An observant citizen noticed and snapped a photo of Representative Sam Park (D-Lawrenceville) holding and talking on his phone while driving in the HOV lane as the lone passenger in his car according to an 11Alive story. Rep. Park’s rationale? Being stuck in traffic on the Downtown Connector due to an accident. He was going
Earlier in February, HB 184 worked its way through the Georgia House. The legislation, sponsored primarily by House Ways and Means Chairman Brett Harrell, will streamline the permitting process and the process of acquiring the right-of-way for wireless providers in the deployment of 5G technology. The House passed the bill 170-1 and is now sitting
Well, 10a on Saturday, March 9th came and went. New leadership has been elected (or re-elected) in the various county GOPs across our great state. A few announcements were made including a third entrant into the Georgia Republican Party chairman’s race. Former State Senator David Shafer announced at the Gwinnett County Republican Convention. In his
Senate Bill 2, a bill to allow Georgia’s Electric Membership Corporations to provide broadband service, passed the Senate today. In a press release, Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan praises the Senate for passing SB 2 as a step forward in addressing rural broadband: “Broadband access is critical to Georgia’s economic future,” said Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan.
House Bill 286 was introduced by Representative Scot Turner (R-Holly Springs) last week to address an on-going issue of manufacturers limiting the ability to maintain, diagnose, or repair equipment that a person has bought and owns. As more and more things that we buy (e.g., cars, phones, TVs, refrigerators, etc.) come with embedded software, device
Georgia House Speaker David Ralston gave remarks at the annual Fannin County GOP Valentine’s Day dinner this past Saturday evening. In those remarks, he talked about the successes of the Republican Party, but he also gave folks a reminder of what’s coming in 2020. It’s a frank discussion, but it’s encouraging. We, Republicans, have a
For all y’all who many not be accustom to the organizational proceedings of the Georgia Republican Party, yesterday was the first step in the process of the 2019 GAGOP convention cycle where counties with over 80,000 in population conducted precinct mass meetings across our state. It’s the first time I’ve actually lived in an over-80,000
Earlier today, the Georgia House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to name the new state judicial complex being built after former Governor Nathan Deal. Only two state representatives voted against House Resolution 1: Rep. Matt Gurtler (R-Tiger) and freshman Rep. Colton Moore (R-Trenton). First legislation passed in the Georgia House this session names the new judicial
Most of the news is focused on President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address and former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams’ rebuttal. Abrams’ speech has probably occupied most of the #gapol space tonight, but there was an election today to fill the seat held by the late Representative John Meadows. In today’s special election
As current Secretary of the Georgia Republican Party Kirk Shook vacates his post to take a position in Governor Brian Kemp’s administration as Director of the Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission, an announcement comes from former 12th District Chairman Mike Welsh on his intent to become the next secretary of the GAGOP. From his Facebook
