by State Rep. Billy Mitchell | Dec 24, 2019 | The Forum
Georgia families are struggling to afford their healthcare. In an effort to begin addressing high healthcare costs, the House of Representatives recently passed Speaker Pelosi’s drug pricing legislation, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act. Yet the...
by Benita Dodd | Dec 23, 2019 | The Forum
The new Atlanta Transit Link Authority (ATL) has approved a 20-year, $27.4 billion plan for 13 metro Atlanta counties as they work to coordinate transit across the region. The regional transportation plan includes 192 projects in 10 ATL districts, categorized...
by JMO Staff | Dec 19, 2019 | The Forum
Tom Graves’ announcement that he would leave Congress at the end of the current term came as a shock and has kindled ambition in the 14th Congressional District. Graves, who is not quite 50, is leaving Congress younger than most who step down. Now in his...
by Phil Kent | Dec 12, 2019 | The Forum
Shortly after Georgia Gang Investigators Associations’ Ray Ham detailed plunging 2019 Metro Atlanta gang arrest rates, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported that, by November 1, 2019— with roughly two-months’ worth of potential killings left to go— DeKalb...
by Charles Bullock | Dec 10, 2019 | The Forum
Despite objections from President Trump and a snarling reaction from Sean Hannity, the president’s confidant and attack dog, Governor Brian Kemp has named Kelly Loeffler to the Senate seat that Johnny Isakson will vacate at the end of the month. The president...
by Jay Morgan | Dec 5, 2019 | The Forum
Georgia’s first “career Republican” governor has already had a banner year with big wins in economic development and a plethora of appointments that truly do represent the diversity of 2020 Georgia. With his appointment of businesswoman and 4H’er Kelly...
