Sep 17, 2024 | Housing Development Law
As reported by Atlanta Civic Circle, Atlanta City Councilmember Marci Collier Overstreet is revising her proposed legislation that would have required special-use permits for tiny homes under 750 square feet in most residential areas. The initial goal was to protect...
Sep 16, 2024 | Open Records Act
Georgia has a longstanding principle of transparency and sunshine into government operations and public records. When the General Assembly amended the Open Records Act in 2012, the legislature emphasized the “the strong public policy of this state is in favor of open...
Sep 11, 2024 | Government Investigations, Health Care Fraud
On September 6, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that a federal jury convicted four pharmacy owners—Raef Hamaed of Maricopa County, Arizona; Kindy Ghussin of Greene County, Ohio; Ali Abdelrazzaq of Macomb County, Michigan; and Tarek Fakhuri of Windsor,...