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An Inside View Into Georgia's News, Politics, & Culture NOVEMBER DECEMBER2014 JAMESAN INSIDE VIEW INTO GEORGIA’S NEWS, POLITICS, & CULTURE LET’S DO MORE BUSINESS TOGETHER The Georgia Chamber is proud to introduce Georgia2Georgia, an initiative to strengthen the connection between our state’s companies and keep our economy growing. Doing just 2% more business with companies in our state will help increase investment, create jobs and ensure a better future for us all. Take the 2% challenge at www.georgia2georgia.com today. ON THE COVER Top row, left to right Atlanta Falcons president & CEO Rich McKay Georgia state senator Jason Carter Suspended DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis Second row, left to right Cobb County Commissioner Tim Lee Ex-Dekalb Commissioner Elaine Boyer U.S. Senator-elect David Perdue DEPARTMENTS Third row, left to right Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank 4 U.S. Senate Democratic candidate Michelle Nunn PUBLISHER’S MESSAGE Fourth row, left to right FLOATING BOATS Georgia Governor Nathan Deal 6 Georgia Tech head coach Paul Johnson U.S. Congressman Barry Loudermilk FEATURES JAMES INTERVIEW: P.O. BOX 724787 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 31139 Matt Towery’s Long Goodbye 404 • 233 • 3710 by Scott Bard 10 PUBLISHED BY A LOOK BACK AT 2014 INTERNET NEWS AGENCY LLC by Phil Kent 14 CHAIRMAN MATTHEW TOWERY COLUMNS CEO & PUBLISHER PHIL KENT [email protected] CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER LOUIE HUNTER NAWLEANS ASSOCIATE EDITOR GARY REESE AS REMEMBERED BY JIM MINTER by Larry Walker ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES DOLLE TOWERY 9 [email protected] 2015 CIRCULATION PATRICK HICKEY Gold Dome Legislative Priorities [email protected] by Josh Belinfante 16 CONTRIBUTING WRITERS SCOTT BARD georgia’s Appellate courts JOSH BELINFANTE set for change BRAD CARVER SHAN COOPER by Randy Evans 19 RANDY EVANS MAC McGREW LARRY WALKER Addressing Georgia’s Water Needs One Way or Another SOUTHERN POLITICAL REPORT by Brad Carver 21 SOUTHERNPOLITICALREPORT.COM INSIDERADVANTAGE POLLING EDUCATED WORKFORCE INSIDERADVANTAGE GEORGIA INSIDERADVANTAGEGEORGIA.COM Key to Global Innovation Leadership INTERNET NEWS AGENCY by Shan Cooper 22 INTERNETNEWSAGENCY.COM Choosing the Right Health Care Plan DESIGN & LAYOUT by Mac McGrew 25 BURTCH HUNTER DESIGN PUBLISHER’S MESSAGE The Long and Winding Road... Matt Towery Publisher/CEO, InsiderAdvantage t was one of the last songs ever released by the lieutenant governor and Phil was one of the few editors in a Beatles and probably an underappreciated one. Not state then-dominated by Democratic newspaper guys will- appropriate for weddings and probably too sad for funerals. ing to endorse a young Republican for statewide office. In ButI I’ve always loved “The Long and Winding Road” and its fact, I think he was the only one! phrase “That leads to your door.” Phil moved to Atlanta years ago and immediately And so through either James or your television, maybe became a media star. He joined my friend Dick Williams in a local paper or occasionally on your radio I’ve had a (who I have known well since 1983 and is a media star chance to be led to each of your doors, if only for a brief unequalled in conservative circles in Georgia) as a panelist moment. My road has not ended but it is finally taking a on Fox5 Atlanta’s “Georgia Gang” TV broadcast. And as a slightly different path. It’s a path I alone have chosen to writer and influential media and policy consultant, Phil has take and with all of the support in the world from my expanded his sphere of influence throughout our state. friends at InsiderAdvantage and James. I could not think of a journalist, political expert or busi- By the time you read this I will have handed over my nessman better suited to lead our company and our publi- position as CEO of our company and publisher of our maga- cations into the next phase. zine to Phil Kent. Although I’m not really leaving, I am giving Phil full I’ll still write a column for James and continue to serve power to alter and expand all that we do at Insider as chairman of InsiderAdvantage/Internet News. But after Advantage/Internet News and James. This juncture also 15 years of delivering polls for the news, daily political infor- gives me an opportunity to thank folks who believed in mation through our online sites, supervising magazines and me and our company over the past 15 years. That dealing with the usual fun and games of the niche media includes our faithful advertisers and readers. Add to that world, the time has come to hand our company and its our investors and everyone who helped create the compa- products off to new blood. ny—and of course Pierre Howard, my co-founder and This is my focus in my final