Georgia Association of Convenience Stores
November 15, 2018
Macon Centreplex
Macon, GA
November 15, 2018
Macon Centreplex
Macon, GA
September 19, 2018
NACS has raised concerns about the latest settlement announced in the In re Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation (MDL 1720).
“The broken swipe fee system will not be fixed simply by Visa and MasterCard throwing some money to merchants,” said Lyle Beckwith, NACS senior vice president for government relations. “These cases must bring real reform to make a difference. We are pleased to see that some of the merchants’ lawyers and representatives refused to sign onto this flawed settlement and are continuing to press for the changes that antitrust law calls for and merchants and their customers deserve.”
September 12, 2018
Governor Deal declared a state of emergency for all 159 counties ahead of Hurricane Florence. Read the full executive order.
September 12, 2018
A memo has been issued by Governor Deal’s Chief of Staff, Chris Riley and Executive Council, Carey Miller.
On behalf of the Governor, please permit, effective immediately, emergency response vehicles, including but not limited to utility vehicles, bucket trucks and supply trucks, responding to Hurricane Florence to bypass all Georgia weigh station facilities.
**Does not relieve applicable size and weight restrictions
**Only limited to vehicles traveling in convoy
**Effective until Sept 17, unless altered by Governor
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