About Baker Owens
Authored 20 articles.
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JAMES Magazine Online: Annual Ecosystem Report from DNR Shows Moderate Improvements
News, April 26, 2024
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JAMES Magazine Online: Ossoff Touts Funding for New Border Agents
News, March 28, 2024
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JAMES Magazine Online: Push for National Recognition of Gold Star Father’s Day
News, September 29, 2023
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InsiderAdvantage: Infantry Week features “Best of the Best” at Fort Benning
News, April 13, 2023
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InsiderAdvantage: Columbus Native, UGA Student Leads Way on Interstate 14 Proposal
News, October 13, 2022
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InsiderAdvantage: New Recognition for Dentons, other Georgia Legal Giants
News, September 22, 2022
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InsiderAdvantage: Savannah the Latest to Address Police Pay
News, August 12, 2022
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InsiderAdvantage: National Parks a Big Business in Georgia
News, July 07, 2022
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InsiderAdvantage: Dem SoS Runoff Pits Former Legislators Against One Other
News, June 03, 2022
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Libertarians Announce Slate of Candidates for November
News, January 20, 2022
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In 2015, Pulaski County’s Hospital Faced Bankruptcy. Then UGA Stepped In.
News, September 02, 2021
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Ferguson, Warnock Introduce Rural Healthcare Legislation
News, June 24, 2021
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NFIB: Optimism High but Job Openings at Record Highs
Features, May 13, 2021
Seeming to confirm concerns about workers being reluctant to re-enter the workforce, the National Federation of Independent Business’ (NFIB) latest Small Business Optimism Index rose to 99.8% in April, up 1.6% from March. The index has increased nearly five points since the beginning of the year but nearly half of business owners report job openings going unfilled.
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Taxes and Budgets – Wallet Items from the Legislature
News, April 02, 2021
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So What Didn’t Make It Through on Crossover Day?
News, March 11, 2021
Despite a relatively early finish by the Senate on Crossover Day, the House stayed until well into the night on Monday and the flurry of activity from both chambers left many to wonder, “what the heck just happened?”
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Savannah Cancels St. Patrick’s Parade, Again
News, January 08, 2021
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Georgia Cities Prepare for the 2020 Legislative Session
News, January 15, 2020
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GDOT Celebrates Success of Northwest Corridor Express Lanes
Features, September 19, 2019
Opened a year ago this week, the Northwest Corridor Express Lanes were another piece of the puzzle for the Georgia Department of Transportation in the seemingly impossible fight against traffic congestion in Metro Atlanta. A year in, the project has been more successful than imagined.
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‘Sustainable Highway’ The Ray Announces New Partnership
Features, August 23, 2019
Having already been called the world’s “first sustainable highway,” that 18 mile stretch of I-85 near Columbus called “The Ray” is setting its sights even higher as it formalizes a partnership with the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The new agreement seeks to increase opportunity for the living transportation innovation laboratory.
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Allen, Hice Help Secure Ft. Gordon Cyber Instructional Facility Funding
Features, June 25, 2019
The budget process has been out of regular order for several years now. Under normal rules, Congress would pass 12 appropriations measures that form the annual budget. These 12 separate spending bills offer a lot of chances for disagreement and possible partisan wrangling. It is much easier to pass much, much larger bills that combine spending into a package – thus, the “omnibus budget.”