This evening, the US Senate has confirmed the newest Supreme Court Justice: Amy Coney Barrett. Senator David Perdue’s office issued this statement concerning the confirmation of Judge Barrett: “Judge Amy Coney Barrett is an accomplished, experienced jurist and a brilliant legal mind,” said Senator Perdue. “Throughout her impressive career, Judge Barrett has demonstrated her commitment to preserving
State Representative David Clark (R-Buford) made an announcement on Facebook this afternoon stating that he would challenge incumbent Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) should he win re-election on November 3rd. You can read the announcement in its entirety: Representative Clark points to his resolution to remove Speaker Ralston from the chair during the 2019 legislative
There is always going to be a degree of gotcha politics: President George H.W. Bush’s “read my lips, no new taxes” to President Obama’s “if you like your plan, you can keep it”. All politicians, in spite of the efforts to create Democrat, Republican, and even Libertarian demigods, are human. They are going to say
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced Georgia, the Department of Justice, and ten other state Attorneys General filed a lawsuit in US District Court alleging Google of violating anti-trust statutes. The press release is posted below. Attorney General Chris Carr – along with the Department of Justice and ten other state Attorneys General — today filed
Governor Brian Kemp and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma announced on Thursday federal approval of Georgia’s healthcare reform package. From a presser issued by the Governor’s office: “Since the passage of the Patients First Act in 2019, we have worked with a team of experts and the Trump Administration to
Democratic State Representative Vernon Jones has an interesting political career. I won’t recount the interesting past of Jones in DeKalb politics–George Chidi has a number of articles that you can find here on GeorgiaPol if you want background. In fact, he’s been a source of writing material for #gapol over the years. Representative Jones has
Editor’s Note: The following editorial was written by State Rep. Wes Cantrell (R-Woodstock). “Georgia schools have become a breeding ground for this pandemic.” This quote was attributed to my legislative colleagues by CBS Channel 46 News. When I contacted these colleagues about this outrageous quote, one of them invited me to join him in a
Northwest Georgia is heavily Republican, so it’s easy to forget there is a Democrat that’s running against Marjorie Greene to replace Congressman Tom Graves in GA-14. Kevin Van Ausdal was the Democratic nominee for the 14th until today when he released a message indicating that he was withdrawing from the race due to “family and
Governor Brian Kemp announced that Georgia State Patrol Captain Chris Stallings will take over as director for Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security (GEMA/HS) at a press conference this morning. Former Georgia Emergency Communications Authority Deputy Director Mike Smith will take on the role of Chief of Staff for GEMA/HS. From a press release from
It’s also Election Night for the General Primary Run-off Races. Republican voters in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District apparently wanted a true outsider. Marjorie Greene, who originally began her campaign in her home district of GA-06 to unseat Congresswoman Lucy McBath, looks to be sailing towards a victory to succeed Congressman Tom Graves in the US
