Month: June 2019

Lt. Gov. Duncan Announces Senate Study Committee Members

From a press release: Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan today announced the members of three Senate Study Committees: SR 202 (Senate Study Committee on Evaluating and Simplifying Physician Oversight of Physician Assistants and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses), SR 353 (Senate Study Committee on Community Schools), and SR 371 (Senate Protections from Sexual Predators Study Committee). “The

Top Twenty of 2020 Democratic Primary

The road to the White House runs straight through Georgia. The chair of the Georgia Democratic Party, Senator Nikema Williams has a new mantra.  She is right. Tonight, begins a two night debate with the top twenty Democratic 2020 candidates.  Partly thanks to the national groundwork laid by Stacey Abrams’s gubernatorial campaign and her potential

#VoteBraves For The 2019 All-Star Game

We usually talk inside baseball when it comes to politics on here, and the two actually will cross paths for charity at the Congressional Baseball Game tonight…but today Georgians have a mission for the next few hours: #VoteBraves The Atlanta Braves have seven players(!) that have made it to the proverbial runoff for the All-Star

SD-30 Candidate Spotlight: Triana Arnold James

Triana Arnold James, former Democratic candidate for Lt. Governor in Georgia and former Mrs. Georgia, is seeking the Democratic nomination for Senate District 30. Her website states that she grew up in the cities of Smyrna and Marietta, both in Cobb County. She attended Morris Brown College and then joined the United States Army, where

Happy Birthday, Charlie

GeorgiaPol is Charlie Harper’s lawn that he allows us to play on. Well, at least when he is in a good mood. He has added another candle to his proverbial cake today and we would like to take a moment to share the Happiest of Birthday wishes to him. I have known Charlie for many

Jackson Announces Re-election Bid

Touting his integrity and accomplishments -along with support from former Atlanta Brave Hank Aaron and former Atlanta Mayor and Ambassador Andrew Young- Fulton County Sheriff Ted Jackson announced his re-election campaign via a press release: “The department has a long list of accomplishments over the last 10 years. I am especially proud that we were

Morning Reads – Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Someone needs to tell the Braves they are allowed to win without making it a nail biter. Yeeesh. The other Georgia has some serious issues. Great… Anthrax scares are coming back into vogue. Warner Robins based airman to receive the Air Force’s Koren Kolligian, Jr. Trophy. GDOT and a co-working facility are partnering to create