Margaret Coker

1 month ago | wabe.org | Justin Taylor |Margaret Coker |Patrick Saunders

A bill designed to support Coastal Georgia’s shrimp industry didn’t pass before the state legislature’s session ended earlier this month. So, without immediate support from elected officials, some local shrimpers attending the annual Blessing of the Fleet ceremony in Darien over the weekend are now pinning their hopes for relief on President Donald Trump. After years of his profession being undercut by lower-cost farmed shrimp from overseas, Capt.

1 month ago | thecurrentga.org | Justin Taylor |Margaret Coker

A bill designed to support Coastal Georgia’s shrimp industry didn’t pass before the state legislature’s session ended earlier this month. So, without immediate support from elected officials, some local shrimpers attending the annual Blessing of the Fleet ceremony in Darien over the weekend are now pinning their hopes for relief on President Donald Trump. After years of his profession being undercut by lower cost farmed shrimp from overseas, Capt.

1 month ago | thecurrentga.org | Margaret Coker

The White House has dubbed Wednesday — April 2 — “Liberation Day,” when President Donald Trump is due to announce tariffs on automobile imports. The shock to the global trade system has sparked warnings from economists, who are predicting inflation to rise for American consumers and a steep slowdown in economic growth.

1 month ago | thecurrentga.org | Craig Nelson |Margaret Coker

With little more than a week remaining in this year’s meeting of the Georgia General Assembly, a bill to help protect the livelihoods of Coastal Georgia shrimpers from the deluge of foreign shrimp into the U.S. market is running into uncertain waters. The culprit, says Coastal Georgia shrimp advocate John Wallace, is the restaurant industry. The measure, introduced in January by Rep.

1 month ago | flagpole.com | Margaret Coker

This article was produced and originally published by nonprofit news organizations ProPublica and Savannah-based The Current. In January, standing before a cluster of television cameras on the steps of the state Capitol,  Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp promoted his experiment in Medicaid reform as a showcase for fellow conservatives seeking to overhaul safety net benefits around the country. “What we are doing is working,” Kemp boasted about Georgia Pathways to Coverage.