ARC awards $1.4 million in Livable Centers Initiative grants
The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) has announced this year’s recipients for its Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) grants to six different communities across metro Atlanta. The goal of the program is to create healthy and safe communities, with competitive economies for the range of stakeholders across the region.
A look at Georgia’s General Assembly primaries
Flying under the radar amidst the other high profile (and big spending) statewide races, every Georgia House and Senate seat in the state had its primary this week, as well. And while many incumbent lawmakers ran unopposed, several saw primary challengers – and one was even knocked off.
Georgia unveils 2026 Travel Guide with World Cup approaching
Besides the Olympics, there is no event on earth that attracts attendees and attendees from across the world like the World Cup. There is a lot of uncertainty around just exactly what this all might mean for economic impact or future economic development but a lot of leaders across Atlanta and the state are remembering just what the Olympics meant to the region.
InsiderAdvantage/Rosetta Stone Georgia Poll: Jones, Collins lead “wide open” races
A survey of 1000 Likely Voters in the Georgia GOP contests for Governor and U.S. Senate was conducted by InsiderAdvantage and Georgia partner Rosetta Stone December 18-19. It was weighted for age, race, and gender. MOE 3.09%. Crosstabs can be found HERE.
Clyde applauds ICE crackdowns in NE Ga.
Citing examples of dangerous illegals arrested in Northeast Georgia, U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-GA, applauded the actions of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for arresting criminal illegal aliens in Georgia’s Ninth Congressional District. The action came late last week as Congress broke for the holidays.
Moore the target in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District
With Republican 14th District U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene resigning on January 5th, various contenders will be competing in a special election to fill the northwestern Georgia seat. The crowded field will probably result in a runoff election if no one garners a majority vote.
Senate passes Ossoff’s bill to stop child trafficking
At a press conference earlier this year at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and airport officials discussed the scourge of human trafficking in Georgia. Many of them are transported through the airport, nearly 400 girls are trafficked across the state every month.
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Georgia craft beer makers back bill to allow more sales outside of breweries
Breweries are asking Georgia lawmakers to loosen restrictions on selling to retailers and on the amount individuals can buy to drink at home.
Unsealed FBI search warrant reveals a search for fraud in 2020 presidential election
The FBI’s investigation of the 2020 presidential election in Fulton County is focused on allegations of double-counted ballots, “pristine” absentee ballots and missing digital ballot images, according to a search warrant affidavit unsealed Tuesday.
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Opinion: Reform & Reset of the State Election Board
We at the Coalition for Good Governance (CGG) find ourselves and our two pending petitions for long-overdue election security rule changes caught in the crossfire of the State Election Board (SEB) conflicts.
Opinion: Georgia’s energy diversity is helping power record setting business climate
Last year, Gov. Brian Kemp and state leaders announced that for the 10th year in a row, Georgia has been named the number one state in the country to do business—a remarkable achievement in and of itself. An achievement like this doesn’t happen overnight—and it certainly doesn’t happen by accident.
Opinion: We must seek a balanced approach to AI regulation
When I was first elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 2010, generative artificial intelligence was a niche concept many had never considered outside of science fiction.
