About an hour ago the Marietta Daily Journal posted the Justice Hines had passed away due to a car accident he and his wife were involved in earlier today between Newnan and their Cobb County home. Many of our contributors knew Justice Hines, and you will hear more from them about his exemplary life of
In addition to the high-profile Governor’s Race being waged, every other statewide state office is also up on Tuesday’s ballot. Let me discuss here the four most hotly contested races according to political pundits – the races for Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, and Public Service Commissioner (District 3). Caveat: As I stated
Oh, the joys of tight elections! They bring out the best in some of us, but then there’s the mayhem caused by bad actors… Between August 2014 and May 2016, I voted in North Carolina. That was two years of sheer craziness because North Carolina is well known for being the purplest of purple states.
I don’t write as much about candidates and elections as I used to. I now focus on the policy arena, as that is both my focus and what most of my day-job work consists of. That said, as I am a non-lawyer, I find a lot of policy reasons to choose Chris Carr this Tuesday.
Shout out to the unsung heroes of every election – the poll workers. Campaign volunteers who work on a candidate’s campaign are moved by dedication to an individual or the ideals they represent. Yet the people, often seniors, year after year dedicate weeks during early voting and long days on each election day to ensure
During the Constitutional Carry legislation debate in the Georgia General Assembly, I wondered if this support to open carry big, scary, and unnecessary guns would be as popular if the majority of the open carriers were big black men from the metro area rather than rural Georgians. The divide in the General Assembly was on
We received this presser this morning about the Georgia Secretary of State’s office opening an investigation into the Democratic Party of Georgia after a failed intrusion attempt into Georgia’s Voter Registration system. ATLANTA – After a failed attempt to hack the state’s voter registration system, the Secretary of State’s office opened an investigation into the Democratic Party of
Do you know what Spelman College, Tennessee State University, and Florida A & M have in common? Each school is award winning. Each school has graduated an esteemed cadre of graduates. Each of these schools are a Historically Black College and University (HBCU)[i] whose alumni are pictured in this photo. Stacey Abrams a Spelman graduate,
Queen Oprah appeared in Georgia this week to knock doors on behalf of Stacey Abrams. News that Oprah might be coming to your door likely increased voter interest tenfold. If you know Oprah you can’t help but to imagine her on a stage with her larger than life personality proclaiming, “You get a vote, and
It feels like 2012 in Georgia! #YesWeCan! There is #hope and #change in the atmosphere. The excitement and energy surrounding the possible historic election of Stacey Abrams is electric. In 2012, new voters were energized, turn out among existing voters increased, and everyone did a little more to secure the President’s win. Stacey Abrams is leading
