In a major speech dealing with the economy on Tuesday, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump pitched a protectionist message, vowing to opt out of trade agreements such as NAFTA or the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and pledging to impose tariffs on imported goods that in his opinion could be made in America. A front page story in
Attorney General Sam Olens sends word that Georgians who bought diesel powered Volkswagens will be receiving cash and either repairs of their cars or buybacks, while the state itself will receive about $77 Million. In a settlement announced this morning, each person who bought a car from that didn’t meet emissions standards will receive at
There was open grousing when Walter Jones announced that he would be leaving his post with Morris News Service’s slot in the Georgia Capitol news bureau. The numbers and talent of those who cover the capitol full time are dwindling, and the career ladders of full time journalists are becoming scarce. Alas, Walter has landed
Georgia’s efforts to attract business and new industry has been incredibly successful (cheers to you, film tax credit). In another testimony to Georgia’s business environment, Governor Deal announced Amazon would create 500 full-time jobs in Jackson County. The 600,000-square-foot fulfillment center will be used for packaging and sending larger items such as home décor and sporting equipment. Here’s
This week’s Courier Herald column: The flag draped coffin sitting in the Georgia Capitol’s rotunda indicated that it wasn’t business as usual last week. Yet it was not an overly somber occasion. Instead, it was the increasingly common break from politics as the interior of the gold dome was being used for yet another movie.
The tax incentives the Georgia legislature continues to pass for film production companies seem to be working. Tied with Louisiana, Georgia is No. 3 in the world for film production based on numbers released from FilmL.A. – a not-for-profit office that operates in Los Angeles. The new ranking is up two spots from 2013 when
Gwinnett Place Mall in Duluth has fallen on hard times. The area has noticeably declined since its glorious opening in 1984 as the county’s first ever supermall. Competition from the nearby Discover Mills Mall and the Mall of Georgia, dragging consumer spending (a legacy of the 2008 recession), and a burgeoning global preference for online
Speaker Ralston has been busy this summer. Tuesday he named members to three more study committees. Here they are. The Joint Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Study Committee will consist of five representatives and five senators. Its stated purpose is: To study how providing market incentives for installation of refueling infrastructure for alternative fuel vehicles would serve
Hartsfield-Jackson is the busiest airport in the world, funneling more than 100 million travelers through its terminals in 2015. To prepare for an increase in travel this summer, Georgia Senators Johnny Isakson and David Perdue have requested at least 100 additional Travel Safety Officers (TSO) from the head of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Peter
Golf. You know. That thing that old men do when they get bored after retiring. That unbelievably frustrating game where your only opponent is your own mental fragility. That sport where you can top 17 tee shots in a row, but you keep coming back because of a beautiful drive down the 18th fairway. Yeah
