At least one potential 2018 candidate is eager to remind voters of his association with President Donald Trump. State Sen. Michael Williams of Cumming sent out this robocall this evening: Williams reminds the listener that he was first Georgia elected official to endorse the businessman. Noting that the legislative session is almost half over, he
Georgia Senator Johnny Isakson went to the Senate floor to speak in favor of Rep. Tom Price’a bid to become Secretary of Health and Human Services. You can see his testimony below: In his testimony, Isakson said, Tom knows everything about medicine because he’s delivered it for 30 years,” said Isakson. “He knows about the
This years bill to allow for “Destination Resort” casino gaming was introduced as a paired down, more focused alternative to last year’s proposal that would have allowed as many as seven licenses to be issued throughout the state. We covered the bill in detail here. At the bill’s first Senate hearing, sponsor Brandon Beach of
From a press release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and David Perdue, R-Ga., today applauded the decision by the U.S. Army to locate two new missions at Fort Benning that would bring 85 positions to Columbus, Ga., with room for additional significant growth. “Fort Benning is well positioned to accept these new
There’s a 1.3 million-page document dump scheduled today at Atlanta City Hall, and a second contractor has been charged with paying city officials to win city contracts, aka, bribery. “Charles P. Richards Jr., the owner of a Lithonia construction company, was led into federal court in handcuffs and leg irons to be arraigned in the
On this date in 1825, the U.S. House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams president after no candidate received a majority of electoral votes. In the legislature House bills passed yesterday. House bills on the floor today. Senate bills on the floor today: HB 43 (Amended budget) SB 48 – Hunting/Fishing and SB 52 –
Confused about the latest developments regarding confirmation of cabinet nominations made by President Trump? Have no fear, as Sen. Johnny Isakson will appear live with CNN’s Jake Tapper to get your questions answered. That’s at 4:35 PM today on CNN.
Being the head of a federal agency is a different thing than having experience in what that agency is supposed to regulate or manage. It’s not a requirement, but it’s usually a good thing, and one reason why Rep. Tom Price (currently my congressman) should be confirmed as secretary of Health and Human Services -and
With the howls from the Betsy DeVos confirmation still ringing, it’s worth wondering why education seems to be such a powerful, but intractable issue. Last year’s Opportunity School District was a well-intentioned reform aimed at fixing chronically failing schools that was defeated soundly after the educracy characterized it as a “state takeover.” School choice advocates
