by Cindy Morley | May 14, 2026 | News, News 2
Georgia lawmakers will be headed back to the Capitol in a few weeks. Gov. Brian Kemp Wednesday called for a special session to begin on June 17 – one day after the likely June 16 Primary Runoff Elections – for two specific purposes: to redraw the state’s political...
by Patrick Hickey | May 14, 2026 | News, News 2
Local, state, and even federal officials braved the rain last week to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Griffin-Spalding Regional Airport, the first new airport to be built in Georgia since 2008. Getting the airport ‘off the ground’ took some...
by Ty Tagami | May 13, 2026 | News, News 2
State lawmakers passed a budget that was about $1 billion larger than what Gov. Brian Kemp expects Georgia will collect in tax revenue next fiscal year, so he took a scalpel to their spending plan. The fiscal year 2027 budget he signed Tuesday trims $300...
by Cindy Morley | May 13, 2026 | News, News 2
With 64 percent of farmers over the age of 55 compared to just 7 percent under 35—the state’s agriculture industry faces a critical workforce gap in the coming decades, according to Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper. To address the need to build a...
by Phil Kent | May 12, 2026 | News, News 2
Gov. Brian Kemp launched the first wave of bill signings last week ahead of today’s deadline to ratify or veto hundreds of measures passed in the 2026 General Assembly session. It’s difficult to look into the crystal ball to see what the governor will do in...
by Cindy Morley | May 12, 2026 | News, News 2
Gov. Brian Kemp signed a much-anticipated bill Monday that will lower the tax burden on Georgians, as well as several other bills lowering taxes and supporting economic growth. He was joined by First Lady Marty Kemp, Lt. Governor Burt Jones, Speaker Jon Burns,...
