by Phil Kent | Jan 9, 2018 | News, News 2
HB 66 introduced in the state House of Representatives by Rep. Jeff Jones, R- Brunswick, employs a novel approach: It imposes a 2 percent withholding fee on wire transfers out of the country—which would include illegal aliens’ remittances to their...
by Phil Kent | Jan 4, 2018 | James Magazine
Eric Tanenblatt, the Atlanta-based chair of the Dentons US law firm public policy practice, yesterday unveiled a useful 2018 federal and state public policy guide. There are a wide variety of domestic and foreign policy issues that will be vying for priority on...
by Phil Kent | Jan 2, 2018 | News, News 2
The state’s legislative elections aren’t over just yet. On January 9th, there are two special elections to fill two vacant seats— one in the state Senate and one in the House of Representatives. Former Rep. Brian Strickland, R-McDonough, left his House seat to run for...
by Phil Kent | Dec 28, 2017 | News, News 2
The news media, watchdog groups, taxpayers and even Georgia’s legislature will certainly be watching to see how an ongoing city hall bribery/contracting scandal unfolds now that outgoing Mayor Atlanta Kasim Reed is being succeed by Keisha Lance Bottoms. After...
by Phil Kent | Dec 26, 2017 | News
2017 has been a year when sexual harassment accusations and admissions have rocked all levels of government, the media, entertainment and business. Will high-profile Georgians also be targeted? We are informed by several female lobbyists that the Atlanta...
