This week’s Courier Herald column: When the gavels in the Georgia House and Senate signal Sine Die, all of the usual signs of spring emerge. The Masters will be played in Augusta, Spring breakers will populate our beaches, and those that govern will immediately begin asking for our money and our votes. Georgia’s primaries, where
Peaches What the heck is going on in Georgia higher ed? Jackie Johnson wants her charges dropped Opinion: Georgia at the tip of the spear How lawmakers plan to revamp Georgia’s behavioral health care system Georgia lawmakers gut controversial elections bill Georgia farmers paying price for Ukraine invasion Insurance Deal Spurs Georgia Mental Health Bill
Good morning! Today is Legislative Day 37. Times are… weird. Submitted for your consideration: Yesterday, as the Senate Finance Committee considered the tax cut that passed the House earlier in the session, they lobbed a last-minute change to the (arguably very successful) state film tax credit. The big, transformative mental health bill (that has been
This week’s Courier Herald column: At least we’re fighting. It’s all we seem to know how to do these days. The fights of each party take on different tones and use different weapons. Today’s focus is the fighting nature of Georgia “conservatives”. Air quotes are used because the word seems to have as many meanings
Peaches 5 Georgia women who shaped history University System of Georgia temporarily waives ACT, SAT requirements for most schools Georgia GOP releases advisory questions for May primary GSU enlisted to help fight COVID-19 in Georgia’s confinement facilities Georgia Senators Seek to Base Health Payments on Outcomes Georgia’s top school accreditation agency to change after Cobb
This week’s Courier Herald column: Like many components of household budgets, rents have been increasing. They’re now increasing at increasing rates. Data provided by real estate consulting firm CoreLogic this week revealed that year over year rents for single family homes are showing double digit increases, with demand especially strong across the sun belt. Nationally,
Happy St. Patrick’s Day 🍀☘️ Peaches Georgia isn’t really all that pro-school choice. But the state is racist, at least re: voting legislation. Again. The lightning rod of an electric truck factory Hollywood criticized for silence on Dont Say Gay Bill in Georgia Herschel takes on evolution. Cannabis fix approved by legislature. Allegedly. A new
Good morning and happy Freedom of Information Day. Also, happy birthday to James Madison. A quote from the man of the day: “A popular Government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy; or, perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance: And a people
This week’s Courier Herald column: During a primary debate, President Joe Biden was asked “Would there be any place for fossil fuels, including coal and fracking, in a Biden administration?” Then candidate Biden’s answer was “No. We would work it out…we would make sure it’s eliminated and no more subsidies for either one of those…any
Finally, we have a date for Opening Day. April 7. A gator lurking in a pond outside of Newnan. Why does it have to be a gator? How much blood do they think is in those turnips? More election shenanigans in Houston. Ever hear of the Excluded Workers Fund? Absurdity, ad nauseam. You know you’re
