As news spread Saturday of U.S.-Israel military strikes on Iran, Georgia lawmakers seemed to be split along party lines in their support or protest  of the action. The Republican representatives from Georgia are standing behind the president and the effort to unseat an Iran regime that has sponsored terrorism and oppressed its own people, while Democrats – led by U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff – are very vocal in their opposition.

Just a couple weeks after settling this year’s employee profit sharing – an additional $567.9 million – Delta is making another commitment that will make a big impact in Georgia. The Delta Air Lines Foundation announced this week that it is committing $5 million for construction of Georgia Tech’s new Aerospace Engineering Building.

Members of the House closed out the legislative week Thursday, passing four bills that are aimed at driving down the cost of insurance for families, drivers, homeowners and businesses across the state. Speaker of the House Jon Burns, R-Newington,  referred to the package as “historic insurance affordability reform.” 

Between the research ecosystem and leveraging extensive public service initiatives, among many other things, the University of Georgia no doubt has a huge impact on its home state.  Thanks to a report from Professor Michael Adjemian in the school’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, that impact has a number – $9.2 billion.