Georgia’s civic elite paid homage to our state’s greatest son at the unveiling of the Martin Luther King Jr. state on the Capitol grounds. Nathan Deal, Kasim Reed, Bernice King, Casey Cagle, David Ralston and Calvin Smyre all recognized the symbolism of the statue–and the act of unveiling a statue of the civil rights movement’s
This week’s Courier Herald column: For the past few weeks I’ve been focused on the ins and outs of Georgia’s tax structure and how those monies are spent. There’s still a couple of installments to go before I’m finished, but the events of the past couple of weeks need to be addressed. A couple of
This morning, a statue of Martin Luther King Jr was unveiled on the Capitol grounds. You can watch the ceremonies at this Georgia Public Broadcasting link. I was lucky enough to be inside the House chamber during the debate over the approval of this statue. I was, quite frankly, nervous about what I was about
Happy Monday, everyone! Taylor Swift released a new song over the weekend. You probably don’t care, but it’s pretty catchy. State Mercedes-Benz Stadium in pictures! You may have heard about a hurricane that hit Texas…well, find out how it may impact gas prices. Did you know that nepotism is a problem in politics? Shocked and upset.
Elizabeth Warren is in town today as part of the Beloved Community Talks put on by the King Center. An event that seems benign enough and would fit in to reports that Sen. Warren is considering a Presidential bid in 2020. While in our great state, GAPol has learned that Warren’s staff has met with
More than 1,000 people gathered at the annual 8th Congressional District Fish Fry hosted by the Republican Party on Saturday. Here are the straw poll results: Republican Candidates for Governor Lt. Governor Casey Cagle – 37% Sec. of State Brian Kemp – 34% Senator Hunter Hill – 19% Senator Michael Williams – 6% Marc Urbach
On Wednesday night, Hunter Hill came to Athens to speak to UGA’s College Republicans about his 2018 gubernatorial bid. Hill, a conservative Republican state senator who squeaked out a win in his Buckhead-centered district in 2016, says he is running on a platform of ideas and philosophical principles. Although he gave lip-service to his campaign
House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams, Fulton County Commissioner John Eaves and Senator Vincent Fort have all resigned their posts to focus on gubernatorial or mayoral bids. Abrams is running for governor and it is expected that her rival, Stacey Evans, will resign her state house seat soon. Eaves and Fort are both running for mayor.
Thursday more than 200 business and civic leaders crowded into the conference center at the North Georgia Technical College Blairsville Campus to hear Senator David Perdue speak as part of the Blairsville Union County Chamber of Commerce annual Power Lunch Series. Jimmy C Tallent, Chairman & CEO of United Community Bank Inc. introduced the junior
The race to fill the District 117 state House seat vacated by Regina Quick is about to get underway now that she has been appointed as a superior court judge by Gov. Nathan Deal. One challenger for her seat is Houston Gaines, an Athens native and the University of Georgia’s 2016-17 student government president. Gaines,
