An announcement made yesterday by Gov. Nathan Deal stated that Georgia’s net tax collections for February, 2017 totaled almost $1.17 billion, a decrease of about $70 million (-5.6%) from February, 2016. This brings the net tax revenue collections to $14.23 billion for the current 2017 -18 fiscal year, which is up $498.4 million (3.6%) from last
Johnny Isakson wants to see Trump’s tax returns, “the public has a right to know.” Why Was David Perdue at Trump’s Table Where to begin answering that question… Sanford Bishop gets big-shot Columbus attorney a prime seat for Trump speech. Politifact won’t pass the rumor that Jimmy Carter said pot cured his cancer. At $9.5
Remember DeKalb County Schools? Nearly lost their accreditation because of a bickering board and so much general shenanigans that the Governor had to replace most of the board members? If you do, please tell Leo Brown about it, as that system seems to have slipped his mind. He supposedly works there as a “Chief Human
A new poll released yesterday by the Trafalgar Group shows Democrat John Ossoff with a slight edge with 18.31% in the race to replace Tom Price in GA-06. Democrat Ron Slotin is in 6th place with 2.82%. Former Secretary of State Karen Handel continues to hold a lead among the Republican contenders with 17.98% of
On Thursday, March 23rd, Kiley and Rob Nardelli will be holding a fundraiser at their home for Senate 32 candidate Gus Makris. Their invited guest is Johnny Isakson. While there has been no endorsement that we could find, Gus was on Johnny’s County Leadership Committee during the 2016 cycle and has been very active with
Teri and her family are experiencing Paris (at least, that’s what her Instagram photos say), so you get me as a substitute. So, here we go! Here Waffle House co-founder Joe Rogers, Sr. passed away at age 97. Enjoy a waffle and some scattered, smothered, covered hash browns in his memory. Your new Honda minivan
My day job today brought me to an issue in the far reaching corners of northwest Georgia. In my search, I was directed to the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit webpage, but in order to access any information, I had to travel back in time to the 1980s – and for a brief moment, the 1960s.
From press releases: WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., today released the following statement on the updated executive order issued by President Donald Trump designed to prevent access into the United States by foreign nationals who are terrorists or criminals: “As a second-generation American whose grandfather emigrated from Sweden in 1903, I value the
This week’s Courier Herald column: In my day job, I spend a good bit of time working on policy solutions in the areas of medicine and education, among other topics. They are complex areas, without singular problems nor singular silver-bullet solutions. The fields appear to have very little in common. And yet, many of the
