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From the Marietta Daily Journal:  “Two of the three U.S. Congress members representing parts of Cobb County voted in favor of impeachment proceedings for President Donald Trump Thursday morning. U.S. Reps. Lucy McBath, D-Marietta, and David Scott, D-Atlanta, both voted ‘yes’ to the resolution setting out ground rules for the impeachment inquiry into Trump, which […]

From the Atlanta Journal Constitution:  “On Monday, dock owners on Lake Lanier, Lake Allatoona and five other federally managed Georgia lakes got a pleasant surprise. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced it would delay a nearly quadrupling of dock fees, originally planned to take effect next year. ‘It came out of the blue,’ said […]

From the Cherokee Tribune & Ledger-News:  “Large increases in the dock fees paid by property owners on Allatoona Lake have been delayed indefinitely, U.S. Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Cartersville announced Tuesday morning. The decision was made by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. ‘This is great news for Georgia residents who have docks and facilities on […]

From The Hill:  “Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday fielded sharp criticism and tough questions about nearly all aspects of his company’s business practices at a hearing about Facebook’s new cryptocurrency project Libra. The aggressive questioning underlined how difficult it will be for the Libra project to move past the baggage of Facebook’s various controversies, […]

From the Georgia Recorder:  “The U.S. House on Wednesday approved a resolution condemning President Donald Trump’s withdrawal of U.S. troops from northern Syria. The resolution passed the House with broad bipartisan support, delivering a stinging rebuke to the president. The final vote was 354-60. All of Georgia’s Democrats voted for the resolution. Georgia Republicans split, […]