This is going to be a technical piece, so be warned. COBOL was trending on Twitter this weekend. Neat, but it wasn’t because there’s been a sudden increase in folks wanting to learn how to program in COBOL. Nope, the Governor of New Jersey asked for volunteers from “Cobalt” programmers to help in maintaining (I
I’m posting this Q&A I received from the Secretary of State’s office as a way to hopefully clarify some questions and concerns about the upcoming primary in May and the impact of COVID-19. As coronavirus has upended our daily lives, pushed many into quarantine, and caused chaos in the economy, elections in Georgia have changed
We got a response from Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office last night to the calls that he delay the May primary. In responding, he calls on the Georgia General Assembly to pass legislation to enable him to delay the primary election. “To set the record straight: our job is to execute elections, we don’t
Last week, Speaker David Ralston penned a letter to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger calling for the primaries in Georgia to be pushed from May 19th to June if not later due to COVID-19. This week, we have received a joint letter signed by both of Georgia’s US Senators and the Republican US House delegation
The White House issued a press release regarding President Donald Trump’s approval of the state of emergency for Georgia in regards to COVID-19. The press release is below: Today, President Donald J. Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Georgia and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State and local recovery efforts
We can’t control what our neighbor does, but we can control what we do. Currently, we’re being encouraged to adjust our lifestyle by practicing social distancing. The practice is being urged by medical professionals to help slow the spread of COVID-19 and not overwhelm the limited number of space in ICUs. This is a major
Yesterday, Chief Justice Harold D. Melton issued an order declaring a Statewide Judicial Emergency effective immediately due to the spread of COVID-19 in Georgia. The order is in effect through April 13th unless it is extended. From a presser posted on the Georgia Supreme Court’s website: The order states that courts “should remain open to
Incumbent Hall County Commission Chairman Richard Higgins has drawn two challengers in the Republican primary this May. Hall County family law attorney Judy Sartain announced her intent to run in June of last year and issued the following presser when she qualified earlier this week: (Gainesville)-Republican attorney Judy Sartain formally qualified this week to run
Qualifying starts today, so you’ll see a lot of these candidates who think they want to run for office now get to put their money where their mouth is. The retirement of US Representatives Rob Woodall (R-GA-07) and Tom Graves (R-GA-14) from Congress and US Representative Doug Collins (R-GA-09) challenging US Senator Kelly Loeffler (R)
Information Technology is a large field, and Georgia is quickly becoming the home to a range of tech companies from small startups to large Fortune 50 companies (or their IT divisions). It’s a field that has major impact to Georgia’s economy. Financial Technology (or Fintech, for short) has visibility when discussing policy that affects technology
