Qualifying for the special election in Senate District 54 ended at 2p today with a total of 4 Republicans and 1 Independent qualifying. Here’s a run-down of the folks who qualified: Republicans (in qualified order): Chuck Payne, former Whitfield County Republican Party chairman Conda Goodson, ran against Senator Charlie Bethel in the 2016 Republican Primary
Representative Jason Spencer dropped a bill this week that would outlaw traditional Muslim religious garb for women. Jon did a neutral write of the bill this morning. Here’s a less neutral one. This bill is anti-American, divisive, unconstitutional, and just plain stupid. It is exactly the type of idea we need to call out as
With most of the news coverage surrounding the transition of the presidency to President Barack Obama to President-elect Donald Trump, the news of Fort Gordon, Georgia becoming the new home of the Army Cyber Command may fall through the cracks. Cybersecurity isn’t usually the top stories of the major news networks until something big happens
If you’ve missed Jamie Dupree on the radio, you’re not alone. Jim Galloway explained in his column yesterday that Dupree, who does political news for WSB radio out of Washington DC, is suffering from “muscle tension dysphonia” in his larynx. Interviewed by email, Dupree told Galloway “Basically, the muscles in my larynx aren’t working together right
State Rep Jason Spencer of Woodbine prefiled a bill on Tuesday that appears to be aimed at the practice of Muslim women wearing niqabs or burqas. Both types of headgear mask the woman’s face, which is a religious practice followed by many Muslims. House Bill 3 modifies a section of Georgia’s code that prohibits the
On this date in 1800, the U.S. Congress held its first session in Washington, DC, in the partially completed Capitol building. Peaches Wednesday’s execution keeps Georgia at top of the list in the US Georgia’s 2017 ‘Places in Peril’ When HuffPo picks up on Georgia legislation… The KGB takes on Georgia The Fiat-Chrysler case that
Georgia Millennials for Trump Chairman Weston Kirk has decided to drop his bid to become chairman of the Atlanta Young Republicans. Kirk announced his bid Sunday night on Facebook, and withdrew his bid early this morning in another Facebook message, portions of which are below: After careful consideration and thought, I am sadly no longer
GeorgiaPol’s pop culture guru here to explain why the Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS) released a mannequin challenge video. For those of you who are culturally illiterate, the mannequin challenge is simple. Rule 1: Gather a group together. Rule 2: Strike a pose. Rule 3: Stay still as the camera weaves through the scene.
As Ed posted earlier, Politico is reporting that 6th District Congressman Tom Price is in the running to be president-elect Trump’s Secretary of Health and Human Services. Local rumors also have him as a front runner to be the Office of Management and Budget Director. As many Americans are now coming to terms with, it
The appointment of Breitbart’s Steve Bannon, the Farrakkan of the far right, in a role once held by Karl Rove has landed with as much approval as wearing a Klan hat would at Confederate flag rally. People who were pissed off are bound to be more pissed off. Others who wanted distance from unquestionably racist symbolism are
