And this one is bringing friends. Jonathan Ossoff announced his candidacy for the 6th Congressional district race that will occur once Tom Price’s nomination is confirmed for HHS Secretary. Not only does Ossoff claim 250k in initial commitments, he has the backing of Representatives Hank Johnson and John Lewis. He’s a former Johnson staffer who
Jeremy Berry has a piece up on Saporta Report decrying current Georgia law regarding the criminalizing of selfies, and suggesting some improvements to the sticker quality. Note, if the stickers are improved, that’s only going to increase selfies, so these should go hand in hand. https://www.instagram.com/p/BMjqjWQArgK/ Berry points out that Louisiana has used a local artist’s portrait
And it’s Judson Hill! The Senator from Marietta becomes the first candidate to announce in the race, but will surely not be the last. Should he qualify for the race (a special election to replace Congressman Tom Price is expected to be held early next year) he would need to resign from the Senate, thus
Representative Jason Spencer dropped a bill this week that would outlaw traditional Muslim religious garb for women. Jon did a neutral write of the bill this morning. Here’s a less neutral one. This bill is anti-American, divisive, unconstitutional, and just plain stupid. It is exactly the type of idea we need to call out as
Per the AJC, Doug Collins defeated Bill Flores for the Conference Vice Chair position. this is a big deal and signals how well-though of the Gainesville Republican is among his peers. Lynn Jenkins previously held the position but was left without a chair when, after Boehner resigned, she attempted to take the Conference Chair position
Putting aside the grim electoral college results of the night, there were a lot of positives for Georgia Democrats last night. Let’s start with the performance of Hillary Clinton in Cobb County (details at Teri’s post) and Gwinnett County. Ruminate on that for a second. Neither Barack Obama (2012) nor Michelle Nunn broke 43% here. This
In response to Governor Deal’s statements, this is a guest editorial by Francys Johnson, the State President of the Georgia NAACP. Johnson has served in ordained ministry for eighteen years. He is the Senior Minister at the Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Pembroke, Georgia and the Magnolia Missionary Baptist Church in Statesboro, Georgia. Johnson is in private
And yet, it lives. This is Downtown Fayetteville. And I know what you are thinking, “why would I go there? That looks like solid ground!” Well, the City Council of Fayetteville is posing a question: “What if it weren’t?” Because they want to put a canal downtown, even though a study commissioned by the City suggests
Welcome to the continuing coverage of Brian Kemp’s performance as Secretary of State. Catch the first part here.* In late August, an Athens-Clarke County resident tried to get an absentee ballot, only for election officials to discover that she was dead. Except she wasn’t dead, the Secretary of State just presumed her to be. That’s
