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GEORGIA’S 2026 U.S. SENATE RACE
SLIMMEST ODDS FAVOR OSSOFF FOR NOW 15
MATT TOWERY
WHEN AI GOES ROGUE
PHANTOM LEGAL CASES & ETHICAL FAULT LINES 29
BRITTANY BENNETT
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 202 5
BLOCKCHAIN INNOVATION
GEORGIA’S OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD 39
TONY ERWIN
DEPARTMENTS
9
PUBLISHER’S MESSAGE 4
FLOATING BOATS 7
GEORGIA PINES 51
FEATURES
SANDY SPRINGS
A CITY BUILT ON VISION
& COMMUNITY 9
CINDY MORLEY
33
TOP LOBBYIST RANKINGS
THE 2025 LIST 18
THE JAMES STAFF
GEORGIA’S VETERANS
A FOCUS ON THE FEDERAL
& STATE LEVEL 33
WILLIAM BLACK
COMPANY SPOTLIGHT
NORFOLK SOUTHERN 46
BAKER OWENS
46
CHAIRMAN MATTHEW TOWERY
CEO & PUBLISHER PHIL KENT
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DESIGN & LAYOUT BURTCH HUNTER DESIGN
GEORGIA’S CAMPAIGN & LOBBYING LAWS 43
DOUGLAS CHALMERS, JR. & HEATHER WAGNER
PRESIDENT IVAN ALLEN & THE MISSION OF
CENTRAL GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE 53
BAKER OWENS
GEORGIA’S ADVANTAGE
LEADING OUR ENERGY ECONOMY 61
JEFFREY CLARK
A CAPITOL RENOVATION
HONORING GEORGIA HISTORY 63
PHIL KENT
LIVING HISTORY IN THE FRONT ROW
AMERICA’S CYBERSECURITY MISSION 69
MARCI M c CARTHY
COLLEGE OF COASTAL GEORGIA
TRANSFORMING LIVES ON THE COAST 71
CINDY MORLEY
AN ENGINE FOR GROWTH
LOOKING AT METRO ATLANTA’S NUMBERS 75
JERRY PARRISH
THE 2026 ELECTION CYCLE AN EARLY PREVIEW 79
CHARLES BULLOCK, III
PROMISE SCHOLARSHIPS OFF TO A GREAT START 83
KYLE WINGFIELD
ON THE COVER A PAINTING OF THE
GEORGIA CAPITOL BY PROMINENT GEORGIA
ARTIST STEVE PENLEY. CHECK OUT HIS
WORK AT PENLEYARTCO.COM
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JEFF BREEDLOVE
SAVANNAH A STORY OF GROWTH 89
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