by JMO Staff | Dec 17, 2024 | Floating Boats
Bill White took Atlanta by storm when he arrived in the city back before the 2020 elections, becoming one of Donald Trump’s biggest fundraisers in the state and launching the hotly contested Buckhead cityhood movement. That effort eventually fizzled out, but...
by JMO Staff | Dec 16, 2024 | Floating Boats
A mapping error that led to about 60 people receiving incorrect ballots in an east Georgia House district may result in the entire race being thrown out and re-contested. The race between state Rep. Mack Jackson, D-Sandersville, and his Republican opponent Tracy...
by JMO Staff | Dec 13, 2024 | Floating Boats
Mental healthcare was one of the key legislative priorities for the late Speaker David Ralston, and those efforts will be memorialized by a new building on UGA’s campus. The David Ralston Center for Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities at the UGA...
by JMO Staff | Dec 12, 2024 | Floating Boats
The state of Georgia as a whole is still doing well financially, with its $16.5 billion in reserves serving as a bulwark even as troubling economic winds blow. But things aren’t as sunny for the city of Atlanta, where projections show a looming $33 million...
by JMO Staff | Dec 11, 2024 | Floating Boats
We’re only a year and a half from the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but Atlanta isn’t waiting that long to make its presence felt on the international soccer stage. Next summer Mercedes-Benz Stadium will host matches during the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, featuring...
by JMO Staff | Dec 10, 2024 | Floating Boats
Every member of Georgia’s congressional delegation backed Gov. Brian Kemp’s request for $12 billion in disaster funding save one – U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde. Kemp says that the funding is needed urgently for businesses and families – particularly...
