Author: Jessica Szilagyi

Morning Reads – Friday, December 15, 2017

  Here: Amazon’s lobbyist registered in Georgia and it has people wondering why Feds question legality of school plan in Georgia Georgia’s foster care program is in trouble Georgia is among top states for quality teachers More suggestions on how to address Georgia’s rural healthcare crisis UGA is predicting a good year for Georgia’s economy  Toshiba

Morning Reads – Thursday, December 14, 2017

Peaches House Rural Development Council yields lackluster recommendations  Georgia private colleges working to serve Puerto Rico students Assurant expanding in Georgia, Deal says Some Georgia lawmakers eye Medicaid waivers  Man arrested for pretending to be a lawyer Betty Price gets a hardship waiver for her ethics violations A second implosion to bring down what they

Morning Reads – Thursday, December 7, 2017

On this date in 1992, the Supreme Court rejected a Mississippi abortion law which, required women to get counseling and then wait 24 hours before terminating their pregnancies. Continued prayers for California… Peaches Highlighting legislator conflicts  State seeking feedback on WIC Post-Irma prompts Florida plans connecting to Georgia The controversy over solitary confinement in Georgia prisons heads to

Morning Reads – Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving! May your day be full of food, friends, and family! Things for Which We Are Thankful 3 elephant on the loose on Georgia highway GA boy who made headlines over father’s criminal background finally gets kidney Judge says ‘wealth tax’ is a no-go. Mom busted for putting recorder in child’s backpack A little

Oliver files legislation to ban possession of bump stocks in Georgia

A Georgia Democrat has filed legislation that would ban bump stocks in Georgia. State Representative Mary Margaret Oliver of Decatur filed the bill Wednesday and told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that “there is no justification for this kind of device being easily sold and implemented to make a weapon more dangerous.” HB 651 would make it illegal to

Morning Reads – Thursday, November 16, 2017

On this date in 1907, Oklahoma was admitted as the 46th state. Peaches  The most interesting name for an event that you’ll read all day. Or week. The #1 cause for rising auto rates in Georgia Georgia farmers honored with Centennial farming award Some of Georgia’s dirtiest water sources State Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver introduces annual anti-gun

Suspended Worth County Sheriff Unaffected by Settlement in Student Search Case

On Monday, Governor Nathan Deal announced the suspension of the Sheriff in Worth County after months of controversy and now, the people await the appointment of an interim Sheriff by the Chief Superior Court Judge. Deal said Hobby remaining on the job would compromise the integrity of law enforcement in the community. The southwest Georgia

Morning Reads – Monday, November 13, 2017

Will had a conflict that kept him busy, so I’m filling in for his Morning Reads. School turnaround plan implementation begins Panel recommends pay raise for state lawmakers. Georgia Water Coalition issues report on ag consumption  NAFTA and the Peach State  Vogtle’s critics get louder and louder  The back and forth on the ICE detention

Williams condemns Hill for a record that’s mostly the same as his

Following the special elections on Tuesday, November 7, State Senator and candidate for Governor Michael Williams issued a press release condemning former Senator Hunter Hill, also running for Governor, for vacating his seat to seek higher office. His frustration stemmed from election results leading to two Democrats in a runoff for a seat formerly held