Last night, UGA’s College Republicans and Young Democrats faced off in the annual rendition of The Great Debate, an event where each organization argues its party’s platform in front of a student audience. I was dispatched to cover it and must say that if we are to judge these debates by their entertainment value, I
Georgia Rep. Tom Price delivered the Weekly Republican Address on Saturday morning. Price, who is a former orthopedic surgeon, criticized the Affordable Care Act and discussed the GOP alternative that was released as part of Speaker Paul Ryan’s Better Way policy initiative. The full text of the speech is below the fold.
Representative Buddy Carter was joined by many of Georgia’s congressional Republicans in deriding the Bureau of Prisons’ decision to shut down a private prison in Folkston. Carter, Senator David Perdue and Representatives Lynn Westmoreland, Tom Price, Austin Scott, Doug Collins, Jody Hice, and Rick Allen all criticized the BOP and the Department of Justice for
Although the number of people in Georgia without health insurance fell between 2014 and 2015, the Peach State still has the country’s third highest uninsured rate at 13.9 percent. This is somewhat higher than the 9.1 percent national rate. The 13.9 percent uninsured rate comes outs to nearly 1.4 million Georgians, which accounts for about
There are signs of bipartisanship in Clayton County as some Democrats are supporting Republican Gov. Nathan Deal’s education reform plan heading into the November election. After the Clayton County school board unanimously approved a symbolic resolution disavowing the Opportunity School District constitutional amendment (which will be on the ballot in November), Democratic State Rep. Valencia
Senator Johnny Isakson weighed in on the military readiness debate on Monday following the release of a Government Accountability Office report that questioned the Department of Defense’s decision to retire the A-10 Thunderbolt II. The report found that the consequences of “premature divestment” have not been adequately studied by the Air Force and that it
Even though the saying goes that “without Atlanta, we’d be Alabama,” the Peach State still has some major differences with its western neighbor. We have more teeth, we smell better, we wear shoes, etc. Less obvious is that, like most other states, we have a lottery and, despite Gov. Robert Bentley’s best efforts last week,
According to a new report, the Golden Coast doesn’t have much on the Peach State when it comes to attracting business. Spectrum Location Solutions found that there have been up to 10,000 business disinvestments from the state of California since 2008 and Georgia has absorbed a good chunk of them. Georgia was ranked 8th in
It is easy for politicians to take positions on high profile issues that voters get passionate about. Most people have opinions on abortion, same-sex marriage, bathroom rules, etc. It is always refreshing to see representatives take a break from the culture wars and dive into the weeds on issues that many are unaware of. If
Secretary of State Brian Kemp has ordered a recount of the Democratic Primary run-off in State Senate District 43. On July 26th, former State Rep. Tonya Anderson defeated Dorothea Dawkins-Haigler by just 10 votes. Anderson received 4,276 votes and Dawkins-Haigler received 4,266. Under Georgia election law, a losing candidate can request a recount if the difference
