by Marc Hyden | Aug 14, 2019 | The Forum
Few governors request state agencies to revise and reduce their budgets when the economy is humming, but Brian Kemp isn’t your average governor. He recently sent instructions to his agency chiefs to cut spending. Specifically, he requested a 4 percent reduction...
by State Sen. John Albers | Aug 13, 2019 | The Forum
A couple of years ago, I sponsored and passed Senate Resolution 222 which created the Senate Special Tax Exemption Study Committee. I was appointed to serve as chairman and members worked hard with the Department of Revenue, Senate Research, Pew Charitable...
by Former U.S. Rep. Bob Barr | Aug 8, 2019 | The Forum
The dual mass shootings last weekend exposed two uncomfortable truths. First, there is a cancerous undercurrent of extremism in our society; and second, this phenomenon is not relegated to one side of the political spectrum or the other. In El Paso, the shooter...
by Gov. Brian Kemp | Aug 7, 2019 | The Forum
In the coming weeks, thousands of Georgia students will return to school and officially begin the 2019-2020 academic year. While many of the classrooms may look familiar and the cafeteria food tastes the same, there are plenty of changes underway to improve...
by Cary Ichter and Marilyn Marks | Aug 5, 2019 | The Forum
(Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series. The next reports on the destruction of electronic evidence in the election records and previously unknown security lapses. The Secretary of State’s office has been asked to respond,) Conservatives...
by State Sen. Burt Jones | Aug 5, 2019 | The Forum
Since the late 1980’s, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport has been at the center of allegations of corruption, bribery and improper handling of the procurement process. In order to address these well-publicized issues, I sponsored Senate...
