Happy…Wednesday, everyone? You’re getting a double shot of Will Kremer this week. Today’s Morning Reads a tad late. We regret the error and blame others. Congratulations to the new hires heading to Washington D.C. with Congressman Handel. so you want to be a hill staffer? pic.twitter.com/WFsP2AnhIw — Hugh Thomas (@HughTFerguson) June 27, 2017 State Emory
In a letter from the Department of Homeland Security general inspector, DHS did not attempt to hack Georgia’s election systems. Investigators with the inspector general’s Digital Forensics and Analysis United reviewed the federal agency’s data as it related to the November 2016 allegation by Secretary of State Brian Kemp. The inspector general wrote in his
Guess who’s back, back again? The Ox is back, tell a friend… Now that we’ve all got 90s music stuck in our heads, John Oxendine has made a reappearance in the news today for losing the appeal in his ethics case. In case you’ve forgotten what’s up with The Ox these days or you’ve blocked
Now that the spectacle of the special election runoff for Georgia’s 6th District is over, prognosticators and pundits are turning their eyes to the next big thing: Atlanta’s Mayor’s race. They’ve been mostly silent during the the two-month tsunami of advertising on TV and radio -although Peter Aman has been making some smart moves, namely
Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) announced today that he has appointed the following members to the Agricultural Education Advisory Commission: Rep. Terry England (R-Auburn) – Co-Chair Rep. Debbie Buckner (D-Junction City) Rep. Robert Dickey (R-Musella) The Agricultural Education Advisory Commission is established by House Bill 437. The Commission reviews the Department of Education’s agricultural education
I’m sure Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia is beginning to hate me, if they didn’t already. (Oh, I’ll bet they did, though.) In my defense, if they’d just followed through on the promise made by incoming President Jeff Fusile in January 2016 to “soften the approach” and move away from the image of the
Good morning! It’s kind of a slow week. So far… GOPers less than enthusiastic about the healthcare bill. Savannah-based Gulfstream turns 50. FOrmer Delta CEO Richard Anderson is Amtrak’s new CEO. Morehouse College alum (and valedictorian) Harold Martin, Jr., was named interim president of the historically-black, all-male college. European grocery behemoth Lidl (it rhymes with
At approximately 7:00 p.m. this evening, Congresslady Karen Handel was sworn in as the first Republican female member of the U.S. House from Georgia. Rep. John Lewis (D, GA-5) rose to ask for Representative-elect Handel to be accepted into the House despite the Certificate of Election not being sent to the House. After the same
This week’s Courier Herald column. You can read the rest of this series by following this link. As we continue this series on the five geographic and economic regions that define the governing coalitions that control Georgia politics, it’s time that we consider the politics of health care delivery in the state. The Affordable Care
It’s our gracious host and publisher’s birthday. He’ll be celebrating in DC today as he watches the lady from Georgia’s 6th district take the oath of office to become Congresswoman Karen Handel (R-GA-06). It’s been an eventful year for him, and I don’t think anyone deserves a celebratory birthday pint than Charlie Harper. For our
