Peaches Altering HOPE eligibility makes a move closer in the House  Agency seeking fines for Plant Vogtle. Entertainment industry brings $9.5 million to Georgia Gun control rallies at the Capitol Wednesday  “Thousands in Georgia…leaving millions in college money on the table” The best small-town restaurant in Georgia is… Jimmy Carter CNN highlights from Florida

Tricia Pridemore has been appointed to fill the unexpired term of Stan Wise, giving her incumbent status prior to qualifying for the position next month. Pridemore has already announced as a candidate for the seat (disclosure, she’s a friend and I’ve made a contribution). The PSC has quite a few issues on its plate, with

Fifty years ago Ronald Yancey became the first African American to graduate from Georgia Tech.  Georgia Tech founded in 1885, did not admit African Americans until Yancey in 1968.  The admission of Yancey was not easy. He was rejected for not fitting the “Tech model of success.”  Just in case anyone pretends not to know

Filling in for the incorrigible, infamous, and ever wandering Ed.  So, happy hump day from Cataula. Gubernatorial hopeful Clay Tippins made the rounds in Columbus yesterday with a stop at the Muscogee-Harris County Republican Women’s Meeting and an evening reception hosted by friends at the Chamber of Commerce. Ashley Bell, a familiar name to Republican

From a campaign press release– 2/19/2018 ATLANTA – Georgia’s Deputy Insurance Commissioner announced plans to step down from his post to run for Georgia’s Insurance Commissioner in the Republican Primary to be held on May 22. The resignation will be effective on March 1, 2018.  “I have been honored to work closely with the Insurance

Yesterday I dedicated this week’s column to a stall in both momentum and political will to fully implement school choice in Georgia.  Today I’d like to focus on one bill – House Bill 430 – to explain why the gap between traditional local schools and public charter schools is even larger than is usually discussed.

The U.S. Congress passed and President Trump signed into law the largest tax reform plan in a generation. The reforms changed personal and corporate income tax rates, but also increased the standard deductions and altered or eliminated others. As a result, Georgia’s tax code didn’t match the federal tax code as closely (it has never

This week Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and the Atlanta City Council reached an agreement to transfer some of the Atlanta Public School property deeds possessed by the City of Atlanta back over to the schools.  The school system and city split in 1970 but some of the property ownership was still in question.  Under

This story had several previous episodes that brought it to a slow boil, so first, a recap and some background: Governor Nathan Deal has released his final legislation to complete his legacy of transformative Criminal Justice Reform in the state of Georgia. He’s taken the process in small bites over the past seven years, but

Good morning! “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” is 50 years old! Here he is persuading (the initially prickly) Senator Joe Pastore (D-RI) why it is so important to fund educational public television: The St. Simons Land Trust received an anonymous $1 million donation. President Carter discusses his fears during his wife Rosalynn’s “very serious” surgery this weekend.