Dr. Rich McCormick, one of nine Republicans running to replace Rep. Rob Woodall in Georgia’s 7th District, has released his first ad for the May, 2020 primary. Rep. Woodall previously announced that he is not seeking re-election. There are also seven Democrats in the race. Dr. McCormick: “From putting myself through college to joining the
The Georgia Conservancy paid tribute to one of it’s charter members. That man is President Jimmy Carter who received The Distinguished Conservationist award. At the November 7 ecoBenefête event, President Carter was lauded for his “profound and lasting impact on the conservation and protection of Georgia’s natural resources.” Carter was unable to attend the event
Today is Veterans Day. I do believe we live in the greatest nation in the world and I believe that a huge part of that is the citizens who live here who choose to serve so selflessly. I am proud of our family’s history of service and to have grown up in Fort Benning’s backyard,
We are in the 11th week of College Football and the CFP playoff race is a tight one. It appears the same way for the race for bragging rights in our 2019 College Pick’Em Challenge. The Top 5 at the moment are: Kavorca – 433HarperCB – 413UGA Law Dawg – 411Dawgs rule! – 408Blessed Bulldog
A press release issued today by Gov. Brian Kemp’s office states that Georgia’s net tax collections for October, 2019 totaled $1.98 billion, a decrease of $32.3 million (-1.6%) from October, 2018. Net tax revenues for the fiscal year have totaled $7.81 billion, a decrease of $11.2 million (-0.1%) from this point last year. The following
Ahhh…Lewis and grits. Mega-super-dooper-double-whammy traffic alert. GaTech professor convicted of fraud. The Kendrick brothers. More privacy issues at Facebook. New strain of HIV discovered. Something yummy for your holiday buffet! The market is on fire! (Not that big media is telling you, though.) They are coming for your inhaler. Cool space stuff!
From a press release from Governor Brian Kemp’s office: Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Georgia’s business climate has been named No. 1 in the nation by Site Selection Magazine, an internationally circulated business publication covering corporate real estate and economic development, for the seventh year in a row. Georgia is the only state
Good morning. Some election results: As of 10pm the Ethics referendum in DeKalb was losing almost 2 to 1. George told us why that’s a good thing yesterday. All DeKalb results are here. David Pennington returns as Mayor of Dalton, 5 years after primarying Nathan Deal for Governor. As of 10pm, it looks like a
Senators Johnny Isakson, Richard Blumenthal and Patrick Lahey introduced a resolution marking the 40th anniversary of the Iran Hostage Crisis. The resolution was introduced on October 31 ahead of the 40th anniversary on November 4. The resolution (PDF) is currently in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Isakson said in a press release on Monday: “The
Senator Isakson is, shockingly, pleased with the passage of H.R. 3055. The resolution, passed on Halloween, includes the Senate’s 2020 fiscal year appropriation bills for six Cabinet-level agencies and science-related agencies. In total, the bill includes more than $135,000,000,000 in projects backed by Senator Isakson. “Key Georgia priorities including our military bases, the Centers for
