Rep. Buddy Carter’s GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2017 (H.R.72) passed unanimously yesterday in the U.S. Senate. A press release from Sens. Johnny Isakson and David Perdue states the Act “would provide the Government Accountability Office (GAO) with enhanced tools to oversee federal programs and ensure it is able to obtain the records needed to

Last night I posted an appeal from Dougherty County Commission Chairman Chris Cohilas for more coverage and awareness of the plight of Georgians in the greater Albany area following an intense series of storms. Tornadoes and hurricane force straight line winds on January 2nd have left a 30 square mile area of damage. Many needs

What if I told you on Friday the office is getting lunch. Instead of ordering what most of the office wanted, the minority choice would be ordered. You’d be pretty upset, huh? “Jupiter” by C Duncan. NYT takes in-depth look at new Falcons’ stadium redevelopment.  Former Klan Grand Dragon asks King family for forgiveness.  GSU

The following is a plea posted to Facebook by Dougherty County Commission Chairman Chris Cohilas. It’s been more than two weeks since the Albany Georgia area was hit by tornadoes and hurricane force winds. We reported on some of the problems of getting children fed last week. That, unfortunately, remained an unsolved issue until the

Score one for the good guys. Bert Brantley has made a career in and out of Georgia’s government. His highest profile gig was as the Spokesperson for Governor Sonny Perdue during his second term. (Imagine for a moment being the guy serving between Dan McLagan and Brain Robinson.). In addition to being the mouth of

As Georgia has made great strides with Governor Deal’s justice reform policies, there’s one place (well, maybe a few) that we’re still falling short. The death penalty. Georgia led the nation in executions in 2016 putting nine men to death by a lethal injection. Death penalty advocates say the increase is due to a back

Manu Raju, CNN’s Senior Political Reporter, is a fabulist spreading lies about Rep. Tom Price. Here’s Raju’s work: “Rep. Tom Price last year purchased shares in a medical device manufacturer days before introducing legislation that would have directly benefited the company, raising new ethics concerns for President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Health and Human Services

A few years ago Georgia officials thought they were closing in on a second Kia manufacturing plant for Georgia. Ultimately, the company decided they needed a manufacturing presence in Mexico over a third US plant. With political winds changing and US demand increasing, the folks at Hyundai and Kia are again looking at additional US

This week’s Courier Herald column: Governor Nathan Deal used his State of the State address last week to highlight a new Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center to be built in Augusta. The center will be developed and operated in conjunction with the U.S. Army’s Cyber Command at Fort Gordon, Augusta University, and private sector

Governor Deal signed Ava’s Law, which requires insurance coverage for several treatment methods used to treat autism in children, in April 2015. Like the medical cannabis issue, autism advocates worked tirelessly for years to achieve their goal, and Ava’s Law was a victory after a bruising session in 2014. The conversation about autism coverage is far from over,