Lieutenant Gov. Casey Cagle (R) has announced appointments to two Senate study committees: the Special Tax Exemption Study Committee and the Rural Georgia Study Committee. Serving on the Special Tax Exemption Committee will be: Senator John Albers (R), Chair Senator Chuck Hufstetler (R) Senator Jack Hill (R) Senator Hunter Hill (R) Senator William Ligon (R)
Via the AJC…Georgia congressman, Barry Loudermilk and his Chief of Staff Rob Adkerson, are safe after ball field shooting in D.C. suburb. Horrific reports of “a number of congressmen and congressional staffers lying on the ground, and at least one of them was wounded.” These congressmen and staffers are good, kind-hearted, people. Many of the
Political gamblers heavily favor a narrow Ossoff win, with record high turnout. With the eyes of the nation on this election, 100,000s of bets have been placed on who will win, by what margin, and with what turnout. In March, we covered the political gaming site, PredictIt, and its open bets at the time on
As most of us shuffle across the house this morning for that first cup of coffee, in Middle Georgia there are Law Enforcement Officers who have continued the search throughout the night for the two men who murdered two Georgia Correctional Officers yesterday morning. There isn’t anything new to report on the massive manhunt that
Just a little while ago, the United States House passed Sen. Johnny Isakson’s (R, GA) Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act. Sen. Isakson stated: “I am thrilled that the House has passed the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act. I want to thank House leadership for quickly taking action and House
Gov. Nathan Deal has issued a statement following the murder of two Georgia Department of Corrections officers by two fugitive inmates recognizing the lives of the two officers and vowing to bring the killers to justice. Gov. Deal: “Today, two families lost everything in a heinous and senseless act of violence perpetrated at the hands
Brian Freeman at Newsmax has reported that the Congressional Leadership Fund, a Republican Super PAC with affiliations with U.S. House Republican Leadership, has released its final ad as part of its $7 million campaign against Jon Ossoff. The ad chastises Ossoff for avoiding two debates (Atlanta Press Club and CNN), misrepresenting his national security credentials,
We are a week away from the GA-6 special election between Karen Handel and Jon Ossoff. Handel has released a new TV ad that focuses on her experience and Ossoff’s raising millions from outside of Georgia. Handel spokeswoman Kate Constantini: “Jon Ossoff has raised millions from outside that state of Georgia from people with different
On Sunday, Greg Bluestein of the AJC tweeted that Stacey Abrams (D) is resigning as House Minority Leader, effective July 1, 2017. In a letter to House Democrats, Abrams said that she wants to focus on her gubernatorial campaign and that the caucus would be better served by a leader with undivided attention. Abrams has
How many times have you heard a politician promise to raise tax revenue, without raising taxes? Often it seems far-fetched and outside of the politician’s control, and often it is. But, in Georgia, that is what’s happening right now. Last week, Gov. Nathan Deal released the May 2017 tax collection numbers. At the end of
