Change Makers: Six Georgia Counties Lead Innovation
Each year, ACCG, a nonprofit organization of the state’s county governments, presents the County Excellence Awards…
Fulton County
PCI: Where Education is the Key
This fall East Point will have a new educational option: the Promise Career Institute. It’s part of Fulton County Schools three-year comprehensive Bridge to Success Plan and will use federal funds from the American Rescue Plan to help students recover…
South Metro Atlanta: Friendly Competition
Cooperate or compete? In the South Metro region, that’s not a choice the counties have to make, thanks to a spirit of “coopertition.” That’s a way to describe cooperative competition, and it’s a new way of doing business on the…
Georgians Get a Ticket to Ride
Whether it’s futuristic traffic lights that talk to cars, trendy statewide electric vehicle chargers or functional bus rapid transit (BRT) stations, the new Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will benefit Georgians for decades to come. The historic law that passed Congress last…
Political Notes: Ups, Downs and In-betweens
New Regent: Gov. Brian Kemp appointed Patrick Jones to the University System of Georgia (USG) Board of Regents to fill the seat vacated by the resignation of Savannah’s Don Waters, who had served since 2013, when he was appointed by…
Political Notes: The Ups, Downs, and In-betweens
On to November: Having trounced his Republican primary opponent, former U.S. Sen. David Perdue, Gov. Brian Kemp now faces Democrat Stacey Abrams in the November general election in a rematch of the 2018 gubernatorial contest. Abrams had no opposition in…
Visions Become Reality
With passage of the bipartisan infrastructure law (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) in November 2021 and the promise of federal infrastructure funds flowing to the states, self-taxing community improvement districts (CIDs) are in a sweet spot. Their mission, typically projects…
2021 Governor’s Awards for the Arts & Humanities: Celebrating Cultural Vitality
A playwright who chairs his county’s board of commissioners. A spoken-word poet determined to carry on his mentor’s work in the community. A hip-hop harpist. A champion of history. A contemporary artist and curator. These five individuals, along with five…
The Georgia File: Moving the Chess Pieces
It went largely unnoticed outside of Georgia political circles when a Democratic candidate for state attorney general suddenly switched to the lieutenant governor’s race in January. Charlie Bailey took on incumbent Attorney General Chris Carr in the 2018 General Election,…
South Metro Atlanta: Writing a New Script
The South Metro Atlanta region was perhaps destined to become an industrial hub. It is home to the world’s busiest airport and has access to four interstates and two major railroads. But the six counties that make up the region…
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