With Tex McLver not seeking another term on the State Elections Board in the midst of criminal charges after fatally shooting his wife, former State Senator Seth Harp is the pick to fill the vacant position. Harp, who currently practices law in Columbus, held the State Senate seat now represented by Josh McKoon. In 2010, the former State Senator
The Atlanta Fed has a new leader. On Monday, Raphael Bostic was named as the new president and CEO of the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank. An economist by training, Bostic was an assistant secretary at HUD before serving as a professor at USC. Bostic is also the first African-American to serve as president of a regional
Way back last December, Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp asked the Department of Homeland Security to explain an apparent “…attempted breach of the state’s computer systems that house its voter registration database by someone in the federal government.” As crazy as that may sound, there are similar and separate allegations about attempted data breaches
Sign Tom Price up as an adherent of alternative facts (heretofore known as lies). The HHS Secretary took to NBC’s “Today” show this morning to defend the House GOP’s plan to repeal Obamacare. When pressed on the fact that the CBO said eventually 24 million Americans could lose their healthcare coverage with the Republican legislation, Price
Happy Pi Day! And to think we thought that was yesterday. Many thanks to Nathan for holding down Tuesday morning last week while I was on vacation. We already know that Daylight Savings Time is the worst. Why continue doing this to ourselves? Why are we clock masochists? (Y’all, I’m so tired.) 54% of Georgia births
As I mentioned in a previous post, “a few” counties were holding their county conventions this past Saturday. Among those were Cobb and Bulloch Counties who saw respective conventions change out the leadership. Former 11th District GOP Chairman Jason Shepherd won his challenge against incumbent Cobb GOP Chairwoman Rose Wing who beat Shepherd in 2015
It’s old home week today at GeorgiaPol. The AJC Political Insider Team beat me to it, but with news of Brian Kemp “leaking” that he’s running for Governor, the announcements of his replacements shall commence immediately. And first out of the gate is my friend (don’t hold that against him please) Buzz Brockway. Says the
It’s been speculated that Secretary of State Brian Kemp will be a GOP contender for Governor in 2018. Today, the AJC reports that an official with direct knowledge of the matter says that Secretary Kemp will run. Although it’s not “official” yet and has declined to comment on it, Secretary Kemp has been dropping hints
Step right up and try your luck for our two post-season basketball challenges! First, we will make single-game predictions for the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament starting with Georgia State’s first game and… well, only dealing with GSU’s championship run. The secondary act is the NCAA Tournament. GAPol’s bracket group is here. The password is “TrumpisGod” and
My political online writing experience began 10 years ago last month. It began with me making a late night comment on a political blog that I had been reading for months. Way back when, there was no Facebook for most of us. If you wanted to talk with people of common interests, you had to
