While most issues in Washington remain hyper-partisan, there are often other divisions which often determine terms of battle – and who has the upper hand on final decisions. Agriculture is one such industry/political arena. There are a lot of folks in the mid-west that think Agriculture is their pet area. Iowa, home of the first
The best part about 2019 being 17 days old is we can start looking ahead to 2020 already. Larry Sabato released his first “Crystal Ball” predictions for next year’s election Thursday morning. The prognosticator finds only two competitive Georgia Races: Rob Woodall in the 7th as a toss up and Lucy McBath in the sixth
This morning, Governor Kemp will deliver his first State of the State address before a joint session of the Georgia General Assembly. The address is scheduled for 11am. You can watch the speech live, by following this link. Governor Kemp gave a little insight into his policy agenda that will be included as part of
The legislature is in and they’re literally ruining everything. That is all. For now. Peaches Georgia Speaker Ralston creates group to support entertainment industry Michael Williams pleads not guilty Georgia’s Minimum Wage Is Still $5.15. That’s Not Unusual In The South Georgia’s Netflix tax in the works again? Some Georgia lawmakers seek term limits for
Session is back in. Makes me think of this song: Now, for the news. Homeowners and associations are turning to license plate reading technology to help Police ID suspected criminals. Brian Kemp’s Inaguaration speech can be found here. The DIA believes that the Chinese troops have reached peak ego and might be looking to make
One Georgia lawmaker has dropped a bill to alter the criminality and punishment of misdemeanor marijuana possession in Georgia. Democrat Senator Harold Jones of Augusta filed Senate Bill 10, though the bill has not been assigned to a committee. Current state law sets possession of marijuana in the amount of “one ounce or less” as
Rep. Drew Ferguson (R, GA-3) was selected to serve on the Committee on Ways and Means by the House Republican Steering Committee today. Ways and Means is the tax-writing committee in the House of Representatives and has jurisdiction over all taxation, trade, tariffs and other revenue-raising measures. The full House will confirm the appointment in
New Year, New Lieutenant Governor, New Senate Committee Assignments. Some notable changes from last year: Senator P.K. Martin is now the Chair of the Senate Education and Youth Committee, replacing Senator Lindsey Tippins who now chairs Senate Higher Ed. Health and Human Services is now chaired by Senator Ben Watson, with Renee Unterman moving to
Good morning! It’s Day 2 of the Legislative Session. Volkswagen is opening a second assembly plant in Chattanooga. Why are there two headstones embedded in runway 10 at SAV? The Mayor of Austell is retiring after three decades in office. The litigation over seismic testing in South Carolina continues. The fishing season is open for
It’s almost that time once again when the Georgia Republican Party enters into a convention cycle to elect officers, adopt rules for the current term, and “for other purposes”. We’ve been through a few long (sometimes very long) state conventions where quorum was lost and remaining business had to be carried on by the state
