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Kemp glad nothing happened on state takeover of Atlanta airport

April 8, 2019, 3:13 pm/0 Comments

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp told the Rotary Club of Atlanta Monday that sometimes you can be thankful that legislation never made it out of the Georgia legislature.In this case, he was referring to bills that would have either involved a state takeover of Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport or would have created a legislative oversight committee to review the airport’s operations.

Oil drilling off Georgia’s coast an issue for Trump’s nominee for Interior secretary

March 25, 2019, 4:57 pm/1 Comment

The debate over oil exploration and drilling in federal waters off the Georgia coast, and much of the nation’s offshore waters, is likely to resume this week in a confirmation hearing for President Trump’s nominee to head the Department of the Interior.

Poll workers and folks waiting to vote at DeKalb's Bessie Branham Recreation Center, Nov. 6, 2018. Credit: Britton Edwards

Shape of debate set as voting bill moves through Georgia Legislature

February 25, 2019, 5:15 pm/0 Comments

Most everyone agrees that the voting process in Georgia needs changes, but voting machines have divided folks under the Gold Dome.

Column: Georgia Research Alliance ‘at a pivot point,’ refocusing for the future

February 21, 2019, 8:11 pm/0 Comments

As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on Feb. 15, 2019

Leaders behind the Georgia Research Alliance are seeking to gain traction under the administration of newly-elected Gov. Brian Kemp.

Gov. Brian Kemp (l) and Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan, both newly elected Republicans, discuss SB 106 at the state Capitol on Feb. 14. Credit: Maggie Lee

Bill from GA governor would expand public spending on health care, but critics say not by enough

February 18, 2019, 3:30 pm/1 Comment

Gov. Brian Kemp’s plan could cover a lot of people defined in some broad way, or it might be just a few, maybe with some specific, high-cost conditions.

A ceiling in the state The Georgia state Capitol's Gold Dome, viewed from the inside. Credit: Kelly JordanCapitol in Atlanta. Credit: Kelly Jordan

Georgia’s new governor pitches budget: here’s a look at what is — and isn’t — in it

January 28, 2019, 12:14 pm/0 Comments

Georgia will have about $27.5 billion to spend in the year that begins in July. The new governor is making proposed teacher raises a centerpiece. Democrats are pressing to spend on a Medicaid expansion.

Brian Kemp did not declare victory in a close gubernatorial contest, but he said the math is on his side. Credit: Maggie Lee

An open letter to Georgia Gov.-elect Brian Kemp

January 7, 2019, 7:40 pm/16 Comments

As you prepare to step into the governor’s office, you stand at a crossroads.

Will you be a governor who embodies the image you presented during the primaries – a gun-toting, anti-immigration, pro-religious liberty leader who divides our state?

Or will you be a unifying force who appeals to Georgia’s demographic diversity, its rural and urban areas as well as someone who will nurture economic development in all corners of the state?

The 18 Best, worst and most important trends in 2018 – Part 2

December 31, 2018, 3:19 pm/0 Comments

The following is a continuation of the 18 best, worst, and most important trends and developments emanating from within and throughout metro Atlanta and the state of Georgia for 2018. This list was compiled by me with input from people within SaportaReport and beyond.

Gov.-elect Kemp calls for Georgians to “work together”

December 11, 2018, 6:28 pm/2 Comments

Republican Gov.-elect Brian Kemp said it’s time to “put politics behind us,” addressing a group of mainly lawmakers and lobbyists, in a bit of an opening speech ahead of his first legislative session as governor.

‘The ATL’ board needs more visionaries and fewer political appointees

November 26, 2018, 1:46 am/5 Comments

Atlanta is a city founded on transportation.

Railroads were the economic engines of Atlanta and the state. After the railroads, there were horsecars, streetcars, buses and pedestrian-filled streets that enabled the city’s growth.

If Democrats didn’t get everything they wanted out of Election Day, neither did Republicans

November 12, 2018, 2:05 pm/0 Comments

The day after Election Day, an email arrived in my inbox. Entitled “Victory Breakfast,” it came from the Gwinnett Democrats. Things have changed, but not everything has changed.

