Sustainable fuels initiative brings together heavy hitters from across state
Agriculture is the number one industry in Georgia. Delta is among its top companies. Bringing the two together would be a big benefit to both for the state. To that end, this week the Georgia Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Coalition was announced as a new partnership focused on making the state a national leader in sustainable aviation fuel research and production.
Kemp: Georgia tourism breaks records – again
Tourism is one of Georgia’s largest economic contributors, generating $84.1 billion in statewide economic impact—and the numbers continue to grow. For the fourth consecutive year, the state has set another tourism record and has grabbed the nation’s No. 5 ranking for domestic overnight visitation for the sixth year in a row, according to Gov. Brian Kemp.
Allen’s ‘Retire through Ownership Act’ headed to Trump’s desk
Legislation that would provide legal and regulatory clarity in the formation of new Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) and was initially introduced by U.S. Rep. Rick Allen, R-GA, is headed to the President’s desk. The Senate version of “The Retire through Ownership Act.” was recently passed by the House by a vote of 401-14, and will become law with the President’s signature.
Georgia’s graduation rate hits historic high
Georgia’s high school graduation rate has hit an all-time high again. The state’s four-year graduation rate rose to 88.5 percent — up from 87.2 percent in 2026, and an all-time high since the state began using the adjusted cohort calculation first required in 2011 by federal law.
State legislative races: GOP should still maintain control
The General Assembly is dominated by Republicans so naturally there’s a lot of speculation as to whether the party will still be in the majority in the House and Senate chambers after November. Yet despite the muddied national scene, it appears for now the GOP will maintain control. Let’s consider key races.
Northwest Georgia WMA restored
For more than 45 years, Georgians enjoyed spending time at the Pine Log Wildlife Management area in Bartow County. In 2023, after a rezoning by the Bartow County Commission, the Neel family business the Aubrey Corporation chose to let the lease expire and concepts ranging from mining operations to residential housing were floated as part of the future for the land.
New InsiderAdvantage Georgia poll: Jackson leads by two in race for governor, Ossoff by eight in Senate contest
Results:
Governor:
Rick Jackson: 48%
Keisha Lance Bottoms: 46%
Undecided: 6%
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Georgia regents name former Southern Company leader Fanning as next chancellor
Georgia’s Board of Regents formalized the hiring Thursday of the next leader of the state’s 25 public colleges and universities, naming Thomas A. Fanning as chancellor.
Bottoms won’t release mysterious “consulting” client list
A group of Democrats supporting Republican Rick Jackson for governor have pounced on Democrat gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms for refusing to disclose a client list that paid over $1 million dollars to her consulting firm KRLB. She told a reporter the list is “private.” And that incredible response has led to the name Alvin Kendall, a mysterious figure who may be the reason why she’s refusing to talk— at least for now.
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Opinion: What God taught me behind the razor wire
Some failures in life cannot be explained away, justified, or blamed on someone else. Mine is one of them.
Opinion: 9/11 – Never forget, remain vigilant
Twenty-five years ago, 19 al-Qaeda terrorists walked through four U.S. airports and boarded four different aircraft, which they used to carry out one of the worst enemy attacks on U.S. soil in our nation’s history. Not one person at the four airports used by the terrorists to attack reported anything suspicious. Not one.
Opinion: Back to school and back to what matters
This month, across Georgia, parents are packing lunches and taking the obligatory first-day photo. Some are walking their nervous kindergartner into a classroom for the first time. Others are handing the car keys to their teenager and wondering how the years went by so quickly.
