New president takes over at Georgia Ports
After 15 years with the Georgia Ports Authority – and 38 years in the industry, Griff Lynch is making moves toward retirement. Lynch is remaining CEO but has relinquished the president role to Kevin Price, who took over at the beginning of July as president.
Study Committee studying synthetic drugs holds first meeting
A committee tasked with evaluating the impact of kratom products on minors and finding ways to strengthen protections, reduce access and create healthier outcomes for Georgia’s youth held its first meeting recently. The House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Youth Exposure to Kratom and Retail-Available Substances heard from several clinical and medical professionals, scholars and university faculty during the initial meeting.
Jackson, Collins headline primary runoff winners
Some 500,000 Georgia voters – more than 70 percent of them Republican – cast votes on a rainy Tuesday in the state’s primary runoff elections. The big winners? Billionaire Rick Jackson and U.S. Rep. Mike Collins, who secured wins in the GOP primary runoffs for governor and U.S. Senate, respectively.
Lawmakers return to Capitol to kick off special session
With the runoffs only a few hours behind them, lawmakers return to the Gold Dome today to convene a special session of the Georgia General Assembly. The agenda initially included two items for consideration by legislators but will now include three more issues after Gov. Brian Kemp expanded the list of issues to be considered.
Jones hopes late Kemp endorsement will propel him on election day
The late-breaking news Sunday that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp was endorsing Lt. Gov. Burt Jones in his gubernatorial primary runoff sent shockwaves across the political universe.
Georgia develops supports for military-connected students’ wellbeing
Georgia serves an estimated 135,000 military-connected students through the state’s K-12 public education system and houses the fifth-largest military population in the nation. In response to this, the Georgia Department of Education announces a state resource to support military families.
Kemp endorses Lt. Gov. Jones; Jackson stunned
In a political move that took most Georgians by surprise, Gov. Brian Kemp, who recently said he wasn’t endorsing anyone for governor in the Tuesday governor’s runoff, reversed himself and yesterday gave his “full endorsement” of Lt. Gov. Burt Jones. You can view the governor’s statement HERE.
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The Georgia Gang: Special session ends, and remembering Martha Zoller
The panelists on the Georgia Gang discuss the conclusion of the special legislative session, a massive 40% property tax hike sparking outrage in Brookhaven, and the life and legacy of their late colleague Martha Zoller.
Feds bust ring that allegedly flew drugs, weapons into prisons
They were allegedly flying to help prisoners get high and to maybe escape, but now nine people, all but one from Macon, are behind bars themselves after federal agents arrested them in connection with delivering drugs, phones and weapons into prisons from above.
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Opinion: Stop the “ADUs Everywhere” HB 1166!
The Georgia House of Representatives just passed a bill to allow small Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs, disarmingly called “tiny homes”) to be put on every lot in every neighborhood zoned for residential use in the entire state– regardless of whether or not this violates the zoning protections which your local government has enacted for your neighborhood.
Opinion: Don’t let broad online safety measures hold kids back
On any given weeknight, our kitchen table doubles as a classroom, and the laptops and tablets my kids use are their utensils. One of my kids might be reviewing online videos for a history course, another might be collaborating with classmates on a shared document.
Opinion: The Do-Nothing Caucus Strikes Again
If you’ve been following Georgia’s election policy debates over the past month, you might assume that something meaningful is being done to secure the 2026 elections. After all, we’ve seen press releases and social media posts. We’ve seen committee hearings. We’ve seen bold rhetoric about security failures. We’ve seen Republican-sponsored bills with impressive titles.
