Lawmakers send education bills to Kemp for signature
As lawmakers eye the final day of the 2026 session of the Georgia General Assembly looming on April 2, they are working to get critical bills across the finish line.
Home Depot Foundation passes $1 billion in giving
Last week, the Home Depot Foundation celebrated its surpassing of $1 billion in charitable giving. Home Depot has a long history of community impact, going back to when Team Depot, the associate volunteer program, was established in 1993. The Home Depot Foundation came along a few years later in 2002. Since 2011, Team Depot has been very busy, average 150 projects a month – 5 a day.
Shriners Children’s Research Institute making $153M investment in Georgia
Shriners Children’s Research Institute is headed to Atlanta and will invest more than $153 million into the location at Science Square and create 470 jobs, according to an announcement Wednesday by Gov. Brian Kemp.
State revenue chief tapped for new Georgia Tax Court
Gov. Brian Kemp Tuesday nominated state Commissioner of Revenue Frank O’Connell chief judge of the newly created Georgia Tax Court.
PSC approves plan to freeze Georgia Power base rates through 2028
The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) Tuesday gave its unanimous approval to a plan that freezes Georgia Power’s base rates through at least the end of 2028, with storm costs to be addressed in a separate proceeding.
Georgia Dems Back NYC Socialist/Communist candidate
“As Americans across the country prepare to celebrate our independence, a chilling political reality is unfolding in our nation’s largest city,” writes National Review. This refers to a self-described socialist who captured the Democratic Party nomination for New York City mayor.
McCormick introduces STATES Act in response to California riots
U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick, R-GA, says legislation he introduced late last week will “protect troops and taxpayers from being used as political cover for failed leadership.”
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Ga. CEO: Terri Denison of SBA Georgia on the Disaster Response Registry
Georgia District Director of the U.S. Small Business Administration Terri Denison talks about disaster assistance contracting opportunities for businesses and how to use the Disaster Response Registry.
More than a hundred thousand Georgians could be directly affected by shutdown
The federal government shut down as of 12:01 a.m. yesterday, and it could affect the income of about 111,000 Georgia employees.
Many will not get paid, causing an economic loss that could reverberate through communities.
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Metro Atlanta Courts Damaging Apartment Affordability, Safety
Professional apartment owners and managers are extremely sensitive to both the emotional and financial impact of an eviction. While a necessary part of the rental housing business, eviction is utilized by professional owners and managers only as a last resort when all efforts have been made to reach an agreement with the resident.
Ga Voters Have Standing in Counterfeit Ballot Case
The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that Fulton County voters have standing to sue their local government in a lawsuit to unseal ballots from the 2020 election.
License Plate Readers; Powerful Crime-Fighting Tools
On May 3 a crazed gunman shot five victims in a medical facility in Midtown Atlanta. The suspect fled the bloody shooting scene in a known vehicle, whereupon Atlanta police began an intense manhunt.
