This week’s Courier Herald column: It’s National School Choice week across the country, and several organizations will make their presence felt at Georgia’s Capitol this week. Many will be patted on the heads and told by legislators and candidates how important school choice is to them. We’ve been hearing this for years. Lately, however, tangible
Automotive News is reporting that Metro Atlanta has been chosen as the North American Headquarters of PSA Group, the parent company of French automotive brands Peugeot and Citroen. The French-based parent company of the Peugeot and Citroen brands — absent from the U.S. market since 1991 — intends to resume selling vehicles here by 2026,
As has been predicted by most of the informed folks following Atlanta’s bid to land Amazon’s HQ2 – and up to 50,000 jobs that come with it – Atlanta has made the short list of cities that will now enter the real competition stage for this Super Bowl of Economic Development. Conor Sen shared the
There’s been many levels of official and unofficial advisories to urge motorists to stay off roads that have seen up to 3″ of snow, and face certain patches of black ice as overnight temperatures return to the teens. The City of Newnan (and possibly Coweta County) have issued a curfew from 5pm tonight until 10am
CNBC is reporting that Apple plans to reinvest $350 Billion over the next five years and hiring 20,000 at existing corporate campuses “and a new one”. BREAKING: Apple says it will contribute more than $350 billion over the next five years to the US economy through investments, will add "over 20,000 new jobs through hiring
Update: The Governor has announced that most state offices will remain closed Thursday due to the amount of ice on the ground and the fact that temps won’t rise above freezing until sometime tomorrow. This photo of the Capitol in the morning snow was sent to us by Rep Karen Mathiak (R-Griffin), with the photo
The AJC has a poll out this morning and headlined it with Donald Trump’s popularity. That generates clicks, but Trump isn’t on the ballot in 2018. Georgia’s statewide constitutional offices are, as are all members of the Georgia General Assembly. The spots for Governor, Lt Governor, Secretary of State, Insurance Commissioner, and a PSC Member
The State of the State was the show, but the OPB has the plans for the dough. The Office of Planning & Budget has released the Governor’s budget request for FY2019, which begins July 1st. You can see the entire budget here. The document begins with a three page intro letter from the Governor, which
Per press release from the Georgia Chamber of Commerce: Atlanta, GA – Thursday, January 11, 2018 – In commemoration of the 2018 legislative session, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce revealed the organization’s 8 for 18 priorities during their annual Eggs & Issues Breakfast. Created as a 2018 initiative, the Georgia Chamber’s 8 for 18 priorities
Governor Nathan Deal will offer his final state of the state address this morning. Expect a bit of a reflection – a well earned victory lap if you will. This is not, however, a Governor who is ready to rest on his laurels. There are things he still wishes to accomplish. He previewed at least
