State Representative Rich Golick (R-Sminings) has decided to retire at the end of his term, per the Marietta Daily Journal: “… After 20 years of service, I will be retiring from the State House at the end of this term. Over the holidays, I took a hard look at the calendar, and the fact is

This week’s Courier Herald column: It’s fitting that the first day of the 2018 meeting of the Georgia General Assembly falls on the same day as the Georgia Bulldogs play for a National Championship. The last time UGA won a National title was 1980, and Notre Dame was the superpower program that stood in the

The 2018 session of the Georgia General Assembly convenes today against the backdrop of a wide open election year. While it is true that elections in Georgia come every other year, this election year presents the first time since 1998 that both the Governor and Lt. Governor’s offices are open due to Governor Nathan Deal

Happy Monday, everyone! Happy session! If you’re unwell (like I am) and are going to session, hit me up. News by the Numbers 40 Days – Will the upcoming legislative session be dominated with election year antics? Speaker Ralston doesn’t seem pleased with that idea. The senate, though, will be a circus. 1/10th of ice

It’s the most wonderful time of the year and that means tonight is the Georgia Food Bank Association’s Annual Wild Hog Dinner (yes, we know it was originally hosted by lobbyists). The dinner is co-hosted by Agricultural Commissioner Gary Black and benefits the GFBA’s Farm to Food Bank Program. Family-friendly and a “dry” event, you’ll

Monday starts the 2018 legislative session.  It’s a monumental session for multiple reasons, but the biggest one is that it’s Governor Nathan Deal’s final legislative session.  That means political posturing by Republicans in both chambers who look to aim for higher office as Governor Deal’s departure from the house in West Paces creates vacancies in

Yesterday, the Civil Rights Corps (CRC) and the Southern Center for Human Rights (SCHR) issued a letter to new Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms that reiterates “their call for an end to wealth-based pre-trial detention in the Atlanta Municipal Court.” They are seeking to eliminate “the Municipal Court’s pre-set money bail policy and instead implement

From a press release: Atlanta, GA, January 5, 2018 – Today, Lt. Governor Casey Cagle and the Senate Committee on Assignments announced new appointments and standing committee chairs to begin the second session of the 154th Georgia General Assembly. “Georgians should have great confidence that these senators will utilize their leadership roles to positively shape

Martin Momtahan has formally announced his bid to replace State Representative Howard Maxwell (R-Dallas), who announced he would not be running for re-election yesterday. We floated Momtahan as a potential candidate yesterday. Today, he has made it official. The press release announcing his campaign is as follows: DALLAS – Paulding County businessman Martin Momtahan formally

1917 – the second burning of Atlanta. We all have family stories like this. New start-ups in Atlanta. Preacher sues to preach. 2018 is off to a smashing start. Wt…? The lights are (not) on, but nobody’s home because they are all at the nuke testing pit. Not only is Alexa listening to you, she’s