Billionaire Rick Jackson a GOP primary factor
It was 25 years ago when Alpharetta-based Jackson Healthcare founder and CEO Rick Jackson launched a company that has emerged as one of the nation’s largest healthcare staffing firms. This Tuesday, the 71-year-old businessman launched a new venture— a run for governor with a plan to spend an “initial” $40 million to introduce himself to Georgia voters.
Burns introduces ‘Georgia Families First’ initiative
‘Putting Georgia Families First’ was the focus Wednesday as Speaker Jon Burns. R-Newington, and Speaker Pro Tem Jan Jones, R-Milton, introduced the House’s new legislative initiative.
Senators express concern over proposed cuts to school voucher program
As the end of the current Legislative session creeps closer, lawmakers are focused on the 2026 Fiscal Year budget. Members of the House passed their version of the budget last week and have passed it on to the Senate.
Education bills continue to move through General Assembly
Lawmakers are taking a break today for St. Patrick’s Day, but committees spent much of the last week on education bills that had crossed over from their originating chamber.
Ossoff, Warnock oppose Republican-backed spending bill
Georgia’s two Democratic U.S. senators voted Friday against advancing a temporary spending bill to keep the federal government open through September, charging Republicans with ramming through a harmful “continuing resolution” without consulting Democrats.
State business leaders join forces in support of tort reform
Business leaders joined forces Thursday at the State Capitol to show their support for legal reform in Georgia.
Buddy Carter bill would support state readiness for public health emergencies
A new bipartisan bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA 1), joined by fellow Reps. Marc Veasey (D-TX 33), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA 1), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA 6) and Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA 7), would reauthorize a program to support states’ efforts in developing and maintaining stockpiles of critical medical care during a public health emergency or disaster.
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Ga. CEO: Daniela Perry of the Georgia Chamber Foundation, Center for Rural Prosperity
Executive Director of the Georgia Chamber Foundation Daniela Perry discusses the Center for Rural Prosperity and their commitment to rural Georgia in this video from our friends at Georgia CEO:
Owner of medical equipment company charged with Medicaid fraud
A Warner Robins woman has been indicted in federal court for allegedly engaging in a scheme to defraud the Georgia Medicaid program of more than $5.4 million.
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Will Ga. college athletes soon be promoting candidates?
While Alabama football coach Nick Saban and Texas A&M sideline boss Jimbo Fisher bickered over whether the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s relatively new name, image and likeness program is being abused, an NIL deal flew under the radar last week when University of Tennessee-Martin quarterback Dresser Winn inked a contract with Colin Johnson to promote his campaign for District Attorney in the 27th Judicial Circuit of Tennessee.
Is Money Killing the Thrill of College Football
Since my days as a student at USC (the real USC – the University of Southern California), I have been a die-hard fan of college football. I love to watch the competition, skill, and heart that players, teams, and coaches put into this truly all-American sport. But the sport I love is changing, and not for the better.
Urgent Action Needed to Safeguard Affordable Healthcare
I’m honored to live out the legacy of my father, Leon W. Hall, who dedicated most of his life to the civil rights movement while working alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
