We are hearing that Ending Spending, Inc. is planning to spend $700,000 to run a pro-Handel TV ad between now and Tuesday. The ad touts Karen Handel’s financial success as Fulton County Chair by eliminating a $100 million deficit and balancing the budget, all without raising taxes. The ad also states that she helped to

Former State Representative Doug McKillip is planning to take his former seat back. Our friend Tim Bryant of Athens’ WGAU tweets the following: BREAKING: former state Rep Doug McKillip to challenge Rep Regina Quick in House District 117. #gapol #gagop — Tim Bryant (@timbonole) April 5, 2017 Quick unseated McKillip in 2012 by less than

Most of Georgia is currently rated at a moderate chance of severe thunderstorms today.  The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, OK raised the forecast from Moderate to High for southeast Georgia including Macon and Augusta.  That High bubble could expand to include the metro area and possibly parts of southwest and north Georgia It’s good

…no matter what, what, what. I have been an active participant in the political process for a very long time. I have watched great candidates and not-so great candidates win and lose. And I have watched folks who have the potential to be a good candidate lose because they cannot keep their mouths shut or their

Hello MAG. It’s time we had a little chat. You guys come to the capitol every year, and talk about reducing the burden of regulation on your physicians so they can be free to practice medicine. It’s a worthy goal, one I’m usually sympathetic to. Or at least, I have been. Do you know where

It’s been 11 weeks since President Donald Trump nominated former Governor Sonny Perdue to lead the federal Agriculture Department.  As the AJC points out in today’s article, the former Governor was the last nominee appointed to fill Trump’s cabinet.  Delays, including a paperwork mishap, have pushed back the confirmation vote by the US Senate, and

Apologies for today’s delay.  As with official GeorgiaPol editorial policy, we regret the error and blame others.  For your continued patience, here’s a picture that symbolizes Wednesday. PSA: Be careful out there.  Today is going to be a wild weather day.  Be prepared, know where to shelter for safety, and make a plan for communicating

Governor Deal has decided to endorse in the Special Election to replace Judson Hill in the State Senate. The Governor’s choice is Gus Makris. From a press release: “Gus Makris is the Republican Leader and Conservative Reformer that Senate District 32 deserves. His desire to use conservative principles in order to reduce poverty, improve our

In a poll by MoveOn.org surveying 350 likely Special Election voters, Democrat Jon Ossoff and Republican Karen Handel are still the candidates of choice. According to the Atlanta Business Chronicle, Ossoff received 40% of the support garnered, while none of the other four Democrats scored more than 1%. Handel, on the other hand, came in

With last weekend’s announcement from Brian Kemp that he would abandon his quest to become a competent Secretary of State and instead run for Governor in 2018, speculation swirled at Republican gatherings over who would compete with State Rep. Buzz Brockway for the SOS post. One of those rumors has proven true with the announcement