It’s not for the reason you think. You may think that he should veto it because you are in favor of gun-free zones on college campuses. (There is evidence that shows they are safer than surrounding communities and that college students are much more likely to be victims of crime off-campus than on). Perhaps you
Good morning! Early voting for the May 24 general primary started yesterday. Take advantage of the convenience, because until we have online drive-thru voting, early voting is as easy as it gets. New Jersey’s highest earner moved to Florida, and the entire New Jersey state budget was suddenly at risk. A cautionary tale. Many American
For the first time in 14 years, the U.S. Senate passed a State Department authorization bill –unanimously at that– and sent it on to the House for its consideration. The U.S. Department of State Authorization Act of 2016 was voted out on Friday. Earlier in the week, a similar measure covering fiscal year 2017 was
Today Governor Deal signed the FY 2017 Budget bill into law, as Lawton detailed here. Over at PolicyBEST, we did a few videos earlier detailed some key facts that are good to know to keep the budget in perspective. While there are six in the series, these two are probably the most relevant to our
The following is the press release from Gov. Nathan Deal’s office on his signing of the fiscal year 2017 budget. The fiscal year begins on July 1, 2016. Gov. Nathan Deal today held budget signing ceremonies throughout the state for next year’s $23.7 billion state budget. The signed version of House Bill 751 will support
This week’s Courier Herald column: Last week Governor Deal signed his fifth criminal justice bill into law. The effort continues Georgia’s effort to realign Georgia’s priorities to assign appropriate sentencing based on the severity of crimes that are committed, but to also ensure that once a debt to society is paid the offender is able
This past Saturday I attended the Freedom Forum in Blairsville to hear from the 9th District Congressional challengers, the 51st District State Senate candidates and others standing for election. I am the grassroots Director for Congressman Doug Collins in Union County and was manning a table with various material from the Collins campaign. Before the
The following is a guest Op-Ed by our longtime friend and one of Georgia’s original political bloggers, Jason Pye: On Thursday, a bipartisan group of senators, led by Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), unveiled improvements to the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act, S. 2123. The measure is designed to reform federal sentencing policies, bring
Happy Monday, everyone! It’s officially May, which means Star Wars day is rapidly approaching. Also, something about Justin Timberlake. Jawja One Jawja city approved a four-day work week. Newt Gingrich: I’m open to being Trump’s VP pick. The 8 oldest cities in Jawja. Early voting begins today! One Jawja school reignited a national debate on
