Georgia GOP lawmaker pushes protection for ‘vital and precious’ Okefenokee from new mining proposals | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
While an Alabama-based company’s controversial mining proposal moves through the permitting process, a south Georgia Republican lawmaker is again attempting to head off any future attempt to mine an important site near the Okefenokee Swamp. Rep. Darlene Taylor, a Thomasville Republican, has revived the legislative effort just days after the state Environmental Protection Division started […]
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Bishop, West debate for Georgia’s only competitive U.S. House race | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Democratic Rep. Sanford Bishop and his Republican challenger Chris West both shared their visions for improving quality of life in Southwest Georgia in an Atlanta Press Club debate Sunday. Bishop, the current longest-serving member of Georgia’s Congressional delegation, says his nearly three decades in Congress gives him the experience and relationships to deliver funding and […]
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