Good morning! I’m fresh off of a(nother) long car trip, and once again, it’s time to ease yourself back into reality – although, unlike last Tuesday’s mid-holiday fugue, this time, it’s for keeps. In what seems like a borrowed page from the Georgia Legislature’s playbook (cough*JQC*cough), House Republicans voted last night to kill the Office of Congressional

Received via press release, this Op-Ed was originally published in the Newnan Times Herald. In November, the voters of Georgia and the nation made it clear that it is time for a change. Voters spoke out about the state of our health care system, our courts, our veterans and our national security, our tax system,

Politico reports that former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue is the leading candidate to become Donald Trump’s Secretary of Agriculture. BREAKING IN PLAYBOOK — FORMER GEORGIA GOV. SONNY PERDUE is the leading candidate to be tapped as Donald Trump’s secretary of agriculture. Perdue has won statewide office twice, theoretically making his confirmation easier. Agriculture and veterans

Happy 2017! Let’s make this year better than last. State Lawmakers are identifying new avenues to fix failing schools. A Waffle House waitress was fired for shooting at three robbers. The Democratic Party of Georgia sounds like my family reunions: nasty, frustrating, and potentially inbred. The top political questions for 2017. Austin Chambers: A Georgia boy heading

2016, be gone! Like most of my geeky friends, my heart is broken. Everyone should read this. Food for thought. Different strokes for different folks. Or something. ESPN ratings tank. Wonder why… They didn’t just fade away. They traveled discreetly, bringing earth from their native land in coffins, hid in the shadows and bided their

Greg Bluestein has written up some of the proposed rule changes drafted by a panel of Georgia State Senators recently, and notes that, if adopted, they could change the pace and structure of the General Assembly. Among the ideas: Earlier Crossover Day  – To be considered, a bill has to pass either the House or

Following 36 years of publication, the last weekly issue of “LIFE” magazine hit the newsstands. The magazine later became a monthly publication on this date in 1972. Peaches Byron police receive $22,500 for ‘seat belt convincer’ School bookkeeper under investigation over missing money HOA’s continue to be the blemish of society Growing Georgia the right

UPDATE: Those rascally vote-suppressors at the AJC have now gotten in on the act! Check out this “typo” in their Morning Jolt!   Original Post: Georgia Republicans are routinely accused of campaign shenanigans, particularly of trying to depress voter turnout. Any Republican political consultant will tell you though, there’s really no way to do that,

From a press release: WASHINGTON—The House Rules Committee has posted the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act in preparation for its introduction on January 3. Congressman Collins, who sits on both Judiciary and Rules Committees—which share jurisdiction over the REINS Act—is the lead sponsor of the bill that President-elect Donald Trump

The best gift being my Morning Reads of course. “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve” by Lou Rawls. Congressional Republicans tackling the major issues of the day propose John-Lewis-inspired rule change.  2016 was good to someone–namely the Georgia ports. Isakson thinks congress needs to use existing mechanisms to investigate election claims first. But at