by Baker Owens | Jan 30, 2025 | News, News 2
On Tuesday, the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) released its latest data on growth, posting strong numbers in December and an increase of some 350,000 containers, including 11.4 percent growth at the Port of Savannah. Halfway through the fiscal year, the GPA had...
by Cindy Morley | Jan 29, 2025 | News, News 2
Georgia Speaker Jon Burns, R-Newington, announced Tuesday the creation of a committee that will look for ways to make the state government more transparent. Burns said the House Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight Committee will conduct reviews of state...
by Cindy Morley | Jan 28, 2025 | News, News 2
A group of powerful Republicans in both the Georgia House and Senate are moving forward with their commitment to protect women’s sports with the introduction of two bills. Sen. Greg Dolezal, R–Cumming, recently introduced SB 1, the “Fair and Safe Athletic...
by JMO Staff | Jan 28, 2025 | News, News 2
Due to last week’s bad weather, the Georgia House of Representatives appropriation hearings were delayed to this week. So today at 1 p.m. the House Appropriations Education subcommittee will meet with education agencies including the Department of state...
by Cindy Morley | Jan 27, 2025 | News, News 2
The Coalition for Good Governance – a watchdog nonprofit that focuses on issues about election security and transparency – recently sent an email to members of the Georgia House and Senate asking them to review an elections situation in Sumter County after...
by Cindy Morley | Jan 24, 2025 | News, News 2
In 2019 Attorney General Chris Carr created the first-of-its-kind statewide Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit with the support of Gov. Brian Kemp, First Lady Marty Kemp and leaders in the General Assembly. Today, as the state recognizes Human Trafficking...
