by Patrick Hickey | Aug 15, 2018 | James Magazine
Many Georgians celebrated when Governor Nathan Deal signed SB-17, the ‘Brunch Bill,’ into effect this May. Over the following months though, for those not paying close attention, that mimosa-filled excitement turned to confusion when not much...
by Patrick Hickey | Aug 8, 2018 | James Magazine
Last week a ‘mystery buyer’ was the sole bidder on the 9.3 acres that comprise the ‘Gulch,’ a stretch of parking lots and vacant space below Philips Arena and CNN Center in downtown Atlanta. The bid was for $15 million, to be paid to...
by Patrick Hickey | Jul 25, 2018 | News, News 2
The runoff between Casey Cagle and Brian Kemp was of course the talk of election night, but looking past that race, (which Kemp ran away with) there were a myriad of other contests down the ballot across the state. The battle for the Republican nomination for...
by Patrick Hickey | Jul 13, 2018 | James Magazine
U.S. Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Cartersville) this week saw the House unanimously pass his Building Up Independent Lives and Dreams (BUILD) Act after a whirlwind two-month process that saw it go from concept to reality. The bill seeks to remove red tape...
by Patrick Hickey | Jul 6, 2018 | News, News 2
Urged on by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, counties statewide are ramping up their efforts to crack down on sex trafficking by making sure a wide array of public establishments display posters warning against the crime. The posters, which include warnings...