This is a serious question, for serious times. How is a protest planned from 4-6 pm today at Hartsfield-Jackson going to change Trump’s executive order? I get that the EO has offended many people. It’s not, though, unconstitutional, and it’s not without precedent -President Obama blocked all refugees from Iraq in 2011, never let nearly

45 Committee, a SuperPAC that supports the political operations of President Donald Trump (45), has released an ad in support of the nomination of Tom Price for HHS Secretary.

As Charlie noted in his post on the supplemental budget there was a lone “no” vote from freshman Representative Matt Gurtler (R-Clayton). In the Representative’s own words in explaining his vote his constituents Gurtler stated: Fundamentally I believe that government has no business meddling in the private sector, via subsidies. Governments sole purpose is to protect

Senator Brandon Beach has introduced a revised bill that would pave the way for Las Vegas style casino gaming in Georgia, SB 79. Representative Ron Stephens has a companion bill in the Georgia House, HB 158. Unlike previous attempts, this bill pares back the number of casinos to two and focuses the scope on “destination

Yesterday the House passed the Amended Budget for 2017. Recall that the Georgia Fiscal Year runs from July 1 to June 30th, so the budget passed each year during session is for the “next” year. The “big budget” that will be passed later this session will be for FY 2018. As part of the process,

RIP Butch Trucks. Well yeah, Boston, it IS personal. Most priced out of in-town real estate. Decatur making plans for the Methodist Children’s Home property. Nothing to see here. Move along. Better, but still over-regulated. Just in time for the Super Bowl. SCOTUS nominees. Some people are really disturbed. Did they quit or were they

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed didn’t mince any words when slamming President Trump’s sanctuary city Executive Order. Reed said the order to halt federal funds to cities that don’t spend resources finding and detaining undocumented citizens “violates the principals of the Constitution.”*^ In a statement, Reed added: Atlanta is the leading cultural and economic center of

Aaron Sheinin of the AJC is reporting that State Representative Gerald Greene (R-Cuthbert) is recovering after being shot during a robbery in Columbus today.  It appears Greene was a customer at a convenience store when the robbery occurred.  Representative Greene was shot in the leg. The Speaker’s office indicates that Greene is in stable condition

By Jim Galloway’s reckoning, the eight campaigns gearing up for Atlanta’s Mayor’s race later this year promise a boisterous slugfest. In the Political Insider, Galloway describes a “beauty pageant” hosted by the Buckhead Coalition during which the candidates had a chance to prove to donors which ones of them should be taken seriously. Galloway provided

Much of over coverage here of current storms has been on Albany. They were already reeling from storms on January 2nd that left 32 square miles of damage before the additional tornado this weekend brought even more damage and death to their community. Cook County Georgia took a big hit as well, in and around