Multiple states will offer voters a chance to express their opinion about easing marijuana laws including 5 with recreational use initiatives making weed legal. Florida is the closest to Georgia where voters will decide if pot may be offered for medicinal purposes. Here is a story from the AP posted on Cannabist about the ballot initiatives.
A family in Roswell is battling their Homeowners Association and now the Code Enforcement tier of the Roswell Police Department over whether or not they are permitted to own two backyard chickens. The Willow Springs/Country Club of Roswell couple has retained former FBI agent-now attorney Joseph Rosen to represent them in the matter. The two
Elected officials in Georgia are working to see what they can do to prevent farmers from experiencing the travesty of a lack of seasonal workers because of over-regulation by the federal government. Georgia’s Commissioner of Agriculture, Gary Black, joined Senators Johnny Isakson and David Perdue Thursday for a session with the Department of Labor. The
Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump announced the formation of his agricultural advisory committee today. Three Georgians are members of the committee, including Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black, former Governor Sonny Perdue, and State Senate Chairman of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs John Wilkinson. In a statement, Trump said, The members of my agricultural advisory committee
The Republican Party is splitting in two. Factional rumblings over America’s proper role in the world are rising to the surface and the difference between George W. Bush’s America— the world’s moral compass and protector—and Donald Trump’s America—insular and hell-bent on preserving national interests—could not be more stark. While Trump may have been the catalyst,
You may have seen the story by the AJC’s Aaron Gould Sheinin earlier this week describing the losses Georgia’s farmers are incurring because they can’t get the migrant workers they need to pick their crops, which for this time of year is blueberries. For one farmer, the loss is north of three quarter million dollars.
Nearly every Georgia dairy farmer voted to extend the Georgia Milk Marketing Order for another three years. The measure, which passed with 96% support, allows for 10 cents of every 15 cents raised in Georgia will stay in Georgia. What, you might ask, is the basis for this scheme? Federal law requires U.S. dairy producers
Six Georgia congressmen joined over 100 of their colleagues in requesting language in upcoming federal appropriations bills that would prevent the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers from enforcing the controversial Waters of the United States rule passed last year. The rule greatly expands the scope of what is considered navigable waters to
From the Office of Congressman John Lewis: The second anniversary of Cesar Chavez Day reminds us of the legacy left by a man whose unwavering dedication to civil rights changed the fabric of American life forever. Cesar Chavez represented an inexorable force against injustice, discrimination, and hate. I knew and worked with Cesar Chavez on
We received word from Representative Sanford Bishop’s (D – Albany) office yesterday that Mitchell County’s own, Krysta Harden, will be stepping down as Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture. Representative Bishop sent along some mighty kind words for the Camilla native that we thought were worth a read: From Representative Bishop: “Growing
