Gavalis today released a cityhood feasibility study by the Center for State and Local Finance at Georgia State University that he hopes will foster “public dialogue and state legislative consideration.” He says...
by Patrick Hickey | Nov 21, 2018 | News, News 2
With all the absentee and provisional ballots tallied up, the race between U.S. Rep. Rob Woodall (R-GA07) and challenger Carolyn Bourdeaux appears to be headed for a recount. The final vote-count saw Bourdeaux trailing the incumbent Woodall by just 419 votes,...
by Patrick Hickey | Nov 14, 2018 | News, News 2
It was the busiest mid-November day in recent memory at the State Capitol Tuesday, as the special legislative session kicked off and a protest over vote-counting resulted in 17 arrests – including that of state Senator Nikema Williams (D-Atlanta). More...
by Patrick Hickey | Nov 8, 2018 | James Magazine
During the 2018 legislative session Senate Bills 262 and 263 laid out the process by which a new city of Eagles Landing could be carved out of what is currently Stockbridge in Henry County. Sponsored by Sen. Rick Jeffares (R-McDonough) and carried by his...