Month: January 2017

Morning Reads for Tuesday, January 3

Good morning! I’m fresh off of a(nother) long car trip, and once again, it’s time to ease yourself back into reality – although, unlike last Tuesday’s mid-holiday fugue, this time, it’s for keeps. In what seems like a borrowed page from the Georgia Legislature’s playbook (cough*JQC*cough), House Republicans voted last night to kill the Office of Congressional

Perdue Back Atop Agriculture Secretary Depth Chart

Politico reports that former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue is the leading candidate to become Donald Trump’s Secretary of Agriculture. BREAKING IN PLAYBOOK — FORMER GEORGIA GOV. SONNY PERDUE is the leading candidate to be tapped as Donald Trump’s secretary of agriculture. Perdue has won statewide office twice, theoretically making his confirmation easier. Agriculture and veterans

New Year, Same Morning Reads

Happy 2017! Let’s make this year better than last. State Lawmakers are identifying new avenues to fix failing schools. A Waffle House waitress was fired for shooting at three robbers. The Democratic Party of Georgia sounds like my family reunions: nasty, frustrating, and potentially inbred. The top political questions for 2017. Austin Chambers: A Georgia boy heading