Filling in for my gal, Teri, this morning! Welcome to Week 6 of the Legislative Session. Feel the Bern. Welcome to the Circus, Bernie Sanders! He’s in. Governor Kemp swore in 6 executive appointees yesterday. The final Facebook report on fake news via a British Parliamentary Committee. Yikes. A beautiful story out of Macon on

Federal spending bill meant to avert another government shutdown expands the business exemption process for China tariffs. Business reliant on one of the lion-share of Chinese goods subjected to U.S. tariffs will soon be able to petition the U.S. Trade Representative for an exemption from the additional duties. Several businesses across Georgia are expected to

Just in this morning, first reported by the AJC, the Georgia Supreme Court has unanimously agreed that a person accused of driving under the influence can refuse to submit to a breathalyzer test, both roadside and at the jail, without that refusal being used against them in court. Justice Nels S.D. Peterson wrote in the

House Bill 286 was introduced by Representative Scot Turner (R-Holly Springs) last week to address an on-going issue of manufacturers limiting the ability to maintain, diagnose, or repair equipment that a person has bought and owns. As more and more things that we buy (e.g., cars, phones, TVs, refrigerators, etc.) come with embedded software, device

Hurricane Michael moved through southwest Georgia on October 10th and 11th in 2018, causing more than $2.5 billion in losses to the state’s agriculture industry. The state government passed disaster relief initiatives during a special legislative session in November but are still waiting on the federal government to send additional aid. On Friday, Governor Brian

Helllooo, Monday. Patrick Caddell, the political pollster who helped send an obscure peanut farmer named Jimmy Carter to the White House, later became disillusioned with fellow Democrats and finally veered right to advise supporters of Donald J. Trump, died on Saturday in Charleston, S.C. He was 68. I’m just going to leave this here and

Cox Enterprises reached a deal with Apollo Management Group, an international investment firm, to sell a majority stake in Cox Media Group. Cox Media Group owns 14 television stations, including WSB-TV in Atlanta, Georgia. The acquisition follows a nationwide consolidation trend for television stations and comes as regulators at the Federal Communications Commission debate loosening

Scott Wong, from The Hill, is reporting that Jody Hice will fill the newly created Communications Chair position in the House Freedom Caucus after Chairman Meadows was re-elected to another term. From the Daily Caller: “I am deeply honored that my friends and colleagues have selected me to serve as the first Communications Chair of

Happy Half-Off Chocolate Day! It’s a gauntlet, man. Pitchers and catchers, finally. Seriously, the Sheriff’s Office is CLOSED. It’s not dead yet. It’s feeling better. (Hopefully.) Those Clemson fans will do anything. Hey, Wyoming state Senator – that’s not how any of this works. New York shoots itself in the foot. (Hey, remember us?  WinkWinkNodNod)

Happy Valentine’s Day! Peaches Alleged victims say Speaker Ralston repeatedly delays cases Fight over Cheez-Its leads to Georgia house arson: report Kemp unveils plan seeking health care waivers Georgia congressman scolded for Confederate book displayed in office Holcomb proposes storing rape kits for at least 50 years 7 Georgia hospitals make America Best list Jimmy