by JMO Staff | Mar 7, 2024 | Floating Boats
This summer Georgia (along with most of the South) will experience a “once in a lifetime” event – and if you’re afraid of bugs you might want to stay inside. Starting in May two separate cicada broods will emerge from the ground at the same...
by JMO Staff | Mar 6, 2024 | Floating Boats
Superior Court Judge Don Thompson on Tuesday ruled that the Catoosa County Republican Party can not control which candidates are eligible to qualify to run as Republicans. Party leaders controversially pushed the measure to control the ballot, saying that only...
by JMO Staff | Mar 5, 2024 | Floating Boats
With qualifying beginning this week, Cobb County has been thrown into disarray when the County Commission decided to use their own maps for primary qualifying, despite the fact that a judge had already ruled they must use the maps drawn by the General Assembly. ...
by JMO Staff | Mar 4, 2024 | Floating Boats
The second new nuclear power unit at Plant Vogtle passed one of its final checkpoints Friday when it connected to the power grid for the first time. Only a handful of tests remain before Unit 4 can be switched on permanently, where it will (along with Unit 3) provide...
by JMO Staff | Mar 1, 2024 | Floating Boats
Flying under the radar on a busy Crossover Day at the Georgia Capitol was HB 1341, which seeks to designate the white shrimp as the official state crustacean. The bill passed unanimously, with notable backing from Speaker Jon Burns. White shrimp comprise a whopping...
by JMO Staff | Feb 29, 2024 | Floating Boats
One of the more controversial bills so far this session is HB 1192, which would pause the sales tax exemption going toward data centers for two years while a committee studies the issue. The bill passed the House Wednesday by a 96-71 margin, but it is opposed by the...
