by Patrick Hickey | Feb 22, 2017 | News, News 2
State Rep. Jason Spencer’s HB 1, which would “provide for the facilitation of space flight activities in this state,” easily passed the House late last week by a margin of 162-5. The bill looks to be the key piece of legislation to bring...
by Patrick Hickey | Feb 17, 2017 | James Magazine
Atlanta may get most of the headlines when it comes to adding jobs in Georgia, but other areas of the state are notching victories of their own on the employment front. The latest of these is Columbus, where aerospace company Pratt & Whitney recently...
by Patrick Hickey | Feb 16, 2017 | News, News 2
Qualifying ended Wednesday in the race to replace former Congressman-now-Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price, and what a field has lined up. A whopping 18 candidates shelled out the $5,220 for the opportunity to see their name on the ballot on...
by Patrick Hickey | Feb 15, 2017 | James Magazine
Dueling bills in the state House and Senate stand at odds over the future of hunting and fishing fees, with the former looking to raise their cost and the latter to freeze prices. The altered House Bill 208, sponsored by Republican state Rep. Trey Rhodes,...
by Patrick Hickey | Feb 14, 2017 | News, News 2
The battle against predatory pay-day lenders is not a new issue in Georgia, but recently-appointed Attorney General Chris Carr may have just won the war. A settlement between the state and online lending companies Western Sky Financial, CashCall, and other...
