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Power Plays | 2026 Legislative Guide
When Georgia’s 40-day 2026 legislative session started on January 12, it was clear that economic issues, ranging from tax policy to changes in federally funded nutrition programs, were at the top of most lawmakers’ minds. But a close second was…
2026 Legislative Guide
ABOUT THE GUIDE Georgia Trend’s Legislative Guide provides contact information for legislators and other elected officials. Information that was not available at press time, including some committee assignments, is indicated by NA. All other information in the guide was correct…
Fighting A-Fib
Abnormal Heartbeat: Daniel Smith, an areawide foreman for the Georgia Department of Transportation, saw Dr. Todd Senn, a clinical cardiac electrophysiologist at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, after getting A-fib alerts on his smartwatch. Photo…
9 Visionary Cities at Work
What does it mean to be recognized as a visionary city? The Georgia Municipal Association says visionary cities are ones that create positive change through effective civic engagement and collaboration. These cities have strong leaders who strive to make positive…
Upfront
Busy Bee Café Expanding Again
A legendary soul food restaurant is expanding in Downtown Atlanta. The Busy Bee Café will open a new location at…
Ups, Downs and In-betweens
Renewed Focus: Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens was sworn in for his second term, along with elected officials including new City Council President Marci Collier Overstreet and three new City Council members -- Kelsea Bond, Thomas Worthy and Wayne Martin --…
Circle of Hope
Resources for domestic violence were scarce in North Georgia before Circle of Hope was founded in 1987 as a grassroots effort to establish a 24-hour hotline and a support group. Volunteers spent two years remodeling a donated farmhouse, and the…
Economic Development Around the State
Colquitt Manufacturing: Brazilian transportation safety company Grupo Vialume is investing $4.4 million to establish its U.S. manufacturing operations in Miller County. The family-owned company will create 150 new jobs over the next seven years at the facility, which will produce plastic…
Opinion
Project SHARE’s Impact
During these cold winter months, it’s important for us to do what we can for those without. There’s one way in particular that comes to mind this season more than 40 years after the effort began. This would be Project…
Say Yes to Tax Relief
With affordability ranking as voters’ top concern, elected officials are looking for ways to bring relief, but there are no easy answers for the rising costs of groceries, energy, childcare, homes and health insurance. On the local level, concerns have…
Quiet Architects of Progress
When we talk about Black history in Georgia, the conversation naturally gravitates to figures like John Lewis and Martin Luther King Jr. Their stories anchor our collective memory and inspire us to do good. But if there’s one thing you…
Our State
Douglas County | Douglasville: Hitting Its Stride
Douglas County began as a little-known Atlanta suburb that was more of a sleepy bedroom community, but it…
Downtime
Peach Plate: Ghee Indian Kitchen
It is not every day that an elevated Indian dining experience debuts in Metro Atlanta, so the arrival of Ghee Indian Kitchen on the…
Catching up with... Jermaine Whirl
An Aspen Fellow, Whirl previously served as president of Augusta Technical College before taking on the leadership of Georgia’s oldest public Historically Black College and University (HBCU) on April 1, 2025. Dr. Jermaine Whirl, President, Savannah…
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