Feb. 8, 2019 Georgia.gov Boehringer Ingelheim To Create 225 Jobs, Invest Over $120 Million in Georgia Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp announced Thursday that Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA Inc., a leading animal health company, will create 225 jobs and…
The Georgia Supremes uphold the law that allowed the governor to remove DeKalb School.
Sens. Isakson and Franken unite over flood insurance rates, Deal and Olens ready for water battles and Reichert victorious in Macon-Bibb.
A new chief for the Department of Economic Development, an indictment for Balfour and getting fit on Capitol Hill.
Four former governors pay tribute to Bill Shipp, Deal’s not happy with Florida and Porter is the new Democratic Party head.
Michelle Nunn enters the U.S. Senate race on the Democratic side, and Eugene Yu is running on the Republican side.
Brooks keeps his House seat, Jepson gets another term as Ports Authority chair, and Corbin moves to the Department of Community Affairs.
An award for Rep. Jesse Stone, the Georgia Chamber salutes business-friendly legislators, and Handel’s making a run for the Senate.
Georgia’s First Lady Sandra Deal and Read Across Georgia, more juvenile justice reforms and reestablishing the 2.0 GPA requirement for the HOPE Grant.
Gold Dome winners and losers, another Legal Food Frenzy and a new president for UWG.
By the georgia trend staff A shout-out to Buddy Darden from the Speaker, time for ethics reform and School Daze in DeKalb County.
A flurry of senatorial candidate possibilities, a new president for UGA and a Georgia Bio honor for the Senate’s Chance.
A few fiscal Cliff Notes, more special elections to fill General Assembly seats and Royal takes over as chair of the Jekyll Island Authority Board.
Eaton will chair PSC, Kemp will look at Fulton elections problems and Abrams wins a Kennedy Award.
Barrow retains his congressional seat, the Charter School Amendment divides Republicans, and a new role for Buckner.
A new Deal floor leader, turmoil in the Fulton County Elections office, the archives dispute and Richardson tries for a comeback.
Metro Atlanta chair races, confusion in Clayton and Barge comes out against the charter school amendment.
Finding a Plan B for transportation, the PSC’s Eaton facing Democratic opposition in November, and lots of voter support for ethics reform.
Good grades for Republicans Graves and Broun from the National Taxpayers Union, Hooks leaving the Senate, and the bi-partisan T-SPLOST bandwagon.
UGA’s Michael Adams stepping down, Congressman John Lewis honored by Georgia First Amendment Foundation, and Chambliss and Isakson renewing Fair Tax support.
Gold Dome winners, Rep. Stacey Abrams on collaboration and competition, and Georgia earns an “F.”
Meadows Appointment: Laura Meadows has been named director of the University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government, having served since July as interim director. Meadows, a former commissioner of the Georgia Department of Com-munity Affairs and former assistant…
Going Up: Gov. Nathan Deal is asking state lawmakers to increase the 2012-2013 fiscal year budget to $19.2 billion, up about $255 million from the previous year. In a statement, the governor characterizes the budget as conservative and notes that…
It’s official – the state has a shortage of farm workers, and the state DOT board scuttled plans for a public-private partnership for toll lanes.
State lawmakers descend on the Capitol January 9 with some controversial prefiled bills awaiting them, and some of the names on the official GOP Presidential Preference Primary ballot are already headed for obscurity.
New Face At The Capitol: Political newcomer John Carson beat former state senator Robert LaMutt in a special runoff election for the House District 43 seat. The two Cobb County Republicans were vying for the office that became vacant…
Georgia picks its primary date and stays in the national GOP’s good graces, and Steve McCoy is the new state treasurer.
After the General Assembly’s special redistricting session, Republicans were smiling – but not Democrats and especially not John Barrow. But there was no agreement on rescheduling the statewide TSPLOST referendum.
New Kids On The Block: Ma-con’s James Beverly defeated fellow Democrat Anissa Jones in a special election to fill Georgia’s House Seat 139, which was vacated by longtime representative David Lucas, who resigned to run for the state senate. …
Top Lawmakers: House Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) and State Sen. John Bulloch (R-Ochloc-knee) are the Georgia Chamber’s 2011 Legislators of the Year. First-year State Rep. Tom Taylor (R-Dunwoody) is the recipient of the chamber’s Freshman of the Year Award.…
Poitevint Redux: Alec L. Poitevint II of Bainbridge, a key GOP player on the national and state levels, has been reappointed to the Georgia Ports Authority Board of Directors by Gov. Nathan Deal. Poitevint will be running the 2012 Republican…
Top Cop Honor: Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Vernon Keenan is the 2011 recipient of the Weltner Freedom of Information Award given by the Georgia First Amendment Foundation. The award, named for the late Charles L. Weltner, a former Georgia…
Retooling HOPE: Not everybody was happy about the changes to Georgia’s HOPE Scholarship, but a bipartisan effort resulted in some adjustments proponents believe the state and its college-bound students can live with for the sake of preserving the program. In…
Ox In A Ditch: Former Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine, who used his last day in office to grant himself some insurance licenses without taking the exams that mere mortals are required to pass in order to acquire such licenses, may…
Oops: Looks like the state gives, and the state takes away. Georgia’s new revenue commissioner Doug McGinnitie had an embarrassing little brush fire to extinguish during his first weeks in office. His department wired state tax refunds to some 30,000…
Have A Seat: Results of the 2010 Census (some 307 million Americans as of last April’s official count) will give Georgia a 14th seat in Congress. Geor-gia is one of eight states to gain congressional representation in the U.S. House…
Justices For All: Supreme Court Justice David Nahmias defeated challenger Tammy Lynn Adkins in the post-Thanksgiving runoff and will retain his seat on Georgia’s high court. He had endorsements from an impressive bipartisan group of Georgia legal and political luminaries,…
Two Thumbs Up, Three Down: Only two of the five Constitutional amendments on last month’s ballot passed. Amendment No. 1, authorizing court enforcement of non-compete agreements, and No. 4, allowing the state to execute multi-year contracts to improve its aging…
Water Wars, Part 7,962: Just as Congress was adjourning for the fall election break, Georgia senators Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss introduced legislation aimed at a resolution to the long-long-long-running water dispute involving Georgia and its neighbors Alabama and Florida.…
The Race Is On: Georgia’s successful pursuit of some $400 million in federal “Race to the Top” education funds presented something of a dilemma for state officials and candidates. Nobody seriously suggested giving the money back, but many found themselves…
Game On: Nathan Deal’s reward for defeating – just barely – Karen Handel in the rough and tough Republican primary runoff was that he got to jump headfirst into a three-month-long battle with another tough campaigner, Demo-cratic candidate and former…
Barnes VS. Handel or Deal: No surprise that former Gov. Roy Barnes won the Democratic primary outright, and will have a chance to win back his old job in November. Meanwhile, Republicans Karen Handel, former Secretary of State, and Nathan…
Balanced And Fair? One of the methods used by the 2010 legislature to balance the budget was to let sales tax exemptions expire. Nine of the more than 500 sales tax exemptions – totaling more than $500 billion – in…
Combining family and business can be tough. Making a success of that combination is practically an art form. The winners of this year's Family Business of the Year Awards show how well it can be done.
Could Barnes be tricked by Republicans into losing a second term?
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