by Ty Tagami | Jun 18, 2026 | James Magazine
Two current state senators defeated two former state senators in the Georgia runoff for lieutenant governor Tuesday, with Sens. Greg Dolezal, R-Cumming, and Josh McLaurin, D-Sandy Springs, set to face each other in the November general election. Dolezal...
by Ty Tagami | Jun 12, 2026 | James Magazine
Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and entrepreneur Rick Jackson have a few things in common. Both are wealthy, but one is wealthier. Both say they are aligned with President Donald Trump, though Trump has endorsed only one of them. Both are Republicans and want to become the...
by Ty Tagami | Jun 10, 2026 | James Magazine
Drivers are paying the 33-cent-per-gallon excise tax at Georgia gas pumps again, but the suspension that ended last week saved them nearly $200 million in May. Motor fuel tax collections fell by $199.6 million, or 99.5%, compared to May 2025, according to the...
by Ty Tagami | Jun 3, 2026 | News, News 2
The final Republican gubernatorial primary debate revealed more about Lt. Gov. Burt Jones than it did about billionaire Rick Jackson, as the latter declined to attend. Or maybe it revealed a lot about Jackson, Jones said, speaking next to an empty lectern in a...
by Ty Tagami | Jun 2, 2026 | News, News 2
Most of Georgia’s statewide primary races have been settled on either the Democratic or Republican ticket, but the race for leadership of the state Senate remains up for grabs on both sides of the aisle. While not a senator, the lieutenant governor presides...