Per press release: The Judicial Nominating Commission has submitted recommendations to fill vacancies within the Superior Courts of the Atlanta, Augusta, and Douglas Judicial Circuits. These vacancies were created by the resignations of the Honorable Jerry W. Baxter, the Honorable J. David Roper, and the Honorable Robert J. James. Governor Deal will fill the vacancies
The University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business recently released its annual economic outlook, which predicts another strong year for the economy in the Peach State, especially when compared to other states. Terry Dean Benjamin C. Ayers told an audience of about 700 in Atlanta that there were several reasons to be optimistic about the
Today is the Bill of Rights’ 225th birthday. Here’s a video from the Constitution Center. Some people could use a refresher. Peaches Funds to fight addiction remain priority Kemp wants Trump too look into DHS hack of Georgia voter rolls. Democrats seek to create independent redistricting committee. Here’s the link to the legislation. Georgia’s 86-year-old
The House Committee on Regional Transit Solutions met briefly Wednesday afternoon, and decided to recommend to the full House that a funded study be undertaken to get a better idea of what realistic policy options would be available for the funding and governance of a regional transit solution for the Atlanta area. Chairman Christian Coomer
The House Study Committee on Military Affairs has yet to issue its final report, but its impact will continue to be felt within the General Assembly. The committee was established via a House resolution to study ways to strengthen and protect Georgia’s military installations in advance of a new round of military base consolidation and
If you haven’t completed your shopping by now just abandon all hope. Rafael Solano y su Orquestra “Aleluya” (this might replace the Boston Pops’ version of “Sleigh Ride” as best Christmas song ever–even though “Sleigh Ride is not a Christmas song). The world was first, waiting for this hire and second, my reaction. (I’m not sure
With a voter turnout of 6.61%, Chuck Payne earned the most number of votes, but he was unable to secure an outright win with his 36.1% of the vote. He’ll be the sole Republican facing Democrat-running-as-an-Independent Debby Peppers, who came in 2nd with 27.42% in the January runoff. Justin Tomczak, who has been advising Chuck’s
In case we had forgotten, there’s a special election today in Georgia Senate District 54, and fortunately for us, David Beaudoin has made a pretty serious hobby out of studying and writing about special elections. On his blog, he’s testing the conventional wisdom that the most dedicated, politically engaged voters are the ones who will show
Johnny Isakson has issued the following statement on the nomination of Rex Tillerson, CEO of ExxonMobil, to be U.S. Secretary of State: “Mr. Tillerson has an impressive background with unique experience and extensive knowledge of working in a global environment. I congratulate Mr. Tillerson on his nomination, and I look forward to meeting with him
Jeremy Berry has a piece up on Saporta Report decrying current Georgia law regarding the criminalizing of selfies, and suggesting some improvements to the sticker quality. Note, if the stickers are improved, that’s only going to increase selfies, so these should go hand in hand. https://www.instagram.com/p/BMjqjWQArgK/ Berry points out that Louisiana has used a local artist’s portrait
