In preparation of the upcoming legislative session, the House Speaker David Ralston had a few committees that needed a chair. The resignations of Representatives Amy Carter and Brian Strickland left openings to lead the Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government and Industry and Labor, respectively. Buzz Brockway, while not resigning his house seat as looks ahead

Be sure to post your mailing addresses below if you want a sweet gift from me. LET’S NOT FORGET HOW GSU GIFTED THE WORLD A FANTASTIC PIECE OF HISTORY ON SATURDAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH.  “Christmas in Dixie” by Alabama I’m gonna say it’s a bad thing if $5 million for GA 911 services just

Good morning! Something is rotten in the county of Paulding. Like, it genuinely stinks. A breakdown of the Atlanta airport snafu/cluster/communications debacle. The ACLU contends that Rep. Drew Ferguson (R-West Point) “illegally” blocked people on Facebook. Longtime Cobb Chamber CEO David Connell retired yesterday. A critic’s review of the new Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in

This week’s Courier Herald column: We’re now just days away from Christmas. A week later is New Years. After a brief time to give resolutions an old college try, legislators will convene in Atlanta for a statewide election year session of the Georgia General assembly. It is with these tight deadlines in mind that I

Happy Monday, everyone! Leave your thoughts on Star Wars in the comments section. Preface any spoilers for our fellow readers who haven’t watched it. News by the Numbers 20 (or 70) people – witnessed what the Free Times Press called “A weekend at the Catoosa County Film Festival” which included, but is not limited to,

  Here: Amazon’s lobbyist registered in Georgia and it has people wondering why Feds question legality of school plan in Georgia Georgia’s foster care program is in trouble Georgia is among top states for quality teachers More suggestions on how to address Georgia’s rural healthcare crisis UGA is predicting a good year for Georgia’s economy  Toshiba

Peaches House Rural Development Council yields lackluster recommendations  Georgia private colleges working to serve Puerto Rico students Assurant expanding in Georgia, Deal says Some Georgia lawmakers eye Medicaid waivers  Man arrested for pretending to be a lawyer Betty Price gets a hardship waiver for her ethics violations A second implosion to bring down what they

The state of Alabama was able to count all of their ballots faster than Fulton County was able to count ballots in a special election run-off. Alabama, where learning the Three Rs is optional, can count better than we can with one-fifth the number of residents. Honestly it’s kind of embarrassing.

AT&T announced today that they have selected Georgia to be its testbed for delivering gigabit broadband access over power lines (BPL). The technology could make great strides in reaching underserved areas that have limited or no broadband access, like rural areas. From the AJC article: AT&T said its Project AirGig could someday deliver “gigabit” speeds

A new legislative session is set to dawn and once again, the 40-day legislature will attempt to solve all Georgia’s problems. House Speaker David Ralston told WABE on Monday that some of the new challenges for the body in 2018 will be to prevent sexual misconduct under the Gold Dome, “beefing up” enforcement on opioids,