The State of Georgia has joined a lawsuit initiated by the state of Texas asking for relief from the threats to withhold federal funds if schools do not comply with policies outlined in a Dear Colleague letter released earlier this month that directs schools to allow transgender students to use restrooms, locker rooms, and other
Going into the 2016 legislative session last winter, there was an expectation that education reform, including a revision of the QBE formula and possibly adding merit pay for teachers, would be Governor Deal’s top priority. He had convened an education reform commission to study the issue and make recommendations, which they did. Yet, in his
Nothing to see here, move along. Yesterday’s primaries in Chatham County had some interesting elements, but the results were largely predictable, with most incumbents winning handily. It seems that a fair number of Republicans asked for a Democratic ballot, but that trend doesn’t seem to have had much if any effect on the outcomes. Carl
Some years ago the battle cry “was thrown out all the incumbents” which I thought was akin to taking a chain saw to a problem that required pruning. Were there and are there still incumbents that need replacing – absolutely. But it seems to me that politics is the only profession where experience is a
Being a district chairman, that automatically makes me a member of the #RINOEstablishment, so I might as well claim the title and say that I was generally happy with the results of our Georgia Republican primary. We avoided conspiracy and cupcakes in the US Senate race, and I’m glad to see three of Georgia’s most
Tuesday’s party primaries largely set the table for the November elections, with a few races remaining to be decided in July runoffs. With inter=party races settled, it’s time to take aim at the other party, and Georgia GOP and Democratic party leaders didn’t waste any time. Georgia Republican Party Chairman John Padgett issued this statement
The question of the night in GA-12 seemed to be who exactly is Patricia “Trisha” McCracken, the newly selected Democratic challenger set to face Rep. Rick Allen in GA-12 in November. McCracken defeated Joyce Nolin 62% to 38%, despite apparently not speaking to the media, putting out signs, setting up a website or Facebook page, attending
The Port of Savannah and the Port of Charleston are big competitors, but they have a problem. They are running out of space. With the container ports expected to run out of capacity within the next 10-15 years and after years of discussion, Georgia and South Carolina are taking the final steps to begin building
Hello everyone! I am super excited to be given the opportunity to begin interning with GeorgiaPol! I am really looking forward to writing about the important issues of today and cannot wait to get to work. With that, I will introduce myself. My name is Kevin Parker, and I am a sophomore at the University
Ed is in Kazakhstan. I had to Google Kazakhstan to figure out exactly where it was. Turns out it’s just north of Uzbekistan, one of Herman Cain’s favorite places. Since Ed is there, and I am here, it’s up to me to bring you the Morning Reads. The big story this morning is the election
