From a press release from the Georgia House of Representatives: Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) has named State Representative Jay Powell (R-Camilla) as Chairman of the House Rules Committee. Arguably the most powerful committee in the House, the Rules Committee oversees the flow of legislation and determines what bills should be voted on the House
Today, the Georgia State Ethics Commission suspended with pay current Executive Director Stefan Ritter. Commission Chair Jake Evans will oversee the investigation into a December complaint about irregular work hours and inappropriate material on his work computer, according to the AJC. Mr. Ritter called the allegations “untrue.” He told that the AJC that he “hasn’t
Smithsonian has an excellent review of the Cyclorama, which is not the largest painting in the world. It is, however, “the largest palimpsest of Civil War memory to be found anywhere on planet Earth,” and it reopens next month at the Atlanta History Center. Related: Georgia newspapers from the Civil War through the early twentieth
Georgia Tech President Bud Peterson has told Georgia Institute of Technology faculty and staff via campus wide email that he will be stepping down this Summer: From: …On Behalf Of GT PresidentSent: Monday, January 7, 2019 11:27 AM Subject: Looking Ahead: Plans for the Future To the Georgia Tech campus community: I have indicated to
This week’s Courier Herald column: It’s a new year. Gyms are packed this week. Sales of diet plans and related foods are peaking. It’s going to be different this year, we all tell ourselves. We’re going to do better. Resolutions. I’m sure the root word has some meaning of “lies we tell ourselves to make
We are one week out from the most wonderful time of the year, also known as the Legislative Session. I know, we don’t all share my general enthusiasm on this particular subject, but y’all let me have this, ok? Judicial Qualifications Commission suspends Superior Court Judge Robert ‘Mac’ Crawford, but there are two sides to
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14) is the current wunderkind in left-of-center circles it appears to me. She’s also *very* engaged with Twitter and social media. In fact, if there’s one thing Republicans need to do is to observe how she interacts online. Perhaps we can learn a thing or two to emulate. She’s an intelligent, witty,
Yeah, you’ve tried singing this song before. Go pound sand. This will be fun to watch. Two Atlanta-based companies made Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work list. If you’re not reading The Bitter Southerner, you should be. Exhibit A. Hide the silverware. The 116th Congress is now in session. Why, of course it does. Got any dormant
With Representative Jason Shaw tapped to fill the Public Service Commission seat vacated by now retired Doug Everett, Secretary of State Robyn Crittenden has issued a call for a special election in House District 176. The details are contained in the press release below. ATLANTA – Notice is hereby given that a special election shall be
The following is a press release from Attorney General Chris Carr’s office. Of note, several of the companies listed in the lawsuit, brought in Gwinnett Superior Court, have a significant presence in Georgia. ATLANTA, GA – The Office of Attorney General Chris Carr today filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of Gwinnett County against
