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Casey Cagle Enters Governor’s Race

It looks like Brian Kemp has company. The AJC is reporting that Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle has filed papers to run for governor in 2018. Cagle and Kemp are the only Republicans who are running so far (more analysis on this matchup is coming soon). No Democrats have announced yet, but House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams

A Word on GeorgiaPol’s 2018 Election Coverage

With the 2017 legislative session closed and a new Masters winner wearing a green jacket, we are gearing up for the 2018 campaign season here in Georgia. Candidates are beginning to announce, which means that soon there will be incessant chatter in political circles about who’s up, who’s down, and who should have dissolved his

Federal District Dismisses Challenge to Georgia’s Voter Roll Maintenance Law

On Friday, a federal district court dismissed a lawsuit claiming that Georgia’s voter roll maintenance law is illegal and unconstitutional. Judge Timothy Batten, who was appointed by President George W. Bush in 2006, ruled that the law is legally permissible and does not run afoul of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) nor the First

Senator Perdue Cosponsors Cyber Scholarship

Georgia is getting serious about training students for careers in cyber security. In January, Governor Nathan Deal announced a $50 million investment in the FY2017 amended budget for the Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Facility in Augusta. The new center will complement the U.S. Army Cyber Center for Excellence at Fort Gordon, which has been

All Good News for Georgia Ports in November

The Georgia Ports Authority had a productive November meeting. First, it was announced that a record 251,566 TEUs were moved through the Port of Savannah in October. TEU stands for Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit and is the standard measurement used for a ship’s cargo carrying capacity. This record was achieved despite interference from Hurricane Matthew in

MARTA Chairman Robbie Ashe to Speak at “Millennials and Transit Event” on Wednesday

For anyone interested in learning more about the future of transportation funding in the Atlanta metro area, MARTA Chairman Robbie Ashe will be speaking at the “Millennials and Transit Event” on Wednesday, October 26th. He will be discussing the half penny sales tax for MARTA funding that will be on the November ballot for residents of

Georgia Ports Quickly Reopen Following Hurricane Matthew

After a close call with Hurricane Matthew on Saturday, Georgia’s ports are up and running again. As of Wednesday morning, the Savannah River Channel was reopened and the ports at Brunswick and Savannah were both operational. Savannah, which hosts the country’s largest single-terminal container facility, had a quick recovery. 8,500 trucks were expected to pass