The House Study Committee on Military Affairs has yet to issue its final report, but its impact will continue to be felt within the General Assembly. The committee was established via a House resolution to study ways to strengthen and protect Georgia’s military installations in advance of a new round of military base consolidation and
If you haven’t completed your shopping by now just abandon all hope. Rafael Solano y su Orquestra “Aleluya” (this might replace the Boston Pops’ version of “Sleigh Ride” as best Christmas song ever–even though “Sleigh Ride is not a Christmas song). The world was first, waiting for this hire and second, my reaction. (I’m not sure
With a voter turnout of 6.61%, Chuck Payne earned the most number of votes, but he was unable to secure an outright win with his 36.1% of the vote. He’ll be the sole Republican facing Democrat-running-as-an-Independent Debby Peppers, who came in 2nd with 27.42% in the January runoff. Justin Tomczak, who has been advising Chuck’s
In case we had forgotten, there’s a special election today in Georgia Senate District 54, and fortunately for us, David Beaudoin has made a pretty serious hobby out of studying and writing about special elections. On his blog, he’s testing the conventional wisdom that the most dedicated, politically engaged voters are the ones who will show
Johnny Isakson has issued the following statement on the nomination of Rex Tillerson, CEO of ExxonMobil, to be U.S. Secretary of State: “Mr. Tillerson has an impressive background with unique experience and extensive knowledge of working in a global environment. I congratulate Mr. Tillerson on his nomination, and I look forward to meeting with him
Jeremy Berry has a piece up on Saporta Report decrying current Georgia law regarding the criminalizing of selfies, and suggesting some improvements to the sticker quality. Note, if the stickers are improved, that’s only going to increase selfies, so these should go hand in hand. https://www.instagram.com/p/BMjqjWQArgK/ Berry points out that Louisiana has used a local artist’s portrait
The Columbus Police Department is currently investigating two rather horrific situations involving the Muscogee County School District. That’s enough for now, the GBI said following a request from Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit DA Julia Slater. From The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer: “The GBI has received a request letter from the DA’s office to investigate an incident involving [Bryant] Thomas,” Nelly
State Senator John Albers of Alpharetta has decided against running to replace Congressman Tom Price in the 6th seat that is expected to be open following Price’s appointment to President Trump’s cabinet. Citing his responsibility to his family, he announced his choice on Facebook this morning. The past few weeks have been very exciting as
President-elect Donald Trump (a phrase that still doesn’t feel quite possible) has faced a series of attacks from disappointed Democrats and their fellow travelers in the media since his election. First it was a series of meaningless reminders that Hillary Clinton won the popular vote, making her the President of California. Then there were attacks
Good morning! We’re in the thick of what I like to call Marathon Week, where you get as much done as humanly possible this week, so you can meander through next week. Onward into Tuesday, and may your Bullet Journals (I’m not the only one here who does that, am I?) be a column of
