The State of the State was the show, but the OPB has the plans for the dough. The Office of Planning & Budget has released the Governor’s budget request for FY2019, which begins July 1st. You can see the entire budget here. The document begins with a three page intro letter from the Governor, which

Michael (Mike) Brown was confirmed today by the U.S. Senate to a seat on the Northern District of Georgia bench, by a vote of 92-0.  The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts had listed this open seat as a “Judicial Emergency” because the seat has been vacant for 1270 days, the 10th longest running vacancy in

Per press release from the Georgia Chamber of Commerce: Atlanta, GA – Thursday, January 11, 2018 – In commemoration of the 2018 legislative session, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce revealed the organization’s 8 for 18 priorities during their annual Eggs & Issues Breakfast. Created as a 2018 initiative, the Georgia Chamber’s 8 for 18 priorities

In this first week of the legislative session, members are circling their wagons and moving forward on the pieces of legislation they deem important enough to push during a legislative session and election year.  During election year sessions members are more cautious and thoughtful not to push legislation that will induce an opponent to jump

Governor Nathan Deal will offer his final state of the state address this morning.  Expect a bit of a reflection – a well earned victory lap if you will.  This is not, however, a Governor who is ready to rest on his laurels.  There are things he still wishes to accomplish.  He previewed at least

Today marks the 83rd anniversary of Amelia Earhart Putnam becoming the first woman to fly solo from Hawaii to California. Peaches 6 ways to make college more affordable in Georgia Carter wants a meeting about proposed offshore drilling in Georgia Deal may call special session for Amazon freebies  The viral post that closed a Georgia Starbucks 

Building on the findings of the House Study Committee on Distracted Driving which he chaired, Representative Carson today introduced a bill to curb the use of tablets, laptops, cell phones, Pokemon Go, and everything north of the fidget spinner while driving. Taking your eyes off the road to drive would seem to make things more

Should we or shouldn’t we? If you have an opinion on MARTA extending it’s reach to the nether regions of Fulton County and reside in the county but not Atlanta , tonight marks the first night you can give elected officials your thoughts. Four meetings are scheduled throughout Fulton (dates and locations below) as part

Senator Bruce Thompson (R, 14) has garnered the support of Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr for his Senate Bill 315 . The bill is co-sponsored by Senators John Albers (R, 56), Bill Cowsert (R, 46), Butch Miller (R, 49), Renee Unterman (R, 45), and Senator Jeff Mullis (R, 53). The legislation seeks to strengthen Georgia’s ability to fight

Can the Legislature go away and can college football come back already? “Requiem for John Hurt” by John Fahey.  Expert: Jimmy C should lead U.S. nukes negotiation with North Korea.  Also, if Trump’s as good at negotiating as he says, why isn’t he hammering out international deals? Makes you think…. Georgia Trend once again left