Articles by Todd DeFeo

About Todd DeFeo

Todd DeFeo loves to travel anywhere, anytime, taking pictures and notes. An award-winning reporter, Todd revels in the experience and the fact that every place has a story to tell. He is the owner of The DeFeo Groupe and also edits Express Telegraph and Railfanning.org.

Georgia shoe manufacturer to receive taxpayer workforce development grant for $20M expansion

June 23, 2022 Todd DeFeo

Okabashi Brands, a Georgia-based shoe company, plans to invest more than $20 million over the next five years to upgrade its Gwinnett County facility.

State attorneys general ask Department of Justice to investigate violence against pro-life groups

June 22, 2022 Todd DeFeo

The attorneys general of 19 states want the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate what they say is growing violence targeting pro-life groups nationwide.

Georgia congressman wants to prevent cancellation of federal student loan debt

June 21, 2022 Todd DeFeo

A Georgia congressman wants to bar President Joe Biden and the federal government from canceling student loan debt.

Georgia gubernatorial candidates spar over new teacher pay increases

June 20, 2022 Todd DeFeo

Stacey Abrams, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, wants to increase the pay for teachers in Georgia. But Republican Gov. Brian Kemp’s campaign called the plan a “Hail Mary proposal” and said it would only “make inflation worse” and hurt Georgia families.

Georgia’s labor force participation rate continues to lag despite record-low unemployment rate

June 16, 2022 Todd DeFeo

Georgia’s unemployment rate hit an all-time low of 3% in May.

Atlanta Regional Commission to use $45M in federal funds for transit projects

June 15, 2022 Todd DeFeo

The Atlanta Regional Commission plans to use $45 million in federal money on various transit projects, including a program to help local transit companies buy electric buses and install electric vehicle charging stations.

Here’s why Key West really is ‘the place to be’

June 15, 2022 Todd DeFeo

It really is “fine and fair” and also “paradise divine.”

Georgia’s Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority approves $1.3B budget

June 14, 2022 Todd DeFeo

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority board has approved a $1.3 billion fiscal 2023 budget.

Taxpayers provide tax breaks for $120M vertical farm project in Georgia

June 14, 2022 Todd DeFeo

An industry-leading vertical farming company is investing $120 million in a new Covington facility.

Georgia policy group warns that federal response to inflation will leave the poor further behind

June 13, 2022 Todd DeFeo

Federal policymakers’ actions in response to high inflation could leave the “economically disadvantaged further behind,” a Georgia nonprofit policy group warned.