UPDATE:: Bernie Tokarz contacted me to say: “I am not running for Fulton County Chair.” So he’s out. SECOND UPDATE:: An alert reader has pointed out that the last Republican to sit in the Chairman’s chair was Karen Handel, who took a whopping 58% of the vote in a 4-way race in a special election
“I get more phone calls on this than I do every piece of legislation y’all ever introduce. and basically, I am sick of it…When I say that I get more complaints about you than I do about every bill that 236 people introduce, I’m not exaggerating that.” That’s a quote from the House Rules Chairman
President Donald Trump’s relationship with Atlanta-based CNN has been rocky, at best, with his labeling of stories from the news outlet as “fake news”. His press office barred CNN and a few other news organizations from a recent informal press briefing last week. Conservatives have cheered Trump’s adversarial stance with CNN. Of course, conservatives jeered
Happy Mardi Gras! Here’s the history of my favorite Mardi Gras song, “Indian Red.” Dr. John and The Wild Tchoupitoulas (along with the Meters and several Nevilles) each have terrific versions of this song, but my favorite is by Danny Barker: You can should stream WWOZ all day. Bill Paxton saw JFK in his hometown
A media advisory announced today that Rep. Rick Allen (R, GA-12) is seeking candidates for his 2017 Summer Internship Program in Washington D.C. Applications need to be submitted online by March 31st, 2017. The internships will be broken up into two sessions: Session one from May 15-June 23 and Session two from June 26-August 4.
The AJC’s Aaron Sheinin reports that the Senate Bill that would begin the process to legalize casino gaming in Georgia will be shelved for this year. Senator Brandon Beach conceded he doesn’t have the votes to move the legislation through the Senate Regulated Industries Committee before the looming “crossover day”. Our long time readers will
This week’s Courier Herald column: The sales pitch for investment in education is tried and true. We can pay now, or we can pay more later. Most often, this equation is linked to the rising expense of our criminal justice system. Most education advocates can quickly equate the cost of educating a student versus the
Two major port authorities are linking up to highlight the benefits of using deep water East Coast ports. The Georgia Ports Authority and the Virginia Port Authority are combining resources into a marketing effort aimed at taking market share from west coast ports and smaller and/or less efficient east coast ports after the expansion of
Happy Monday, everyone! It’s going to be a great week. State John F. Kennedy, Buzz Brockway, “Able” Mable Thomas, and other surprising names. Transit? In MY neighborhood?! Give me liberty and beer, hold the death. Lawmakers who supported Trump’s Dec 2015 Muslim ban also support “Religious Liberty”. A brief history on “Kumbaya” and Gullah-Geechee culture.
Did the Atlanta mayoral race need another candidate? Well when said candidate is the Fulton County Commission Chair the answer is: yes. John Eaves, first elected in 2006, confirmed to the AJC he would run for mayor meaning there are now nine (!) big-name candidates. Eaves told the paper: “I felt the city needed someone
