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About Baker Owens

Authored 28 articles.

Articles

• JAMES Magazine Online: DFCS Pushes Back on Ossoff Report

  News, May 06, 2024

• JAMES Magazine Online: Annual Ecosystem Report from DNR Shows Moderate Improvements

  News, April 26, 2024

• JAMES Magazine Online: Ossoff Touts Funding for New Border Agents

  News, March 28, 2024

• JAMES Magazine Online: Veteran’s Day Parade returning to Atlanta

  News, November 09, 2023

• JAMES Magazine Online: Push for National Recognition of Gold Star Father’s Day

  News, September 29, 2023

• JAMES Magazine Online: Atlanta City Councilman Looks to Clarify ‘Cop City’ Signature Dilemma

  News, August 17, 2023

• InsiderAdvantage: Infantry Week features “Best of the Best” at Fort Benning

  News, April 13, 2023

• InsiderAdvantage: Atlanta Incubator Announces Latest Startup Graduates

  News, November 10, 2022

• InsiderAdvantage: Columbus Native, UGA Student Leads Way on Interstate 14 Proposal

  News, October 13, 2022

• InsiderAdvantage: New Recognition for Dentons, other Georgia Legal Giants

  News, September 22, 2022

• InsiderAdvantage: Marietta-based Credit Union Taking cybersecurity Seriously

  News, August 19, 2022

• InsiderAdvantage: Savannah the Latest to Address Police Pay

  News, August 12, 2022

• InsiderAdvantage: National Parks a Big Business in Georgia

  News, July 07, 2022

• InsiderAdvantage: Dem SoS Runoff Pits Former Legislators Against One Other

  News, June 03, 2022

• Libertarians Announce Slate of Candidates for November

  News, January 20, 2022

• Exclusive Interview with CD-6 Candidate Meagan Hanson

  News, October 06, 2021

• In 2015, Pulaski County’s Hospital Faced Bankruptcy. Then UGA Stepped In.

  News, September 02, 2021

• Ferguson, Warnock Introduce Rural Healthcare Legislation

  News, June 24, 2021

• 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.

• Taxes and Budgets – Wallet Items from the Legislature

  News, April 02, 2021

• 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?”

• Savannah Cancels St. Patrick’s Parade, Again

  News, January 08, 2021

• Georgia Cities Prepare for the 2020 Legislative Session

  News, January 15, 2020

• 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.

• ‘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.

• 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.”

• Conservative Writer Talks Free Speech at Georgia Public Policy Foundation

  Features, June 03, 2019

  The Georgia Public Policy Foundation hosted longtime National Review writer and free speech expert David French last week. Besides being his writing duties, French is a veteran of the Iraq War and has spent much of his career as an attorney fighting for free speech rights.

• Steeplechase Continuing Georgia Tradition

  Features, March 15, 2019

  Year two of the “Steeplechase Under New Ownership” era is coming up on April 6. Anthony-Scott and Phoebe Hobbs are the current owners of the Georgia Steeplechase, the spiritual successor to the famed Atlanta Steeplechase that ran for 52 years – same venue, same great racing… same great beverages if you’re into that kind of thing.