So says Fulton County Superior Court Judge Craig Schwall, anyway. From Arielle Kass in the AJC, comes news that Roswell Mayor Jere Wood is not only prevented from running for another term as Mayor, but also removed from office -immediately. “A Thursday order from Fulton County Superior Court Judge Craig Schwall said Wood, who was first elected in
For those of us who are Baby Boomers, one of the most often used rallying cries of our generation when a difficult social, economic, or political challenge lay ahead of our communities, states, or nation was simply, “If we can put a man on the moon, we can . . . .” The recently published
On this date in 1958, Billboard Magazine introduced its “Hot 100” chart, which was part popularity and a barometer of the movement of potential hits. The first number one song was Ricky Nelson’s “Poor Little Fool.” Peaches When the charges exceed the crime Medicaid waivers for the peach state Elections watchdog group bothered over voters kicked
On Monday, the two utilities building nuclear reactors at the Virgil C Summer nuclear site decided to pull the plug on the project, scuttling two of the four nuclear reactors currently under construction in the United States. The remaining two nuclear reactors are on the other side of the Savannah River, in Burke County Georgia.
From a press release from Sen. David Perdue (R, GA): U.S. Senators David Perdue (R-GA) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) today will introduce the Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act, a bill that would spur economic growth and raise working Americans’ wages by giving priority to the best-skilled immigrants from around the world and reducing overall
The Mooch was supposed to officially start his job on Aug 15. Which begs the question: if you work somewhere for -16 days do you have to pay the erstwhile employer? “Here’s to the Losers” by Frank Sinatra. Isakson talks Trump turmoil, why he won’t endorse in gubernatorial race and more. MLK (statue) will replace
Georgia’s Christopher Wray has been confirmed as the new FBI Director. Both Senator’s Isakson and Perdue voted to confirm their fellow Georgian. Their statements are below the fold, after the video of Senator Isakson’s remarks.
Lieutenant Gov. Casey Cagle (R) continues racking up endorsements from Georgia’s elected officials in his bid to be Georgia’s next governor. On August 1, he announced 50 endorsements from the southeastern part of Georgia. Here are some of the highlights: State Senators Sen. Ben Watson (Savannah) Sen. Ellis Black (Valdosta) Sen. Jesse Stone (Waynesboro)
Good morning! We regret to inform you that the State Dinner honoring the Nigerian Crown Prince has been cancelled. Trump is a dictator! No, really: apparently, he dictated his son’s statement about his (fruitless) meeting with the Russians. In a blow to the NCGOP, a panel of Federal judges ordered North Carolina to redraw its
C-SPAN aired a new member interview with Georgia’s newest Member of Congress, Congresswoman Karen Handel (R-GA-06). In the interview, Handel discusses her experience as a new member of Congress, her family, her district, and the special election. Click here to watch the video in the C-SPAN video library.
