WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on May 7, 2026, by Civic-IDEA head Tinatin Khidasheli: * * * Georgia's Never, Never Port A planned port on the shores of the Black Sea, which was meant to be Georgia's gateway to Europe, has become a potent symbol of governmental drift. * Conceived as a strategic gateway linking Europe to the Black Sea and onward to Central Asia, Anaklia deep sea port was meant to anchor Georgia's central role in th  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 5 -- The Georgia Department of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Catharine Monroe Named District Health Director For Clayton County Public Health The Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH), Kathleen E. Toomey, M.D., M.P.H., is pleased to announce the appointment of Catharine Monroe, MSN, RN, as the new Health Director for the Clayton County Health District. Ms. Monroe is the first nurse to be appointed health director of any DP  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 4 -- The Georgia Department of Revenue issued the following news release: * * * Special Tax Refunds Begin Issuing Governor Brian P. Kemp and the Georgia Department of Revenue (DOR) announced today that the state has begun issuing the one-time, special tax refunds authorized by HB 1000 during the 2026 legislative session. The fourth such refund of its kind under Governor Kemp's leadership, it will return over $1 billion to Georgia taxpayers, thanks to the state's approach  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on May 7, 2026, by Beka Chedia, professor of political science for the independent research institute Varieties of Democracy at the University of Gothenburg Department of Political Science in Sweden, and a political scientist from Tbilisi, Georgia, in the foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Georgian Dream Sends Mixed Messages Amid Push for U.S. Diplomatic 'Reset' Executive Summary: * Tbilisi appears to be try  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance released the following testimony by Rachel Wright, national policy director of Right on Crime, from an April 29, 2026, hearing entitled "Peace of Mind: Strengthening Victim Protections Under Kayleigh's Law": * * * Chairman Biggs, Ranking Member McBath, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee: thank you for inviting me to participate in today's hearing on enhancing safeguards for victims of   more