publisher’s message in longtime friend. James. I’ll still be opining on TV and in print. But for me the For the last two years I have been looking for just the blessing of spending time with my wife Dolle, my grown right person to take our magazine, our online sites, and our and soon-to-be-married children, and actually taking time company to a new level. While I considered many potential to enjoy the many people I met on a journey through poli- and outstanding people to approach with the opportunity, tics, elected office and business is worth this turn in the the most obvious person was Phil Kent. road (or in James-Speak, water). I’ve known Phil since 1989. He was the editorial page So James hands the helm over to Phil Kent. May the editor of the Augusta Chronicle and already a media force waters be calm and the boat always be rising! in our state. Back then I was an upstart GOP candidate for 4 JAMES Solutions for Business & Government (PWFSONFOU3FMBUJPOT 1SPDVSFNFOU Ta x Polic y $POTVMUJOH GEORGIA Bank of America Plaza | 600 Peachtree Street, NE | Suite 5200 Contacts Atlanta, GA 30308-2216 Pete Robinson, Chairman Tel: 404.879.6500 | Toll Free: 888.879.6578 | Fax: 404.962.6919 Rob Willis, Principal Atlanta r Raleigh r3JDINPOEr8BTIJOHUPO %$ XXXUSPVUNBOTBOEFSTTUSBUFHJFTDPN FLOATING• BOATS WHO’S RISING AND WHO’S SINKING IN GEORGIA BUSINESS AND POLITICS Atlanta could be on the verge of getting a downtown mega Center, which hosts the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the hotel with up to 2,000 rooms, which would be by far the city’s Alliance Theatre, the High Museum of Art and Arts for Learning, largest. The proposed hotel, which would be next to the new has to be thrilled to receive such a generous donation at a time downtown Atlanta Falcons stadium, is projected to be bigger when funding was starting to become an issue, particularly for than the 1,663-room Marriott Marquis that opened in the Symphony. Great news for the Arts Center and for the city of 1985. The Georgia World Congress Center Authority has been Atlanta, both of whose ships are...RISING planning a high-end convention hotel adjacent to the stadium for about a year. So prospects for further Atlanta energy, tourist MARTA saw an 8 percent increase in riders in 2014 from the accommodation and growth should be… RISING prior year, in spite of the winter storms that shut down the city in January 2014. With expansion into Clayton County on the Heigh ho, heigh ho, it’s back to work for a new U.S. horizon and ridership expected to continue to increase, 2015 Congress—and four Republican newcomers join the Georgia figures to be another year where MARTA’s fortunes are… RISING congressional delegation in January. Buddy Carter (represent- ing a Savannah-based coastal district) and Barry Loudermilk A lot of attention was paid to Georgia’s flagging education (representing north Atlanta and turf stretching up to Cherokee system in the November elections, but amid the gloom and County) bring legislative experience from their General doom there are some districts across the state that are Assembly service. Pastor and radio talk show host Jody Hice, excelling in the classroom. Buford City Schools rank first in the representing a district stretching from a tip of Gwinnett state in the 2015 Niche.com K-12 rankings, followed by Decatur County through Athens to almost Augusta, is a good fit for one City Schools, Oconee County Schools, and Forsyth County of the most conservative districts in the country. And Rick Schools. It’s easy to focus on some of the difficulties the state Allen of Augusta, who ousted Democrat incumbent John has faced regarding K-12 education, but we need to give cred- Barrow, has successful private sector business experience it where credit is due as well. For Buford City Schools and the that’s sorely needed on Capitol Hill. Here’s hoping the Georgia rest of the districts at the top of the list, the ship is...RISING delegation’s influence will be…RISING The cost of the new Falcons stadium, due to open in time for After the Ferguson, Missouri, grand jury verdict that failed the start of the 2017 season, has jumped $200 million from its to indict a police officer in a controversial shooting death, original proposed cost of $1.2 billion. The extra cost will not come Atlanta was one of several cities nationwide that experienced from taxpayer dollars, but it will likely bleed into PSL and ticket protest demonstrations—some peaceful, some not. Critics prices for what already promised to be a pricey endeavor. Not a charge Atlanta police responded too slowly and made minimal good sign when the budget starts jumping by hundreds of mil- arrests on November 25th in dealing with a wave of lawbreak- lions of dollars some 2.5 years before scheduled completion.
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