President Obama will soon use his veto pen for just the tenth time since he’s been in office. On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution of disapproval of the so-called fiduciary rule, a U.S. Department of Labor regulation that requires financial advisors give retirement advice that is in their client’s best interest and is
The Port of Savannah and the Port of Charleston are big competitors, but they have a problem. They are running out of space. With the container ports expected to run out of capacity within the next 10-15 years and after years of discussion, Georgia and South Carolina are taking the final steps to begin building
Atlanta has been awarded the Super Bowl for 2019. Congrats. I’ll have a bit more to say about this later. For now, here’s your reminder that both the State of Georgia taxpayers and the City of Atlanta are unambiguously better off for the win. (Click here for the explainer) I now return you back to
This week’s Courier Herald column: Last week I attended the event to launch the Georgia Consortium of Advanced Technical Training that I previewed in my prior column. The program is a pilot that will allow high school students to participate in a three-year apprenticeship program that will have not only graduating on time with a
This week’s Courier Herald column: We’re in the weeks that transition the unofficial move from Spring into Summer. Colleges have begun their graduation ceremonies with my alma mater the University of Georgia holding commencement ceremonies last Friday. Most of Georgia’s high schools will hold commencement ceremonies in the next couple of weeks. Then students will
From a press release from Governor Deal’s office: Gov. Nathan Deal today announced during National Travel and Tourism Week that the state’s tourism industry generated $58.9 billion in business sales in 2015, according to the U.S. Travel Association and Tourism Economics. This represents a three percent increase over the previous year and a new record
Texas Senator Ted Cruz suspended his presidential campaign Tuesday night after a decisive loss in the Hoosier State — one that he determined was a must win for him. A post mortem story in Politico suggests that despite the fact that Indiana should have been Cruz-friendly territory with its southern social conservative heritage, the candidate’s
Yesterday, the sometimes-divided Savannah City Council voted unanimously to approve a bond issue that will allow the massive Riverside Plant Project to move ahead. The vote may have been overwhelming, but the public debate has been extremely contentious over the past week. First, a little context for those of you who aren’t in Savannah. If
This morning, Georgia Senators Johnny Isakson and David Perdue, along with Representatives Sanford Bishop and Austin Scott, met with roughly 50 leaders from the Air Force and middle Georgia to discuss and emphasize the importance of Robins Air Force base both in the nation’s defense role, as well as an economic catalyst to middle Georgia.
The new federal fiscal year doesn’t begin until October, but in Washington, the House and Senate Appropriations committees are working on what will become the spending priorities for 2017. For Georgia lawmakers, providing $100 million to continue work on deepening the Savannah Harbor to 48 feet is an economic development priority. In the House Rep.
