United States Senator David Perdue took to the Senate floor to “call out the extreme rhetoric top Democrats have been using since President Trump took office and are using now to try and block Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation.” Some highlights outlined in a press release from Sen. Perdue’s office: Civility In Our Country: “The United

Congratulations to the City of South Fulton for taking a step away from willful ignorance.  Just weeks ago, the City of South Fulton City Council voted to change the official holiday that occurs each October.  Columbus Day is a Federal holiday and a state holiday in more than thirty states.  Many local governments also recognize the

  Peaches Transgender policy in school becomes national headline Georgia gets $2.5 million in federal funds for school safety Georgia ranks 4th in the nation for uninsured folks Senator’s neice makes headlines for not having same values as uncle  The top health plan in Georgia is…. Elizabeth Warren to stump for Stacey Abrams  Jimmy Carter

By Tharon Johnson: Guest Op-Ed Polls are a funny thing. I have been active in politics for most of my life – from the time my mom took me out canvassing for the first time when I was four, I cannot remember a time when campaigns were not a part of my life.  In that

I’m already on PSL #17 D’Marcus Simonds a pre-season All-American John Legend stumps for Stacey at Georgia State Folty to start Game 1 Looks like Columbus mayor is starting the 2020 race.  Black Rural Voters Could be Key to Democrats Eyeing Georgia Brian Kemp lost his niece’s vote Sonny Talks Trade and Farm Outlook  Donald

The latest poll from Landmark Communications finds Brian Kemp leading Stacey Abrams 48%-46.3%. What I find more interesting is that the same numbers hold true for the Lite Governor race as well. Were I a Republican I’d be very concerned heading into the election. That seems to lend some credence to Abrams’ internal poll released

SURPRISE! (It’s October.) What lead to the failure of the Ivy Prep charter school network? Rural healthcare in Georgia is in crisis mode. Taliaferro County took matters into its own hands and started its own healthcare system. Meanwhile, the maternal mortality rate in Georgia is now lower than its previous lowest ranking. (And this is

Y’all. Today is a Monday. However, we only have 5 more of these bad boys before Election Day!   Update…all but two cows accounted for after crash on I-285. There’s a NAFTA deal! A Pike County football player who was hurt during a game on Friday has died from his injuries. GE’s CEO removed from

This week’s Courier Herald column: The single largest line item in Georgia’s annual budget is for K-12 education. This year, Georgians will invest ten billion dollars in our public schools. That represents roughly forty cents of every dollar the state will spend. This represents “full funding” of Georgia’s Quality Basic Education formula passed under Governor

Back in April, Jim Galloway reported that Democrats and Republicans have developed different language for what essentially amounts to the same thing – Medicaid expansion. Whether you call it a Medicaid waiver or Medicaid expansion, they’re both ways to cover folks that have been in the coverage gap in Georgia since the Patient Protection and