I haven’t heard enough good Christmas music. Basically anything not released in the last 20 years. (Seriously, there hasn’t been a single good update of a classic). “Mistletoe and Holly” by Old Blue Eyes. ICYMI: Georgia’s Electoral College electors voted for Trump. Georgia leads the nation in executions! Whooo-diggity! Larry Colburn, Helped Stop My Lai
Former Secretary of State Karen Handel wrote a Facebook post this morning thanking people for their encouraging message as she considers running for Representative Tom Price’s soon-to-be vacated seat. She ended her post with, “Watch for a formal announcement early in the new year.” Here is her full post: Steve and I want to thank
Just in time for New Year’s, or perhaps for overly festive Christmas dinners, it’s OK again to blow up fireworks as part of your holiday festivities. On November 14th, the Governor issued an executive order banning the use of fireworks due to excessive drought in much of Georgia. Since then, rains have finally begun to
As the runoff heats up between Republican Chuck Payne and independent (but who will probably caucus with Democrats if elected) Debby Peppers, Chuck has picked up some big name endorsements to add to the bill in addition to former Congressman Jack Kingston and 9th District Congressman Doug Collins. Chuck has recently picked up an endorsement
As tradition dictates, GeorgiaPol is hosting its annual Wild Hog Road Show. Join Dear Leader Charlie Harper, our editors, and our contributors for a celebration before the Georgia General Assembly convenes the following day. Topics that are off-limits: My attire at last year’s road show, my attire at this year’s road show, and the impending
80,000 jobs and $4 billion-with-a-B in wages is nothing to sneeze at. For a 20 to 30% discount on their state income taxes, filmmakers, television producers and video game companies do their respective things in Georgia, and NOT in places like North Carolina, Louisiana, or Michigan. That tax break translated into 245 feature film and
The Georgia Ports Authority announced a 6.5% monthly increase in total container traffic yesterday. The Port of Savannah alone moved 167,333 containers, an increase of 10,210 over November 2015. Against the backdrop of increasing national skepticism about America’s trade policies, the Georgia Ports Authority credits a “strengthening export market and a busy peak holiday season”
Good morning! Today is the last day to send first-class mail if you want it to arrive before Christmas. Cindy Stowell died before her “Jeopardy!” triumph aired. A group of really really smart scientists figured out how to blast antimatter atoms with a laser. Christine Lagarde, head of the IMF, was found guilty of “negligence.”
UPDATE: Baoky Vu, the elector who has resigned due to opposition to President-Elect Trump, will be replaced by John Padgett, Chairman of the Georgia Republican Party. After more than a month of emotional pleas, Georgia’s members of the Electoral College will vote at noon in the state capitol. Presumably, all 16 of Georgia’s Electoral College
Everyone knows about the unusual conundrum of government spending: Spend it all by the end of the year so you can get the same amount the next year. But the Bibb County Board of Education is taking that idea to new heights. The BOE last week filed a lawsuit against former superintendent Romain Dallemand after it
