Dr. A. Wayne Johnson, a native of Macon, has been appointed as the Chief Operating Officer at the Department of Education’s Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA). According to a joint press release from Sen. Johnny Isakson (R, GA) and Reps. Rick Allen (R, GA-12) and Drew Ferguson (R, GA-3), Dr. Johnson had “previously served as
The House unanimously voted to extend a nuclear tax credit on Tuesday. This legislation, H.R. 1551 (introduced by Rep. Tom Rice (R-SC)), would lift the deadline for nuclear reactors to be working by 2020 in order to receive the existing tax credit. The bill now moves to the U.S. Senate. The bill has particular importance to Georgia and
Our CD-6-inflicted nightmare is finally over. While it seems a bit late: happy Father’s Day! “Accidents Will Happen” by Elvis Costello. Related: Gunshots are the third leading killer of children in the U.S. Good thing we don’t have a gun problem in this country. Today is the most important vote of the week. From the
The polls closed at 7 p.m. (except for a couple open until 7:30 p.m.) for the GA-6 Special Election between Karen Handel (R) and Jon Ossoff (D). Results can be seen HERE or below. The final results from our poll: Jon Ossoff received 66 votes (50.38%) to Karen Handel’s 65 votes (49.62%). Feel free to jump
Rural Southeast Georgia received a grand blessing Monday. Just days before it was set to be closed for good, Optim Medical Center-Jenkins has been sold. The purchase by GA Medical Holdings, Corp. means operations at the Jenkins County hospital in Millen will go on without interruption, an answered prayer for both the staff and members of the
All together now: ONE DAY MORE! Regardless of today’s outcome, the GOP is remiss in CD6 (and elsewhere) if they dismiss “an army of mostly white, suburban working mothers who had until now lived politically somnambulant lives.” Yes, there’s a lot to unpack in this article. Travel and tourism business leaders in Savannah aren’t happy
In a release hot off the press, the Georgia Life Alliance sent this statement about a half hour ago: ATLANTA – On June 19, 2017, the Georgia Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a challenge to Georgia’s 20-week fetal pain abortion bill that had kept the 2012 law passed by the Georgia General Assembly from
Polls on the 6th congressional district race have been within the margin of error for a month now, more or less. Most show Jon Ossoff holding a small lead over Karen Handel. By my understanding of statistical math, that means Ossoff is probably ahead, perhaps by 2500 to 5000 votes on 230,000 to 250,000 cast.
This week’s Courier Herald column. You may read the rest of this series by following this link. There is one policy area that befuddles Georgia politicians and voters alike. The condition of our public education system doesn’t match the otherwise generally positive perception of the state. Georgia, in whole, is viewed as place of opportunity.
Anyone who starts a sentence with “I hate to say I told you so…” is lying. EVERYone loves to be proven right, and I am no exception. Way back on March 3rd of this year, I offered some free (and apparently worthless) advice to Republican candidates in the special election for Georgia’s 6th District. I
