Georgia House Majority Whip Trey Kelley has announced the team of folks that will count (and sometimes secure) votes for Republicans in the House over the next two years. Kelley said in a press release, “Our Whip team consists of military veterans, practicing physicians, and small business owners. Having the ability to draw from such
Add sexual orientation, gender identity, and age to list list of protected classes. That’s the initiative of one Georgia lawmaker who has filed legislation to make it so. State Representative Sandra Scott, a Democrat from Rex, Georgia who has worked as an educator, filed House Bill 19 to expand the state civil rights law protecting
Good morning! New Orleanians are ALL IN. Highlights from yesterday’s MLK service at Ebenezer Baptist Church. Stacey Abrams began her “Thank You” tour of Georgia yesterday. In Brunswick, for whom the bridge has a toll. Incorporation for Skidaway Island is back on the agenda. Take note, suburban Republicans: three GOP state reps from suburban districts
Marqus Cole has announced he is running for the GA-7 congressional seat as a Democrat in 2020. The seat, currently held by Rep. Rob Woodall (R), has been categorized as a toss-up race by Larry Sabato. A press release from the campaign states about Cole: “Marqus Cole is a local attorney, former prosecutor, graduate of
The current legislative session is barely a week old and qualifying is over a year away, but why not go ahead and feed the perpetual campaign monster? Senator Brandon Beach (R-Alpharetta) decided to be the first one to declare his intent to become the next Representative from Georgia’s Sixth Congressional District in an interview this
“Morality cannot be legislated, but behavior can be regulated. Judicial decrees may not change the heart, but they can restrain the heartless.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. An appropriate quote on MLK day as we head into another week of the legislature. Atlanta is preparing for the Super Bowl. Hard to prepare for a Government
Howdy. Filling in today, so the format will be…whatever it is. Also, M.L.K Day is Monday. Get your banking and postal errands done today. Georgia: Governor Kemp proposed a $27.5 Billion budget yesterday for FY 2020, a $1.3 Billion increase from FY 2019. Teachers are proposed to get $3,000, other state employees 2%, $1 Million
While most issues in Washington remain hyper-partisan, there are often other divisions which often determine terms of battle – and who has the upper hand on final decisions. Agriculture is one such industry/political arena. There are a lot of folks in the mid-west that think Agriculture is their pet area. Iowa, home of the first
The best part about 2019 being 17 days old is we can start looking ahead to 2020 already. Larry Sabato released his first “Crystal Ball” predictions for next year’s election Thursday morning. The prognosticator finds only two competitive Georgia Races: Rob Woodall in the 7th as a toss up and Lucy McBath in the sixth
This morning, Governor Kemp will deliver his first State of the State address before a joint session of the Georgia General Assembly. The address is scheduled for 11am. You can watch the speech live, by following this link. Governor Kemp gave a little insight into his policy agenda that will be included as part of
