Statewide Opioid Task Force is Commissioned

  “We need to do a better job of connecting across all areas of expertise to specify what each other is doing and, together, leverage the strengths we each have to collectively combat this crisis.” With those words, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr yesterday...

Yet Another Guilty Plea in Atlanta Bribery Scandal

  It should be no surprise to InsiderAdvantage Georgia readers that Adam Smith, the city of Atlanta’s one-time top purchasing officer hand-picked by Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, pleaded guilty yesterday as part of a conspiracy involving taking bribes to help an...

Lt. Gov. Candidate Locked in Feud with Ex-State Rep

  Tom Knox, a former Forsyth County Republican chairman and one-time member of the state House of Representatives representing that county, has taken a hard shot at GOP lieutenant gubernatorial candidate Geoff Duncan. “Less than a year into his term, Geoff...

Rep. Loudermilk Answers Data Breach Bill Critics

  U.S. Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., is fighting a wave of criticism– especially by well-known consumer advocate Clark Howard— for sponsoring legislation that hurts victims of credit reporting data breaches by placing a $500,000 cap on the punitive damages...

Contracting scandal surfaces in mayor’s race

  Atlanta City Council President (and mayoral candidate) Ceasar Mitchell knocked over a hornet’s nest when he called on term-limited Mayor Kasim Reed and Council colleagues to support a moratorium on approval of most contracts that begin services in 2018 so that...

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