Amanda Williams Cleared of Felony Charges

Remember Amanda Williams? She’s the former Chief Judge of the Brunswick Judicial Circuit, but most Georgians beyond the Golden Isles learned of her existence along with the rest of the country when This American Life devoted an episode to her in early 2011. By November of that year, the JQC was involved; according to the

Atlanta Police Officers Union Endorses Norwood

The second time’s the charm for Mary Norwood to secure the endorsement of the International Brotherhood of Police Officers. The Atlanta local union endorsed her mayoral bid on Monday. Way back in 2009, the union sided with then-Sen. Kasim Reed over Norwood. “Her integrity and record on transparency set her apart plus she has a

Medical Cannabis Bill Signed by Gov. Deal

Rep. Allen Peake issued the following press release after the signing of SB 16, which increased those eligible for medical cannabis: State Representative Allen Peake (R-Macon) announced that Senate Bill 16 was signed into law by Governor Nathan Deal on Tuesday, May 9, 2017. SB 16, which was sponsored in the House by Rep. Peake,

Calls for Foster Care/Adoption Reform in 2018 after Gov. Deal Vetoes Bill

Georgia Governor Nathan Deal vetoed nine bills on Tuesday, including House Bill 359 (“Supporting and Strengthening Families Act.”) According to Greg Bluestein at the AJC, the bill would have allowed “parents to transfer power of attorney over their children to another family member or an outside agency for a year without going through the courts.”

Morning Reads on 5/10

“Nobody Can Be You” by Steve Arrington Ossoff wins! The engagement game.  Jimmy: I’m a Berniecrat. (“Y’all see why I voted for him?”) Jimmy: “I agree with [Trump].” ….on Canadian softwood lumber tarrifs. Odum, Georgia (where?) is a font of knowledge on the North’s neo-Confederates.  John Lewis does his annual round on the graduation ceremony circuit:

A Runoff for You! And a Runoff for You! Everyone Gets a Runoff!

I was reading the Atlanta Journal-Constitution last Wednesday night when I came upon the realization that there will be two different runoff elections within the next two months. More accurately, I was reading Jim Galloway’s “Ahead of Georgia’s Sixth District contest, a May 16 test vote,” which alerted me to the fact this was happening. Having spent

Morning Reads for Tuesday, May 9

Good morning! The St. George community is under mandatory evacuation as the Okefenokee wildfires continue to rage. It’s not “hazing,” and it’s not “jock culture.” It’s sexual assault, not “misbehavior,” as some say in Gwinnett County Public Schools. The third time was not the charm for the third inmate in three months to attempt escape from