by Cindy Morley | Mar 26, 2026 | News, News 2
Georgia lawmakers are one step closer to passing the Fiscal Year 2027 budget. The Senate Appropriations Committee began the day Wednesday by approving its version of the budget that starts in July with bi-partisan, unanimous support. “I want to thank Chairman...
by Cindy Morley | Mar 24, 2026 | News, News 2
The Georgia Ports Authority is preparing for a growing trade in citrus and other chilled imports by adding ocean carrier routes and terminal services to support cold chain logistics. Officials are expecting the season’s first arrivals of citrus from South...
by Cindy Morley | Mar 23, 2026 | News, News 2
As lawmakers eye the final day of the 2026 session of the Georgia General Assembly looming on April 2, they are working to get critical bills across the finish line. Late last week, Senators gave unanimous approval to a bill by outgoing House Speaker Pro Tem...
by Baker Owens | Mar 23, 2026 | News, News 2
Last week, the Home Depot Foundation celebrated its surpassing of $1 billion in charitable giving. Home Depot has a long history of community impact, going back to when Team Depot, the associate volunteer program, was established in 1993. The Home Depot...
by Baker Owens | Mar 20, 2026 | News, News 2
U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop, D-GA, along with Reps. Mike Lawler, R-NY, Maria Salazar, R-FL, and Yvette Clark, D-NY, introduced this week the H–1Bs for Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act that would exempt physicians and other health care workers from the...
by Mark Niesse | Mar 20, 2026 | News, News 2
Something unusual happened to an anti-fentanyl bill in the Georgia Senate on Monday. Republicans and Democrats listened to each other, amended the bill to target fentanyl traffickers instead of addicts, and then voted unanimously to pass it. In a highly...
