New business group to represent Georgia’s largest cities outside of Atlanta
Chris Clark ATLANTA - The Georgia Chamber of Commerce is pulling together local chambers from cities across Georgia outside of metro Atlanta to focus on issues of interest to those communities. The new Hub Chamber Council will advocate on behalf of chambers of...
Medical cannabis commission gets new board chair
Sid Johnson ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp has named a former commissioner of the Georgia Department of Administrative Services to chair the board that oversees the state's struggling medical marijuana program. Sid Johnson, who now serves on the faculty at the University...
Kemp signs bills benefiting Georgia’s military members and retirees
Gov. Brian Kemp signed four bills Monday benefiting members of the military and their families. ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp has signed a series of bills benefitting members of the military, their spouses and military retirees. Monday's signing ceremony took place at the...
Marjorie Taylor Greene getting strong fundraising challenge from Democrat
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene ATLANTA - Democrat Marcus Flowers, a U.S. Army veteran, outraised incumbent U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Rome, in the first quarter in Northwest Georgia's 14th Congressional District. But Greene, a conservative lightning rod...
Rich McCormick top fundraiser in 6th Congressional District
Rich McCormick ATLANTA - Emergency room physician Dr. Rich McCormick has raised more money than any other candidate in a crowded Republican primary field in Georgia's 6th Congressional District. But Jake Evans, former chairman of the Georgia Government Transparency...
McBath, Bourdeaux, waging competitive battle for bucks in 7th Congressional District
U.S. Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux (left) and U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath are opposing each other in the May 24 Democratic primary in Georgia's 7th Congressional District ATLANTA - The two Democratic congresswomen running against each other in Atlanta's northern suburbs have...
Lots of turnover in General Assembly likely won’t change party makeup
ATLANTA - There will be a lot of new faces in the General Assembly come next January. But the breakdown between majority Republicans and minority Democrats may not change much. Twelve of the 56 Georgia senators are not seeking reelection this fall, while 54 of the 180...
Warnock posts record-setting first-quarter fundraising
Rev. Raphael Warnock (front) campaigns on Election Day, Nov. 3, 2020. (Photo by Beau Evans) ATLANTA - U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., raised more than $13.6 million during the first quarter of this year, the senator's campaign announced Thursday. Combined with the...