Yes, Kasim Reed is term-limited but let’s be honest: His hand-picked candidate, Keisha Lance Bottoms, will be Mayor Reed the Second if she is elected. And right now I doubt she will*. The slew of endorsements for Mary Norwood from virtually every one of her erstwhile opponents and Mayor Shirley Franklin are stunning–for their anti-Reed
As GeorgiaPol’s sole Athens correspondent (and the owner of at least one bungled electoral prediction on Election Night 2017), I have decided to take it upon myself to discover what the heck happened in the Classic City this November. For a long while, the Democratic-leaning Athens-Clarke County had a 2-1 Republican advantage in its state
On this date in 1894, the Governor of Georgia during the Civil War passed away. Joseph Emerson Brown opposed nearly every Confederate policy. Peaches Georgia plant closing The Georgia Dome replacement hotel How one local government is blasting off into the space business Georgia Power is setting the bar a little higher with utility poles
Just in time for the busy travel season, Rep. Jody Hice has introduced new legislation that will require additional analysis and accountability for domestic and international Federal Air Marshal deployment. Press release below the fold…
Ed is off wandering the world, laptop-less. Again. So, you got me. We’re going to go with a hodge-podge format this morning. Welcome to Wednesday. Not local to us, but this is pretty big news this morning for Tampa. North Korea is a pretty active subject this morning. Columbus hospital names new CEO. Gov. Deal
I was almost a quiet hypocrite. After a lot of thought about the Atlanta mayoral run-off, it occurred to me that I was almost as guilty as the type of voters I distain. I am a City of Atlanta property owner, business owner, tax payer, but I am not a resident – which makes it
Good morning! It’s Giving Tuesday. Former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin endorsed Mary Norwood yesterday. It’s like Mutual of Omaha at a Savannah park, what with all the drama involving turtles, ducks, geese, well-meaning residents in kayaks, and a “new critter gnawing on the park’s trees.” Will the United States be ready for the 2020 Census?
It’s much later in the day than I had planned to get to this post, but today was a bit of a microcosm of what this post is all about. Life happened. First, I’m remiss in acknowledging the birthday of one of our own, Rob Oldham. Rob is one of our younger contributors, and a
My Facebook feed filled up over the weekend with memes attacking Mary Norwood, which shouldn’t be shocking given the stakes in Atlanta. A tape recorded conversation emerged about her appointment to the board of elections by the Republican Party. A meme screamed that she voted for Republicans all of 12 times, with no mention of
This week’s Courier Herald column: Life is about choices. Governing is sometimes less so. It’s always easy to rail against the inefficiencies and ineffectiveness of Washington. It remains a place where deadlines can be missed, budgets are procedural instruments at best, and accountability is a can that is kicked from generation to generation. Government, however,
