The special election to fill Senator Charlie Bethel’s soon-to-be-vacated seat in Senate District 54 has been set by Secretary of State Brian Kemp’s office. Election day will be on December 13th with a run-off, if needed, being held on January 10, 2017. Qualifying will be today and tomorrow from 8a until 5p and Thursday from
If you read my reads last week, you can say it with me: Can we get back to politics? (Please?) Gwen Ifill, y’all. Global supply chain economics a threat to renegotiating NAFTA. The motivation behind the City of Miami’s lawsuit against Wells Fargo and Bank of America. It should surprise no one to head that sometimes,
Republican members of the Georgia House met today to elect new leadership for the legislative session beginning in January, a meeting that generated few surprises, as there was only one contested seat, which ended up being won by the incumbent. Rep. Sharon Cooper nominated David Ralston for Speaker. In her nomination speech, Cooper noted that
This week’s Courier Herald column: In last week’s column, I suggested that in the grand scheme of things, Tuesday’s election was not that important. I wrote it Friday before the election. I wrote it in the one quiet time I had that week, fully expecting it to reach a disappointed Republican audience last week. I
According to the latest numbers at the Georgia Secretary of State website, Donald Trump got 2,085,068 votes in Georgia. That’s only about 7,000 more votes than Romney took in 2012. Clinton got 1,869,683 votes in Georgia. That’s about 93,000 more than Obama got in 2012. Final tally: Trump 51.1 percent Clinton 45.8 percent In 2012:
Happy Monday, everyone! It turns out last week’s Monday Morning Reads were in fact not our last because we didn’t elect the Sweet Meteor O’Death. We’ll regret that. Jawja 2018! 2018! 2018! Cobb County GOP Chairwoman Rose Wing: Cobb went for Hillary because some Republicans didn’t vote for Trump. Did you know the Smoky
Much ink has been spilled since Tuesday evening about possible candidates for roles in the Trump administration. We’ve engaged in some speculation here, as well. Prominent Georgia names, including Senator David Perdue, Public Service Commissioner Bubba McDonald, and of course, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, have all been mentioned as candidates. However, Mr.
The following was posted to Facebook by Rick Day. He’s a long time commenter here, and was a delegate to Philadelphia for Bernie Sanders. I’ll likely follow up next week with some thoughts from a Republican perspective, but it’s probably best you guys hear from a Democrat on this first. I just want to type
The Georgia Senate held its caucus elections Thursday, trading out Senator William Ligon of Glynn County for Senator John Kennedy of Macon. The rest of the Senate leadership positions remained status quo, including the GOP caucus position to nominate Senator David Shafer for another term as Senate President Pro Tem. House Republicans will hold their
Today is the day we honor America’s veterans, both those that lost their lives in combat, and those who served other roles in the military, perhaps not reaching the front lines. All deserve respect for their service. Georgia’s elected officials offered their thoughts in honor of Veterans Day. Senator Johnny Isakson, chairman of the Senate
