You know her as the fine person who brings you Friday’s Morning Reads (now with less acrimony in the comments section!). You used to know her as “Obi’s Sister”. She’s one of the first people I met when I assumed the big title and needed new contributors. We had traded notes about her blog and
Politico is reporting that Chuck Schumer, U.S. Senate Minority Leader, has confirmed that Stacey Abrams, former Democratic candidate for Governor of Georgia, will be giving the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on February 5.
On Monday, a group of Democrats formed the Voting Rights Caucus and elected the nascent group’s leadership. The press release announcing the caucus came from Fair Fight Action–the continuation of Stacey Abrams unsuccessful bid for governor. Fair Fight Action focuses on…well, voting rights. “This past election cycle showed us that the rights of our voters
Good morning! Hope you bought bread. Backpfeifengesicht is the German word for “a face in need of a slap.” This word for a specific kind of anger, and others like it from across the globe, can actually help you tame your own rage. Related: New Orleanians are never going to stop being angry about that
Snow. We just don’t do that here. Governor Kemp has announced that State Offices will be closed tomorrow in 35 counties in order to avoid the mass panic & hysteria that occurs when everyone participates in the collective freak-out of exiting downtown at the same time. After all, we have visitors from all over the
This week’s Courier Herald column: Last week, members of the legislature’s appropriations committees held budget hearings with those that head state agencies, going over requests for new money and justifications for existing expenses. It’s the annual signal that the pageantry portion of opening a session of the General Assembly has ended and the hard work
If you haven’t seen the news, it’s *supposed* to maybe, possibly, probably not snow tomorrow. So, your duty as a Georgian is to rush out at some point today and get your milk and bread. Don’t fail us. Y’all empty those grocery shelves. Ken Breeden, the man who unified the Technical College System of Georgia,
The following are some statements from the Georgia delegation that were issued after the announcement by President Donald Trump that an agreement has been struck to fully fund the federal government until February 15. Sen. David Perdue: “This bipartisan solution will reopen the government while border security negotiations continue. There is still a national security
I warned you. The others warned you. Now you guys have screwed it up for everyone else… which is how it seems to go everywhere. Morning Reads are going to remain open threads… for now. We have culled three of the worst offenders. Two of them didn’t think before they posted. The third didn’t learn
In December, the Senate Study Committee released its findings regarding a potential takeover of the Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. The Senators supported a state takeover, citing management structural issues with a city managed airport, a federal bribery scandal engulfing Atlanta and a Federal Aviation Authority probe into Atlanta’s misuse of airport funds. Now, those Senators are gearing