Stacey Abrams, Georgia's democratic gubernatorial candidate, speaks with supporters after an Atlanta press conference on July 27, 2018. Credit: Maggie Lee

Georgia’s 2018 elections brought out the best and worst in us

November 11, 2018, 9:53 pm/2 Comments

By King Williams On Nov. 4, 2008, in downtown Atlanta, I experienced one of the greatest moments of my life – the election of Barack Obama. Watching Obama’s victory in a friend’s apartment with a dozen others, there was a sense of collective joy that I had never felt in my life. People were celebrating […]

A running log from HQs of Stacey Abrams and Brian Kemp

November 6, 2018, 7:34 pm/1 Comment

SaportaReport is on the scene Tuesday night at the campaign headquarters of Republican Brian Kemp in Athens and Democrat Stacey Abrams at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta.

Maggie Lee is in Athens. Maria Saporta in Atlanta.

Stay tuned….

Candidates for Georgia Governor from left; Democrat Stacey Abrams, Republican Sec. of State Brian Kemp, and Libertarian Ted Metz, right, during a pause in a debate on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018, in Atlanta. Credit: AP Photo/John Bazemore

Debate shows distance among gubernatorial candidates on Georgians and the law

October 25, 2018, 1:44 pm/0 Comments

The candidates who are running to replace outgoing Republican Gov. Nathan Deal are splitting on what’s probably the incumbent’s marquee policy: changes to the criminal justice system that have driven down the state’s prison population.

Gubernatorial candidates Brian Kemp, Stacey Abrams meet with Metro Atlanta Chamber

October 19, 2018, 5:01 pm/0 Comments

The Metro Atlanta Chamber hosted both major candidates for governor at their executive committee meeting Thursday morning to hear their visions for Georgia if they are elected.

Georgia Forward hopes new governor will adopt its vision

October 15, 2018, 5:44 pm/2 Comments

Macon, GA – Nothing like a hurricane to bring the state closer together.

Eight years ago, Georgia Forward launched its first forum to unify the state by convening leaders from every corner of Georgia.

It also happened to be a gubernatorial election year, and both candidates for governor – Nathan Deal and Roy Barnes – participated in the forum via a video teleconference.

After a rough primary season, Georgia GOP Chairman John Watson emceed a Republican unity rally Thursday, with numerous party leaders on stage and rallying a crowd. Credit: Maggie Lee

Georgia candidates start new round of campaigning with talk of jobs, values

July 27, 2018, 6:15 pm/0 Comments

After both parties (mostly) picked their candidate teams this week, Democrats were quick to make a pitch as the party of jobs in a business-friendly Georgia. And Republicans talked about jobs too, but the GOP kicked off its unified campaigning with a rally heavy on conservative values.

Darkeyah Reuven The most important thing our Mayor can do is to continue to run an efficient Airport operation! Everything else is secondary. Atlantans don't have to... –
On: Atlanta - be proactive, not reactive - in building airport relationships

mike Who wants to be brainwashed by the fake news and lies and racism from FOX Noise and Trump –
On: Across an emptying heartland, worries we're filling up

mike Trump 'won' or cheated to win thanks to the Russians and the FBI based on a promise to Make America White Again and Make America... –
On: Across an emptying heartland, worries we're filling up

Jim Bob I never understood how resurfacing of streets was ever included in this project. Resurfacing is not a capital expenditure. It is normal maintenance that should... –
On: Short funds for road, bridge and other works, Atlanta council OK's diminished project list

onlinesavant Where the reply that I submitted to "altman?" There was nothing wrong with it, except maybe, it spoke the unadulterated truth. Okay, I see Saporta... –
On: Across an emptying heartland, worries we're filling up

atlman @Tom Baxter: You seem not to realize that what you are saying is exactly what Trump voters want to hear and do not want. You... –
On: Across an emptying heartland, worries we're filling up

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