Speaker of the Georgia House David Ralston’s office issued a press release today, which can be seen in full below, stating that they will begin working on Gov. Brian Kemp’s request for cuts in the 2020 and 2021 state budgets. Ralston states in the press release: “Looking for cuts in an already lean-state budget will
Good morning! What do Ann Coulter, Tucker Carlson, Rush Limbaugh, and Donald Trump have in common with the domestic terrorist who murdered 22 people at an El Paso Walmart? The words they use when they talk about immigrants. A lawsuit alleging negligence on the part of the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel related to a Legionnaires’ disease
Only 12 more days until College football! Today’s gonna be a hot one! Y’all stay cool . I’m going to go out on a limb here and say I won’t be staying at the Atlanta Sheraton even when it reopens… Georgia legislators will have the opportunity next year to take guns away from people guilty
This week’s Courier Herald column: Former State Senator Michael Williams, a Forsyth County Republican, apologized last week for his 2018 gubernatorial campaign. In a detailed Facebook post, Williams seemed to characterize his recent guilty plea for filing a false police report just before the Republican primary as a campaign strategy mistake. “Let me be clear.
Let me start by pointing out that quick decisions after an emotional rarely, if ever, lead to good outcomes. And let’s be honest, a non-insubstantial amount of my our scooter outrage is good-ole-fashioned crotchetiness. Weird how this one particular comment just automatically came hyperlinked in my post. We should take this time to think more
At least it’s a start. Yes, there are rules. ESPN wasting a perfectly good Saturday. Who wouldn’t love to go to THIS GAME? A hotel for houseplants. Please stop trying to save Matt Damon. Pay attention! Nope. We don’t do that. Nope. Nothing to see here. It’s dusty in here.
Emma Hinesley has passed away. A stalwart in may Georgia Republican organizations, she was a past President of the Georgia Federation of Republican Women among her many other titles and organizational affiliations. I had the pleasure of meeting Mrs. Emma in the 90’s, when I was part of the Fayette County GOP. She lived in
Did you know it’s been 120 years since the refrigerator was patented by A.T. Marshall? If you didn’t, you’ve already learned something new. If you did, keep reading. Peaches “Medicaid expansion won’t heal Georgia’s ailing hospitals.” How a criminal investigation in Georgia set an ominous tone for African-American voters. Georgia has among highest hospital prices.
About an hour ago, Fair Fight, Stacey Abrams’ post-campaign organization announced it was forming a dedicated legislative victory fund with the Democratic Party of Georgia. That’s the big-picture news. The real news is Georgia Democrats are optimistic about their chances to retake the House of Representatives. Twice the statement mentioned “an effort to capture the
Good morning, and happy National Lighthouse Day! On this day in 1789, Congress approved legislation “for the establishment and support of lighthouse, beacons, buoys and public piers.” For those of you fortunate enough to be on the Golden Isles today, I hope you have the opportunity to celebrate by stopping by one of Georgia’s lighthouses,
