“Unless we provide the appropriate tools of supervision that facilitate a successful reentry into society, history has shown that offenders simply return to the prison population. Right now in Georgia, nearly one in three leaving our prisons are reconvicted within three years. We must shut this revolving door! This is something we can do and

You may recall last year’s announcement by AT&T of rolling out fixed wireless in rural parts of Georgia. In less than a year, AT&T has deployed the service in 46 counties with the ability of serving 27,000 locations, according to AT&T. The wireless service guarantees at least 10 Mbps download and 1 Mbps upload speeds.

Good morning! It’s Legislative Day 12. Governor Deal announced today that his wife, Sandra Deal, will undergo treatment for breast cancer. It was, thankfully, detected in its early stages during the First Lady’s annual mammogram. (Ladies of a Certain Age: get a mammogram!) Somewhere in West Point, there’s a millionaire who either doesn’t know he’s

This week’s Courier Herald column: Five years ago, it wasn’t easy to engage folks at Georgia’s Capitol in a serious conversation about transportation. The sting of loss from 2012’s transportation referendums in most regions of the state – especially congested Atlanta – was still relatively fresh. Money in the state budget was still tight. Teachers

It’s Ginny’s birthday. It’s also Obi’s Sister’s birthday. When we changed names from the old site, so did she. She’s still the same person that I once bonded with over a love for southern diners (we miss Carver’s) and occasional political talk. She’s a great wife to a pastor that doesn’t often get to express

Happy Monday, everyone! Today is the 11th legislative session. It’ll be lit. News by the Numbers 16-year-old voting machines – The race to succeed Governor Deal involves taxes, monuments, and now voting machines! According to Cagle, they’re outdated and unsafe. According to Kemp, any opposition to his outdated and unsafe voting machines is a left-wing

In a Lt. Governor’s race that is heavily favored for Sen. David Shafer (R, 48), former Sen. Rick Jeffares has started a “Dirty Jobs” tour to share his ideas on technical education. He also plans to “highlight his plans for a college tuition freeze for incoming freshmen to make planning for a four-year degree easier

TGIF! Filling in for the infamous Ginny Ray. She’ll be back in rotation next week. Which is good, because Charlie may fire me for the lateness of this post. 10 things you *need* to know today: The economy is growing. Nikki Haley is NOT having an affair with the President. The White House was offered

This is a busy time for political nerds. Because the state legislature is in session, we want to know immediately when bills are filed, when language is replaced, and who will be cosponsoring. It’s in our blood. For everyone else, it’s just flu season, unless you’re one of the four people in the state who

Rep. Karen Handel (R, GA-6) issued a letter today to Rep. Bob Goodlatte, Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary, calling for an investigation into the sexual abuse of United States Olympic gymnasts. Her full letter can be seen HERE. Rep. Handel: “With so many abused young women, it is clear that there existed a