Happy Monday, everyone! Last weekend was dominated by the American media drooling over North Korea. Weird. News by the Numbers 21 cheerleaders – In 2006, North Korea sent 21 cheerleaders to prison camps after they spoke about life in South Korea. But you need to get past the AJC drooling over North Korea before you
Go see these cool Atlanta spots before some developer tears them down! Enjoy the sunny Georgia weather (Warning – audio starts immediately). Evidently, Deadspin is running low on material. Winston, why are you hiding in the corner? The dishwasher told me you were there. Nothing to see here, move along. Father-daughter dance canceled for… you
Last night, the Democratic candidates for Governor, Stacey Evans and Stacey Abrams, filed their latest disclosure reports. Of course I have reviewed both disclosures. And it’s very clear these reports show that the spending decisions and fundraising sources of the two campaigns differ in a way that is indicative of what type of governor they
We received a press release from Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle’s office concerning the Senate’s effort to address the lack of broadband connectivity in rural Georgia. Senate Bill 402, dubbed the “Achieving Connectivity Everywhere (ACE) Act”, looks to make broadband availability a concerted effort of public-private partnerships orchestrated by the state. The legislative initiative is being
It is Attorney General Chris Carr’s birthday today! As a birthday present, former Fulton County assistant district attorney Charles Bailey has jumped in as a Democrat in a bid to become the next Attorney General. Greg Bluestein at the AJC provides more details about the race, including the following quotes from Bailey: “Chris is a
It’s cutthroat at the Capitol and it’s the season for idea-stealing, self-interest, and worst of all, self-promotion. State representative Scott Holcomb, a Democrat from Atlanta, filed House Bill 745, a bi-partisan effort, a few weeks ago. The bill addresses rental agreements in the event of domestic violence situations and would allow for victims to break their
Running parallel to Peachtree Street, one of the most historic streets in Georgia’s political and civic history is Auburn Ave. Auburn Avenue was the center of African American life in Atlanta. It boasts the commercial and cultural home of many firsts for African American’s in Georgia. Dubbed “Sweet Auburn” Auburn Avenue was filled with black-owned
So there’s print journalism –a noble and wretched profession I once practiced -and then there’s tv news, which has been scientifically proven to kill brain cells and make you stupid. Other than weather reports, local tv news is informative in the same way that cigarettes are nutritious. So it’s almost unremarkable that Giovanna Drpic, a
Yesterday Georgia Senators Johnny Isakson and David Perdue highlighted a growing number of Georgia businesses and workers who are seeing a positive impact from the historic tax cuts signed into law only seven weeks ago. In alphabetical order here are the companies and a summary of the respective impacts: Aflac (Columbus, Ga.) – Increased 401(k)
Peaches Forbers: Georgia will soon decide controversial ‘lawsuit lending’ topic ‘Black Panther’ generates $89.3 million for Georgia economy Good news from the Peach State: A famous Georgia baby Sickest State… in more ways than one Tippins wants to exempt schools for Vogtle project construction tariff In my neck of the woods, local governments are
