On this date in 1996, an Atlanta-bound ValuJet DC-9 caught fire shortly after takeoff from Miami and crashed into the Everglades. All 110 people on board were killed. Peaches Our farmers have been hard by the roller coaster weather changes The most satisfied employees in Georgia… Police officers have it pretty bad in Georgia Gwinnett
Sen. Renee Unterman (R – Buford) issued the following statement after Governor Deal signed House Bill 341 into law: “House Bill 341 becoming law brings us one step closer to properly prosecuting those who engage in sex trafficking or soliciting victims,” said Sen. Unterman. “Fighting for sex trafficking victim’s rights remains a top priority for the
Just over a month ago, the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reported that the city’s first female mayor, Teresa Tomlinson, was weighing her options for a state-wide run. Today she announced that the race is coming, but not until 2020. “I am looking at federal position — the Senate position in 2020,” she said. Tomlinson and her husband, Trip, reside
Remember Amanda Williams? She’s the former Chief Judge of the Brunswick Judicial Circuit, but most Georgians beyond the Golden Isles learned of her existence along with the rest of the country when This American Life devoted an episode to her in early 2011. By November of that year, the JQC was involved; according to the
The second time’s the charm for Mary Norwood to secure the endorsement of the International Brotherhood of Police Officers. The Atlanta local union endorsed her mayoral bid on Monday. Way back in 2009, the union sided with then-Sen. Kasim Reed over Norwood. “Her integrity and record on transparency set her apart plus she has a
Rep. Allen Peake issued the following press release after the signing of SB 16, which increased those eligible for medical cannabis: State Representative Allen Peake (R-Macon) announced that Senate Bill 16 was signed into law by Governor Nathan Deal on Tuesday, May 9, 2017. SB 16, which was sponsored in the House by Rep. Peake,
A confidential source has provided us with a copy of an ethics complaint filed against Christine Triebsch, Democratic candidate in the special election runoff for State Senate District 32. Triebsch faces Republican Kay Kirkpatrick next Tuesday, May 16th. The former seat holder, Judson Hill, resigned to become a candidate in the GA-6 special election. The
Georgia Governor Nathan Deal vetoed nine bills on Tuesday, including House Bill 359 (“Supporting and Strengthening Families Act.”) According to Greg Bluestein at the AJC, the bill would have allowed “parents to transfer power of attorney over their children to another family member or an outside agency for a year without going through the courts.”
“Nobody Can Be You” by Steve Arrington Ossoff wins! The engagement game. Jimmy: I’m a Berniecrat. (“Y’all see why I voted for him?”) Jimmy: “I agree with [Trump].” ….on Canadian softwood lumber tarrifs. Odum, Georgia (where?) is a font of knowledge on the North’s neo-Confederates. John Lewis does his annual round on the graduation ceremony circuit:
Social media has been active with questioning the motives and the person behind the anonymous emails and website “Drain the Georgia S.W.A.M.P.” S.W.A.M.P. being an acronym for “Spenders Without Any Moral Principles”. The website and emails (there have been five so far) have targeted those of us who have served on the Georgia Republican Party
