A resolution to force the Georgia Republican Party to weigh-in on a Georgia House of Representatives matter did not make it to the floor this weekend. Part of what made the convention longer was debate on the semantics of Rule 3 of the convention rules. The resolution was not submitted on time according to the
Today in the beautiful city of Savannah, dedicated Georgia Republicans locked themselves in a convention hall to deliberate who will lead the state Republican Party over the next two years. Georgia will likely be a battleground state, so the choice of state leadership will be imperative in guiding the direction of our state’s GOP. Surprisingly,
This should be a fun convention. I won’t be in attendance as I will be spending this weekend with my son Lucas, but I know others will enjoy what I can imagine will be a fun ride of yelling out points of order and general grumpiness for not being recognized by the convention chair to
We got a press release this morning from Governor Brian Kemp’s office about Hitatchi Automotive Systems expanding in Walton County. Atlanta, GA – Today Governor Brian P. Kemp announced that Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc., a Tier 1 supplier of world-class products to the global automotive market, is planning to create 100 jobs and invest at least
Governor Brian Kemp signed HB 481, the Living Infants Fairness and Equality (LIFE) Act–also known as the Heartbeat bill–into law today. This law drew a lot of opposition when going through the General Assembly earlier this year and will likely face legal challenges. Senator Renee Unterman (R-Buford), who herself received harsh criticism and threats for
Now that the fun ride of the legislative session is over, Governor Brian Kemp can focus on continuing to assemble his executive branch team through appointments. Governor Kemp appointed Lynne Riley to become Georgia’s first female treasurer. Riley previously served in the Georgia House of Representatives before being appointed by former Governor Nathan Deal to
Well, it’s the end of April, and Stacey Abrams has finally made a decision. No, not that she has to decided to accept the fact that she’s not Governor. No, former Leader Abrams has decided against a Senate bid in 2020. So, with Ms. Abrams out of the Senate race (but not necessarily out of
(un)Happy Tax Day! I finished mine a couple of weeks ago, and my tax bill has me kinda like… May the odds be ever in your favor. Here: Tiger wins the Masters Speaking of the Masters, I saw “a few” people griping on social media about the local Atlanta CBS affiliate breaking in during Masters
It’s here! District Convention. Be in line before 10a if you’re a delegate or alternate and prepare for people griping about resolutions. That’s pretty much it. Y’all discuss among yourselves about what y’all see going on in the conventions. I’ll be at the 7th District Convention. Maybe Will Kremer will share his popcorn…
Happy post-Sine Die! We’ll probably need a few days to figure out what happened last night. What does IT and legislating have in common? “Oh, don’t worry…we’ll fix it in the next release.” *ba da bum* (In all seriousness, thank you to our legislators, staffers, and the state patrol who worked long hours to transact
