From a press release: ATLANTA – Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) today announced changes in leadership positions of several House committees. The Speaker also appointed additional members to the House Appropriations Committee and its subcommittees. These changes were discussed with members of the House leadership team and are effective immediately. “As we prepare for what
Happy Halloween! — Some 51% of Americans want offensive costumes to be punished. — And Georgia’s First Lady wants you to avoid this costume. Peaches Judge halts Georgia Sheriff’s sign placement on sex offender property. And, of course, a little national coverage on the purging of voter rolls. New life for the rural transit bill? Water
From a press release: State Representative Ginny Ehrhart (R-Powder Springs) today announced that she will introduce the Vulnerable Child Protection Act during the 2020 legislative session. This legislation would make it a felony to perform radical surgery on, or administer drugs to, a minor child for the purpose of attempting to change a minor’s gender.
Georgia Condolences to the friends and family of Tom Hice, father of Congressman Jody Hice Erickson, a useful thermometer of Trump-skeptical conservatives, canceled the Resurgent Gathering. Read why. A diagram of the Army Corps’ proposed rock weir passage on the Savannah Georgia will execute Ray Cromartre tonight unless the courts order a stay to test
There’s always a lot going on regarding water and water policy in Georgia. Whether it be the Tri-State Water Wars, Restoring the proper boundary with Tennessee in the middle of the Tennessee River, Definitions of waterways subject to federal jurisdiction, or the control of water levels, there are constant struggles. This week the Army Corps
California is still on fire. A new regulation in Georgia reduces the requirements for emergency medical personnel in ambulances. A man serving a life sentence for a conviction of rape and aggravated child molestation was accidentally released from Rogers State Prison in Reidsville. If you missed the demonstration of the state’s new voting machines at
This week’s Courier Herald column: In January of 2015, Bud and June Runion left their Marietta home for a short day trip to McRae Georgia in Telfair County. Their 200-mile day trip was to look at a vintage Ford Mustang convertible advertised on Craigslist. Instead of purchasing a car, prosecutors say that the grandparents were
Happy Halloween Week! My child is going to be a hedgehog. I’m going to be her mom. And my husband is going to be a retired cop turned state legislator. We are #winning whatever contests are being held. St. Simons Sound Response released new photos of the Golden Ray Friday that provided a first look inside the cargo
Avoid these pocketbook-draining speed traps. Not the Onion, or Babylon Bee. This is real, and icky. Oh, the horrors! How will we be able to get our avocado toast? The “real-time” fact check. Snort. Adults in the room would be a nice touch, for once. It’s always do as I say, not as
Former State Senator Leroy Reginald Johnson, the first black senator elected to the Georgia Assembly since Reconstruction, has passed. Born on July 28, 1928, he graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in 1945. He would go on to earn a bachelor’s degree from Morehouse College in 1949. In 1951, he earned a master’s degree
