by Tim Echols | Mar 26, 2019 | The Forum
Big infrastructure projects take decades to complete. Think subways, spaceships and nuclear plants. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), also known by her initials, AOC, rolled out an energy and environmental infrastructure plan that would strand...
by State Sen. Burt Jones | Mar 25, 2019 | The Forum
During the 2018 interim, a 13-member, bipartisan airport study committee discussed the possibility of transferring responsibility of the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport to an authority that mirrors the structure of the Georgia World Congress Center...
by Tom Oder | Mar 22, 2019 | The Forum
The Metro Atlanta Chamber and the Importers and Exporters Association of Taipei (IEAT) signed an agreement Thursday, March 21 that will enhance cooperation between their organizations and benefit their members and the businesses and business organizations they...
by U.S. Rep. Drew Ferguson | Mar 21, 2019 | The Forum
When I speak at events across the Third District, I often cite my favorite Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. quote: “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘what are you doing for others?'” This question drove me into public service...
by Tina Trent | Mar 20, 2019 | The Forum
Nearly two decades ago, after being involved in the movement to pass a hate crime law in Georgia, I was compelled to switch sides. I left the hate crime movement after witnessing troubling discussions about strategies to enforce such laws only in ways that...
by Jeffrey Westling | Mar 19, 2019 | The Forum
Ever since Ted Turner established Turner Broadcasting in 1965, Georgia has been a leader in telecommunications. Born in Arizona, I grew up a fan of Chipper Jones, Andres Galarraga and Greg Maddux because the Atlanta Braves were one of the only teams I could...