Time to collect all the 3rd floor gossip under the Gold Dome, because prediction markets—more commonly and less accurately referred to as political gambling sites—are open for the 6th congressional districts upcoming special election and Former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue’s Secretary of Agriculture confirmation process. Prediction markets have been shown, by some research, to be

This post is about political targets of opportunity. Many people outside the system believe the left and right oppose each other all the time. Politics, unfortunately, runs by a self-serving principle (and principal) too often. As such, elements from polar opposites of the political divide can unite when they see the potential to advance their

Good morning and happy Monday! It’s the beginning of a great week. State Proof you can’t actually be Olivia Pope. Trump protesters maintain vigil on a Gainesville street. Lawmakers continue discussing changes to medical cannabis program. Georgia Democrats seek to continue their losing streak by encouraging Sally Yates to run for governor. Georgia’s Cyber Innovation

Back in December, I wrote about disabled war veteran Daniel Lister who was amid a battle with his Homeowners Association over yard appearance and covenants violations. The HOA had placed a lien on his home, one funded through a Purple Heart program, and fines were piling up – sparking an outrage by readers. Retired Army Staff

PC Gamer ran an article on Republican FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly’s comments in a recent blog post over at the FCC’s site concerning expanding broadband access.  The PC Gamer post takes a stance that the FCC is trying to stifle public access to faster broadband.  How awful is it that an FCC commissioner wants to

Georgia Governor Nathan Deal issued an executive order this morning setting Tuesday, April 18, 2017 as the date for the special election in Senate District 32. This is the same date as the special election for GA-6. The Executive Order states: Senate District 32 in the Georgia State Senate has become vacant due to the

As President Trump tries to distract the media kittens with a laser pointer aimed the leaks from the intelligence community, it’s important to keep a couple of facts in mind, and bring perspective on the debate. It’s not a question of the “leaks” story vs. the “Flynn” story -they’re both important stories, each deserving of

RIP Quentin Moses. DGD. RIP PFC Edward Tipper (member of Easy Company, 101st Airborne, one of the “Band of Brothers”). If you haven’t already, visit the Currahee Military Museum in the Toccoa Depot) WT…Al Gore was in town?!? Expect a blizzard, forthwith. How long before this “living building” is covered in kudzu? Georgia Dome holding

On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee had a hearing on Marsy’s Law which would place crime victims’ rights into the constitutions of states that haven’t done so. Georgia is one of 15 states that has yet to do this with North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana passing the law overwhelmingly in November. State Senator John

Starting at 10am on Friday morning, the Georgia Chamber will host a Facebook Live “Chamber Chat” with Jason O’Rouke and Cosby Johnson. O’Rouke is the Senior Director of Public Policy and Federal Affairs and Johnson is a Government Affairs Manager. According to a tweet on Tuesday by O’Rouke the focus of the discussion will be