This week’s Courier Herald column: It was last fall, and we had extra time to get to the Georgia game before kickoff. I decided to take the “long way” into Athens, in order to show my high-school aged niece more of the town that she was beginning to consider for college. I wanted to show
First the actual news here: The Georgia House of Representatives has announced it will begin offering paid leave for employees who have children, including those who adopt or for foster care. The press release is as follows. ATLANTA – Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) today announced a new paid family leave policy for employees of
From a press release: ATLANTA) — After a competitive selection process, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger selects Dominion Voting Systems to implement its new verified paper ballot system. Implementation of the new secure voting system will start immediately and be in place and fully operational for the March 24, 2020 Presidential Preference Primary. “Elections security is
This week’s Courier Herald column Over the next few weeks, dormitories across the state will again fill up. For most of us that are long since beyond the glory of our college days, the biggest outward sign of this will be the long awaited return of college football. For those that are returning to college
Senator Johnny Isakson’s office sends word that the Senator has been discharged from Cobb County’s Wellstar Kennestone Hospital. The Senator has been participating in in-patient physical rehabilitation after falling last week in Washington D.C., fracturing four of his ribs. I am doing much better thanks to the excellent medical care and rehabilitation services I have
Today, the Twitter class will have the epic Rorschach test they’ve all been waiting for. Probably a good day to avoid much social media. Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller is testifying before the House Judiciary Committee – his first public testimony since filing his report. Georgia Representative Doug Collins is the Ranking Member of the
This week’s Courier Herald column: With little fanfare, Georgia’s Public Service Commission voted to allow Georgia Power to close several plants last week. Four coal-burning units at Plant Hammond near Rome Georgia will be permanently retired, along with a coal-burning unit at Plant McIntosh in Rincon. The order also allows Georgia Power to retire several
The following is a press release from the Secretary of State’s office. (ATLANTA) – The United States Election Assistance Commission (EAC) recently released its Election Administration and Voting Survey (EAVS) Report for the 2018 elections. The EAVS report is the comprehensive, biennial national survey required by federal law that collects election data from all 50
With “friends” like Georgia Right To Life, who needs enemies? Georgia Right to Life is a relic of the pro-life movement. Having long since purified itself into irrelevance, and having had its charter revoked from National Right to Life for being part of the problem rather than being part of the solution, the group is
The Daily Report brings word that a federal judge is allowing a lawsuit against the city of Doraville to move forward. That suit challenges the constitutionality of the city’s municipal court. Doraville uses fines from the court to fund 17 to 30% of the city’s budget, per the article. Attorneys with the Institute of Justice
