The AJC is reporting that businessman and former Navy SEAL Clay Tippins has filed papers to run for governor and will be competing in the 2018 Republican gubernatorial primary. As of now, he will face Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, Secretary of State Brian Kemp, and state Sens. Michael Williams and Hunter Hill. Tippins is virtually
For the last several months, Congressman Ferguson (GA-03) has been wildly optimistic about tax reform. He is wildly optimistic about a lot of things, really. As a former Congressional staffer, I speak from experience when I say that I know how easy it is to become jaded about the world we are living in. But
Ceasar Mitchell and Mary Norwood are sort-of-but-not-really endorsed by the Atlanta Log Cabin Republicans. The organization for LGBT Republicans apparently found that both Mitchell and Norwood are the best candidates for the LGBT community. (Sidenote: This has to sting for the one candidate who proudly claims himself a “Bernie-Sanders-style Democrat”). In a press release the
As Charlie alluded to in his latest column, Amazon’s search for a “full equal” HQ highlights the most vexing question for Cobb/Gwinnett Counties and Georgia generally. Will you join the mass transit program or get left behind? It can’t get any more explicit than Amazon requiring “direct” mass transit access “at site” for their new
The House today passed H.R. 3697, the Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act, as part of Republican immigration enforcement efforts. The bill encompasses a section of the Davis-Oliver Act, which 9th District Congressman Doug Collins co-sponsored. Collins, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement in response to the bill’s passage: There’s no question that gangs have
As a kid growing up in Madison, Wisconsin, the thing that my family worried about was ice storms. Snow was just a part of life, no matter how high the drifts got, but when the rain froze on tree limbs and power lines, it was time to hunker down and prepare for power outages. My
On this date in Francis Scott Key wrote the “Star-Spangled Banner,” a poem originally known as “Defense of Fort McHenry,” after witnessing the British bombardment of Fort McHenry, MD, during the War of 1812. The song became the official U.S. national anthem on March 3, 1931. Peaches “Ramblin’ Wrecktification” bill boosts Georgia STEM majors’ GPA Georgia
I am sure I can find a way to blame Ed for the lateness of this post, since it’s his day for Morning Reads…but I volunteered because he is still without power. And I just forgot. But who doesn’t need an afternoon pick me up on Wednesday that is pretending to be a Tuesday? Hurricane
Most of us are getting back into the swing of things, though as of this morning there will still 360,000 Georgia Power customers without electricity, plus many more waiting on repair from Georgia’s EMC’s. Quite a few streets remain blocked, and school and government closings are scattered throughout the state. In the absence of a
Early this morning, Representative Barry Loudermilk (GA-11) and his wife, Desiree, were involved in a car accident on I-40 near Knoxville, TN. According to a press release from his office, the Loudermilks were rear-ended, causing their vehicle to leave the interstate, flipping several times. Both suffered non-life-threatening injuries and have been advised to seek follow-up medical treatment.
