Month: March 2017

Rep. Buzz Brockway Announces Sec. of State Bid

Our friend and former colleague Rep. Buzz Brockway officially announced his candidacy today for Secretary of State. #GoBuzzGo Rep. Brockway shared the following: Representative Buzz Brockway announced today he will run for the office Secretary of State. For the past seven years Brockway has represented House District 102 covering parts of Lawrenceville and Suwanee. “I

I-85. What to Say?

We all know what happened last night and that’s partly what has made writing this post so difficult. The other difficulty is how utterly unimaginable it should be that one of the most important cities in the world’s richest, most powerful nation has a key element of its infrastructure collapse. Regrettably, America’s infrastructure is in horrible

LeVell to Gray: Stop Lying, I am the Real Trump Candidate in #GA6

GA-6 Congressional candidate Bruce LeVell received a strong show of support and an endorsement from Corey Lewandowski, President Trump’s former campaign manager, at a rally in Alpharetta on Wednesday. Despite being replaced as campaign manager before the general election, Lewandowski remains a close confidant and supporter of President Trump. Lewandowski and LeVell both made clear statements that

Morning Reads for Friday, March 31, 2017

SINE DIE +1. Now go home and listen to the people who sent you to Atlanta. RIP Don Carter. The damage from this fire will hamper ATL traffic for the foreseeable future. Sonny one step closer… Always fighting about somethin’… Mama says, “Stupid is as stupid does.” Cheating crime labs are not just on teevee.

Unterman: “Hollywood Helps Me More Than It Hurts Me”

Late this morning, Senator Renee Unterman responded to last night’s animated recap of the passage of the rape kit testing bill on Sine Die 2016. Kyle Wingfield has a detailed recap of her remarks, which were at times emotional, especially as she recounted how she lost her son several years ago. Sen. Unterman emphasized that

Sabato Changes #GA6 From Likely R to Toss-Up

House rating change: GA-6 Special goes from Likely R to Toss-up. See @kkondik timeline for our reasoning — Larry Sabato (@LarrySabato) March 30, 2017 Sabato’s Crystal Ball has moved the GA-6 special election from Likely R to Toss-Up. Kyle Kondik, the Managing Editor at Sabato’s Crystal Ball, shared some reasons via Twitter for making the change:

Adoption Bill To Return to Senate minus RFRA

But will it remain unencumbered? It is widely accepted that Georgia’s adoption code is antiquated and cumbersome. It takes, on average almost 3 years to complete an adoption in this state. In other states it’s about a year. This means that kids in foster care in this state must remain there while their prospective parents