Sandra Austin, chairwoman of the DeKalb Democratic Party, died at home this morning. She was 69. Austin won re-election to a fifth two-year term as chairwoman in December, and was also serving as vice president of the Georgia Association of Democratic County Chairs. “We have lost a gentle giant,” said state senator Gail Buckner. She
As the inauguration of Donald Trump approaches, the push for sanctuary cities for illegal immigrants at colleges and universities around the country is intensifying, but that isn’t stopping state legislators from doing everything they can to stop such actions. House Bill 37, already being pushed by four legislators, was filed Wednesday. Republicans Terry England, Greg
Jessica felt it wise to engage in an intellectual tussle of Brobdingnagian proportions and she got it, taking great umbrage to my post calling for a legislative pay raise. I will respond next week. Georgia legislators don’t need more money. They’re only struggling because of the way they’ve morphed the position of a legislator. The
#YIKES #FirstFriday13of2017 #BeCarefulOutThere You can beat your sweet bippy, they did. A “Mimosa Mandate.” Or something. Where do I send my resume? Please stop fighting. Please. A.Ham must be spinning in his grave right now. LL Bean is the latest boycott, for those who boycott. That was quick. Boom. Dare it to say, that small
From a press release from the Governor’s office: “Gov. Nathan Deal today announced that Reps. Chuck Efstration (R-Dacula) and Trey Rhodes (R-Greensboro) will join Rep. Terry Rogers (R-Clarkesville) on the House floor leader team, while Senators P. K. Martin IV (R-Lawrenceville) and Larry Walker III (R-Kathleen) will team up with Sen. Butch Miller (R-Gainesville) to
Congressman Tom Graves’ (R-GA-14) office announced committee assignments for Georgia’s Republican Congressional delegation today. In the presser, he says that Georgia is “well positioned to advance state interests in Washington.” Congressman Graves serves as Georgia’s representative to the House Republican Steering Committee, the committee that determines which congressmen will serve on what committees, Georgia has
While Atlanta eyes changing political currents and prepares for an NFL playoff game, children in Southwest Georgia have gone a month without enough to eat. The governor declared a State of Emergency after tornadoes ripped apart Albany and other towns in the area, but the extent of the damage is not widely known outside the region.
Stop me if you’ve heard this one: Georgia Democrats are convinced next election cycle is the one. Really. The latest version of this line comes from Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball making its first survey of the 2018 gubernatorial races around the U.S. Georgia is lumped in with several GOP-controlled states with the following insight into how
At first glance, Georgia seems like a pretty hard-core Republican state. It hasn’t voted for a Democrat in a presidential contest since 1992, (and 1980 before then.) Every statewide office is held by a Republican. 10 of our 14 congressional districts are Republican, and eight of them have a partisan rating of R+14 or higher.
John Lewis testified against Sen. Jeff Sessions’ nomination as Attorney General on Wednesday. Much of what Cong. Lewis said is in line with his previous messages but Lewis highlighted Sessions’ work prosecuting civil rights “icons” and celebration of the Voting Rights Act losing much of its teeth. The spirit and tone of Lewis’ testimony called to
