The Atlanta Business Chronicle is reporting that the Chairman of Georgia’s Public Service Commission is not seeking re-election. “There’s an old saying that happiness doesn’t come from doing easy work,” Wise said in a statement. “I was sent here to make tough decisions, and I did my best to advance our state and its citizens.
The only real news from the latest 11Alive poll on the Atlanta Mayoral race is that we appear to have a two-woman race shaping up. Mary Norwood continues to lead in the polls with 28% of those polled supporting her, while Keisha Lance Bottoms is clawing her way up to a firm second place with
Add the Prix Gaillen Pro Bono Humanum Award to the list of accolades bestowed upon Jimmy Carter. The Gaillen Foundation announced yesterday that President Carter will be this year’s honoree on Oct. 26 at a glitzy gala in NYC. Dr. P. Roy Vagelos, Chairman of the Prix Galien USA Committee said they decided to award the prize to our
On April 1, 2015, the mayor of Bowman, Georgia, announced that the city had struck a deal for a new Coca-Cola bottling plant, and as part of the incentives package, the Elbert County town would be known as Coca-Cola City. Note the date. Yesterday, October 2, the Stonecrest City Council passed a resolution as part
Well. The President said yesterday that “we’ll be talking about gun laws as time goes by.” Not sure what that means (are we ever really sure what he means?) but it ought to be an interesting conversation. (It’s certainly a necessary conversation.) The CEO of Delta thinks Trump’s tax plan is great. Democratic Gubernatorial candidates
This week’s Courier Herald column: The NFL has been in the news a lot lately. Too much, in my opinion. And yet, for the second time in three weeks, it’s the basis for the words written here. Sunday’s local matchup featured the Atlanta Falcons at home versus the Buffalo Bills. Hardly a marquee game, the
Happy Monday, but more importantly HAPPY OCTOBER! It’s the best month. You’ll find me in a corn maze or pumpkin patch or watching tree leaves fall. Praise. State An Atlanta city councilman candidate was robbed outside his campaign office. The Falcons tried…I think. Meanwhile UGA continues to dominate. “Mayor Fort” – Bernie Sanders. Gag. Ex-State
…because this flight is over. Dr. Tom Price, the CD6 Representative who left Congress to be Donald Trump’s Secretary for Health and Human Services, resigned this afternoon following a turbulent week. From the AJC: Health Secretary Tom Price resigned from his Cabinet post on Friday, the White House said, after racking up at least $1
From a campaign press release: Tracy Jordan, a member of the Hoschton City Council , announced her campaign for the Republican nomination for Insurance Commissioner of the State of Georgia. “I’m running because the insurance industry has run roughshod over the people and businesses in Georgia for too long. They can raise premiums without consequence
Secretary of Energy Rick Perry announced today that the entities responsible for the two new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle will receive additional loan guarantees. Georgia Power recently announced their intention to complete the project after their prime contractor, Westinghouse Electric, filed for bankruptcy over cost overruns on this and other projects. As others have
