Today was full of meddling and hypocrisy. Will wrote earlier about the Twitter exchange over Senator Mike Crane – who happens to be running for Congress- “walking out” on the vote for the amended budget. Members of Governor Deal’s staff shamed Crane for leaving and mocked his principled outsider rhetoric. I’m not sure if Georgians
Hillary Clinton appears to be enlisting Atlanta’s two biggest heavyweights to go on the offensive against Bernie Sanders. On Thursday, Congressman John Lewis called into question, well, all of Sanders’ time in the civil rights movement. Mayor Reed, for his part, said Sanders is ignoring the record of the incumbent president. Both have been ardent
The Georgia House unanimously passed House Bill 757, the Pastor Protection Act, on Thursday, sending the measure to the Senate for its consideration. The measure, which is similar to laws in some other states reaffirms the separation of church and state in Georgia, and contains provisions that affirm a religious leader’s right to refuse to
Senator Mike Crane, a candidate for Congress, ran for the hills rather than participate in the state Senate budget vote. His avoidance is particularly strange given he is a subcommittee chairman on the budget-writing committee. Those in Governor Deal’s orbit quickly pounced on him. Governor Deal’s Chief of Staff Chris Riley said that Senator Crane, “walks on budget
I don’t have a dog in the MARTA expansion fight. I live in the city. A bus line runs right outside my door on the west side of town. Instant access. I take it when I need it, and sometimes just for the heck of it. For 25 years, I’ve used MARTA regularly getting to
When I’m not organizing GeorgiaPol most of my time is spent on policy education issues as the Executive Director of PolicyBEST. We focus on issues of Business Climate & Economic Development, Education, Science & Medicine, and Transportation. In the state of Georgia, every one of these issues comes back to the budget. We have to
Newton County District 1 Commissioner John Douglas will not seek re-election, according to a story in the Covington News. The former state senator plans to spend time with his family, including new grandsons expected this summer. Douglas was quoted by the News as saying, Careful prayer, the approaching birth of our twin grandsons and the
2014 was a Yunique year in GA-12, as longtime Democratic Representative John Barrow was finally unseated by current Republican Representative Rick Allen. Prior to that victory, Rep. Allen had unexpectedly won a 5-person primary by over 17,000 votes, allowing him to enter the general election without enduring the predicted runoff. The results of the primary election:
That didn’t take long. Less than 24 hours after Rep. Matt Ramsey of Peachtree City announced he would not seek another term representing the 72nd House District, former Peachtree City mayor Harold Logsdon tossed his hat into the race to replace him. In statement, Logsdon said, We need proven conservative leadership to succeed Rep. Ramsey
Yesterday, Representative Bill Werkheiser (R-Glennville) announced his intentions to file a piece of legislation aimed at increasing openness between the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) and southeast Georgians. A private company recently announced intentions to dispose of large amounts of coal ash in the region. While legal, the actions were kept out of public knowledge.
