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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, […]

From the House Financial Services Committee:  “Today, the top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), announced the following changes to the committee’s Republican leadership team: Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development, and Insurance – Steve Stivers (OH-15) Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on National Security, International Development, and […]

From Cherokee Tribune & Ledger-News: “Members of the local development community gathered Thursday in downtown Woodstock to learn about current trends and projects relating to transportation in Woodstock and the surrounding area. The event was hosted by city of Woodstock Community Development Department and The Council for Quality Growth, a not-for-profit trade association that supports […]

From 11 Alive:  “ATLANTA — It was a typical Saturday morning for David McDonough as he was driving to work. As he was about to pull into the parking lot, he spotted two men pushing another man in his wheelchair up the hill. ‘I asked him where he was going. He said he was trying […]

From Payments Journal:  “Way back in 2013 through 2015, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) implemented new rules in the international consumer money transfer industry governing wires and remittances. These were early days for the CFPB and the new regulation really illustrated to the banking and payments industry the impact the new agency could bring […]

From the AJC:  “Here’s what Georgia’s 14 U.S. Representatives and two U.S. Senators said after the U.S. House launched an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. The House, which is controlled by Democrats, would investigate and then vote on articles of impeachment based on what the inquiry discovers. A majority vote is needed in the […]

From PoliticoPro: “House Republicans are calling on Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting to come up with an administrative workaround to a 2015 court decision that complicated the business model of online lenders. In a letter to Otting, every Republican on the House Financial Services Committee told Otting that “administrative solutions” to ease the consequences […]