by D.A. King | Mar 1, 2019 | The Forum
For many watchers it has long been assumed that the Republicans who run the Gold Dome would rather taxpayers not have any official hard data on any part of the cost of illegal immigration. Now, with crossover day looming, the House Rules Committee with South...
by Greg Hecht | Feb 27, 2019 | The Forum
Two important Georgia Foster Care Reports have been published over the last 8 months. Each shows some progress for the more than 14,000 foster care children in this state, but both show that the Division of Family and Children Services Commissioner needs some...
by Charles Bullock | Feb 22, 2019 | The Forum
Among the topics that the General Assembly may deal with this year is whether to make it easier for additional parties to get on the general election ballot. Democrats, Republicans and Libertarians are entitled to appear on Georgia ballots. Other parties,...
by Gary Reese | Feb 21, 2019 | The Forum
With the introduction of legislation in the state Senate to conduct a statewide referendum allowing casino destination resort gaming, and another bill to allow pari-mutuel horseracing wagering, some pundits wonder if history could repeat itself. Is this the...
by Joe Newton | Feb 20, 2019 | The Forum
Gwinnett County voters should weigh the lack of foresight and costs regarding the proposed March 19 MARTA expansion referendum which seeks to hike the sales tax from 6 to 7 percent. (Advance in-person voting will be held at the Gwinnett elections office in...
by State Rep. Barry Fleming | Feb 15, 2019 | The Forum
This year Georgia will likely buy new voting machines for the whole state. The last time we did this was in 2001 – and while the technology has evolved since then, one important factor remains the same: the human part of the equation. My wife and I recently...
