And so it begins. GeorgiaPol has it on good authority that State Rep. Geoff Duncan (R-Cumming) is running for Lieutenant Governor in 2018. The baseball star-turned-lawmaker has apparently filed his papers with the secretary of state’s office and, if his Facebook page is any indication, he is rested up and ready to hit the campaign
State Representative John Pezold (R-Columbus) has decided to end his tenure in the State House when his current term is up. He announced his intentions this morning via Facebook. “Since 2013 I have had the incredible honor of representing my family, friends and neighbors in the Georgia House of Representatives. After lengthy consultation with my
This week’s Courier Herald column: The members of the Georgia General Assembly left Atlanta at the end of March with quite a few tax proposals left sitting on their desks, rather than sending them on to the Governor’s. Under consideration was a bill that would have cut the top income tax rate marginally while increasing
With the 2017 legislative session closed and a new Masters winner wearing a green jacket, we are gearing up for the 2018 campaign season here in Georgia. Candidates are beginning to announce, which means that soon there will be incessant chatter in political circles about who’s up, who’s down, and who should have dissolved his
The FEC shows reports for 13 of the 18 candidates in the GA-6 special election for the period ending March 29, 2017. Approximately $9.63 million was donated by individuals to those campaigns and another $3 million kicked in by the candidates, though $1.92 million was by Dan Moody alone. PACs added an additional $190,522, with almost all
Happy Monday, everyone! I started binge watching Grey’s Anatomy last night. It’s a shame I waited all these years to start watching it. State Shorter Rep Betty Price: Can we not mess this one up, please? GA-6: Does ideological purity matter anymore? SunTrust Park is Atlanta’s newest landmark. Gas prices are rising. This can be
The US Senate voted 54 to 45 today to confirm Neil Gorsuch as the 113th Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Both of Georgia’s US Senators issued statements praising Gorsuch and the Senate for his confirmation. From Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA): U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., today applauded Senate confirmation of Judge
According to FEC reports, GA-6 Congressional candidate Dan Moody has loaned his campaign $1,917,363 through the March 29, 2017 report date. The campaign has raised $106,901 from individual donors and $999 from PACs. The campaign spent $1,865,030, mainly on placed media, and had $160,233 on hand. Bob Gray’s report is also in, showing he has
On April 4th, Andy Miller of Georgia Health News alerted readers that Anthem, the parent of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia (BCBS), is considering pulling out of the health care exchange market. This will affect the Atlanta marketplace, but there are other insurers these consumers can select. The real trouble is for the 96 Georgia
A fake news piece has been circulating through social media, trying to tie the death of Atlanta attorney Trinh Huynh to the I-85 bridge collapse. It is a lie. Trinh Huynh, a staff attorney for UPS, was killed by a lunatic in Midtown earlier this week, shot dead in a crosswalk outside of Taco Mac
