The following is a guest Op-Ed by Governor Brian Kemp: Georgia is experiencing historic job growth and unmatched economic opportunity in every corner of the state. Participation in the job market is at record highs, unemployment recently dropped to a twenty-year low, and we were named the “#1 State for Business” for the seventh year
This week’s Courier Herald column: Orchard Hills was a golf course on which I spent a few sunny days during my late teens into my early thirties. It wasn’t part of an exclusive country club nor part of a developer’s pathway to sell suburban McMansions. It was just a nice piece of rolling land that
Some good news this morning, via a press release from Governor Brian Kemp: Atlanta, GA – This week, Georgia Department of Labor Commissioner Mark Butler announced Georgia’s unemployment rate fell to 3.4%, matching the lowest percentage since 1976. Additionally, Georgia set a record number for total jobs in the state at 4.64 million. Since 2010, Georgia has added
Georgia’s 9th District Congressman Doug Collins reintroduced the Gigabit Opportunity (GO) Act, House Resolution 5082, to encourage broadband development in economically disadvantaged communities. The GO Act allows governors to designate one-fourth of their state’s low-income communities as Gigabit Opportunities Zones. It also provides tax incentives for companies to invest in gigabit-capable broadband expansion within these
Great news – President Jimmy Carter up and moving around. Sometimes Babylon Bee looks like a real news site. Dolly is the Queen of Everything. Hamburger history. Anybody into vintage subway cars? A long line of tiny Mr. Rogers. Gannett now nation’s largest publisher. A big “Bah, Humbug!” to Durham, New Hampshire. Strange gases mean
From a press release: State Senator Brandon Beach announced his decision today to end his campaign for the sixth congressional district, with the intention of running for re-election in the State Senate. He issued the following statement to the press and supporters: “Today, I am ending my campaign for Congress. During this campaign, I have
Peaches Georgia may have executed an innocent man last night. The AJC says their poll shows Trump has an uphill battle in Georgia. Ga election officials investigate prominent critics. Parents upset they can’t learn vaccination rates at their children’s schools. How fear, politics forged Georgia’s punitive juvenile laws A look inside the first school district
The time to apply to become a United States Senator is coming to a close. Governor Kemp’s office sent out the following notice this morning: Atlanta, GA – Today Governor Brian P. Kemp announced that all qualified Georgians who want to serve in the U.S. Senate must submit their application online by Monday, November 18 at 5 PM.
Yesterday the House passed H.R. 3224, the Deborah Sampson Act, which includes the Newborn Care Improvement Act sponsored by 9th District Congressman Doug Collins. The Newborn Care Improvement Act, introduced by Collins in May 2019, extends the amount of time female veterans’ newborns are eligible to receive medical care through the Department of Veterans Affairs
