Now that the first campaign finance filing deadline has passed, we have a better idea of what each of the six gubernatorial campaigns will look like from a fundraising standpoint. On the Republican side, the reports confirmed the conventional wisdom that state capitol veteran Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle will be the top fundraiser in the
Oh, Chris Wray. We’re told he’s a steely prosecutor who is good under pressure, and Lordy, he’ll have to be. As of 11 AM yesterday, Donald Trump, Jr. has certainly made today’s hearing for the FBI pick all the more important and all the more interesting. Prior to Trump’s release of emails (via Twitter, naturally)
Ed Hula is full of empty promises of postcards from far away places again, so you are stuck with me for the second day in a row. State With the Governor’s race at the forefront of conversation, here’s a look at the rest of the ballot. Want to see the Milky Way in Georgia? For
Up from #8 last year, CNBC’s Top State for Business in 2014 is moving back toward the top, missing the top spot by one point out of 2,500 points possible. Georgia takes the No. 2 slot this year in America’s Top States for Business rankings. The Peach State finished with 1,616 (finishing one point above
Fox 5 had an interview with Representative Scot Turner (R-Holly Springs), who dropped HB 641 towards the end of this year’s session of the Georgia General Assembly, discussing the bill’s requirement to equip our direct-recording electronic (DRE) voting machines with a permanent record of an individual that can be audited, used for a recount, and
The McIntosh County Board of Education in coastal Georgia is now sitting in the same boat as school districts Clayton and DeKalb counties. The school district based in Darien has been placed on probation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Dozens of complaints were filed last fall amidst the chaos of bullying complaints,
Leo Smith, who served as the Georgia Republican Party’s Minority Outreach Director, has announced on Facebook that he would seek to be Senator Hunter Hill’s successor to serve the constituents of Georgia’s 6th State Senate District. Senator Hill, as you know, is running for the Republican nomination for governor. So far, Smith is one of
In a release received earlier this morning: U.S. Senators David Perdue (R-GA), Steve Daines (R-MT), John Kennedy (R-LA), Mike Lee (R-UT), Mike Rounds (R-SD), and Luther Strange (R-AL) will hold a press conference on their effort to cancel or truncate the Senate’s scheduled August state work period if meaningful progress has not been made on
Before we hit the news of the day, I would like to take a point of personal privilege and wish my mother, Beth Garcia, a very happy birthday! Everybody has a mom, but not everyone’s mom has E I G H T kids and chooses to home school them, thereby spending every waking moment with
After an announcement last week that Blue Cross Blue Shield is seeking an average 40.6% increase in its exchange plan rates, U.S. Senators Johnny and David Perdue are calling for a replacement plan that will “give Americans affordable, accessible health care choices.” According to a joint press release, the increases sought by Blue Cross and
