Georgia launches ‘Top State for Talent’ map to highlight workforce innovation
Gov. Brian Kemp’s Top State for Talent initiative is now becoming a reality across Georgia. Kemp says the cross-agency initiative will transform how Georgians prepare for and access meaningful careers by breaking down silos between education and workforce systems.
Bipartisan McBath bill looks to boost childcare
U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath, D-GA, along with a bipartisan handful of other House members, has introduced legislation that aims to address the childcare workforce shortage. Nearly every state in the country is facing a childcare worker shortage, driven by a range of factors.
Debate flares over replacing Georgia’s ballot QR codes
The Greater Georgia political organization, founded by former U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler, floats an alternative to Gov. Brian Kemp’s proposal to spend $5 million on a post-election hand recount of two races in November. Why? Critics say recounts using the current electronic ballot marking device (BMD) system is not a “backstop.”
Rick Allen bill seeks to help Georgia timber industry
U.S. Rep. Rick Allen, R-GA, recently introduced H.R. 7195, the Timber Harvesters, Haulers, and Landowners Market Disruptions Relief Act that he says will help Georgia’s rural communities and timber farmers.
Conservation priorities for legislative session
Among the likely many items that are under discussion at this year’s legislative session are a handful of conservation items, some are years in the making but some are new, such as attention on data centers. The Georgia Conservancy is following along, lobbying for those bills that protect land and water and working on behalf of Georgia’s natural environment.
State senator introduces bill banning lab-grown meat
One Georgia lawmaker wants to ban the production, distribution and sale of lab-grown meat. Sen. Jason T. Dickerson, R–Canton, introduced Senate Bill 415 – recognizing that agriculture is the state’s top industry and protections for farmers is needed. Known as cultured meat or cell-based meat, Dickerson states thar lab-grown meat is created by taking cells from animals and feeding them nutrients in a controlled environment.
Georgia has a refugee problem; investigation needed
This writer first reported in 2015 on appalling conditions and crime at a refugee condominium complex known as Brannon Hill in DeKalb County near Clarkston. While some praise the Clarkston area as a triumph for Third World refugee resettlement, this writer (along with a Fox5Atlanta TV reporter and policeman) toured the place that year to witness a Third World nightmare.
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State House declines proposal for regulating psychedelic therapy clinics
Georgia lawmakers declined to tighten regulations for clinics that administer Ketamine and other drugs used for psychedelic therapy, but the debate is not over yet.
Lawmakers consider harms of artificial intelligence, social media, particularly for children
Concern about the effects of algorithms and artificial intelligence has been driving an onslaught of legislation at the Georgia General Assembly.
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Opinion: Georgia veterans must fight for their benefits
America’s combat-injured veterans should be the last people forced to sue the government, but the injustice of “concurrent receipt” has left them with little choice.
Opinion: New AI Innovation is Helping Farmers Overcome Challenges in the Peach State
Georgia has always been defined by its agricultural roots. As Georgia’s largest industry since the original founding of the state, agriculture has been at the forefront of innovation for over 200 years.
Hurricane Aftermath; the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
In the immediate aftermath of a devastating hurricane, many Georgians and those in other states are finding it difficult to navigate through blocked roads, tangled debris and flooding.
