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3 days ago | 
jamesmagazinega.com | Cindy Morley
Two days after the U.S. military struck three Iranian nuclear weapons facilities, state Republicans announced their support of President Donald Trump’s military operation against Iran. State Rep.
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4 days ago | 
jamesmagazinega.com | Cindy Morley
For the first time in 27 years, Georgia grown peaches have been exported to Mexico, marking an important step forward towards “opening more markets for Georgia producers and reducing barriers to international trade,” according to Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper. This is the result of a coordinated effort between Genuine Georgia (a group of four commercial peach growers in middle Georgia) Atlanta-based Reveam – technology that extends the shelf life of fresh produce.
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5 days ago | 
jamesmagazinega.com | Cindy Morley
After President Donald Trump’s announcement Saturday that the U.S. military struck three Iranian nuclear weapons facilities, Georgia leaders took to social media and other platforms to express their opinions of the action. As expected, Republicans and Democrats had different reactions. Republican Gov. Brian Kemp was one of the first to react when thanked the president on X following the bombing.
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1 week ago | 
jamesmagazinega.com | Cindy Morley
After joining a national settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners — the Sackler family, the state of Georgia is positioned to receive up to $126 million for addiction treatment, prevention, and recovery services over a period of several years.
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1 week ago | 
jamesmagazinega.com | Cindy Morley
Fulton County Republicans are suing the County Board of Commissioners for blocking two of the party’s nominees to the Fulton County Board of Elections. And the State GOP has joined the fight – stating that county officials violated state law by not confirming Jason Frazier and Julie Adams as its nominees to the board.
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1 week ago | 
jamesmagazinega.com | Patrick Hickey
Turnout was low for Georgia’s pair of contested Public Service Commission primary elections Tuesday, with only 202,000 Georgians – about 2.4% of the state’s eligible voters – casting ballots. On the Republican side incumbent Commissioner Tim Echols made short work of his primary challenger, taking home 76% of the vote over Lee Muns. He will face off with Democrat Alicia Johnson for the District 2 seat, (remember though; PSC seats are all voted on statewide) in November.
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1 week ago | 
jamesmagazinega.com | Cindy Morley
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has joined forces with his peers across the country to launch an initiative to aid in the fight against human trafficking and exploitation. The newly formed Georgia Businesses Against Trafficking (GBAT) focuses on raising awareness through training and collaboration with businesses and organizations across the state.
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1 week ago | 
jamesmagazinega.com | Cindy Morley
U.S. Rep. Rick Allen, R-GA, is continuing his efforts to protect American-made low speed personal transportation vehicles – especially golf carts which are manufactured in Georgia. Recently, Allen led a bipartisan, bicameral group of his colleagues in sending letters to U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) Chair Amy Karpel in support of the American low-speed personal transportation vehicle (LSPTV) industry.
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1 week ago | 
jamesmagazinega.com | Cindy Morley
Passage of the rescissions package sent over by President Donald Trump, codifying $9.4 billion worth of savings identified by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), drew mixed reactions from members of Georgia’s Congressional delegation. “House Republicans were sent to Washington, D.C. with a trifecta and a mandate to restore sanity to the federal government and stand by President Trump, which is exactly what we did today by passing this rescissions package,” said U.S. Rep.
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2 weeks ago | 
jamesmagazinega.com | Patrick Hickey
Maybe what the country needs to come together are light, cotton, striped suits. At least for yesterday, a hot, muggy D.C. Thursday, Republicans and Democrats came together to support a Southern tradition: The 11th annual National Seersucker Day. Seersucker weave was brought to the American South by way of New Orleans (by way of British colonial India) all the way back in the early 19th century, long before the advent of air conditioning.