This week’s Courier Herald column: The Georgia General Assembly will convene next week for the 2020 regular session in Atlanta. The legislature may meet for up to 40 days, but they get to decide which days count toward their limit. It’s usually safe to assume they’ll finish their business before Easter week and The Masters,
Passed in 1996, the Congressional Review Act (CRA) was successfully used once, in 2001, to nullify Federal Regulations promulgated by federal agencies. In 2017 President Trump and the Republican Congress used the CRA to repeal 14 of 15 Obama era regulations. In 2018 The Center for Biological Diversity’s lawsuit challenged the use of the Congressional
Christmas is now officially over and you are allowed to take your tree down. Only a week to go until the State Legislature is back in full swing… Our new U.S. Senator will be sworn in this morning. A regional grocery distributor is making a $100 million dollar investment in Newton County. There is a
“For many years, I have worked closely with each of these individuals and found them to be honest, hardworking, and committed to our state’s long-term success. I am truly honored to name them to the Board of Regents to serve our top-notch university system with integrity and lead by example,” said Governor Brian P. Kemp. “On behalf
I remember 11 years ago when former Governor Nathan Deal entered the 2010 gubernatorial race and soon vacated his congressional seat ten people decided to jump into the race in northwest Georgia. Fast forward to 2020, and a lot of people are passing on running for Congress. Another person to pass on a congressional run
We knew 2020 would eventually arrive and bring in one of the busiest, most divisive years in the political realm in a long, long time. The march towards November, 2020 begins in earnest for Georgia Republicans when Precinct Mass Meetings are held in February for larger counties. They will be followed by County Conventions in
Early this morning, former Georgia House Representative Thomas Bryant Buck, III, died in Columbus, Georgia. Buck, 81, was elected to 19 two-year terms, starting in 1966. A Democrat, Representative Buck was known for his ability to work across the aisle and his navy jacket, khaki slacks, and saddle shoes. On his last day in the
If you want to represent portions of Southwest Georgia in the Georgia Senate, you need to get your qualifying papers filed by January 6th. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has set the special election to fill the Senate seat of the late Greg Kirk for February 4th. A potential runoff is scheduled for March
