With the the 2017 legislative session beginning five weeks from today, we’re beginning to see what leadership in the General Assembly is prioritizing for the upcoming session. On Friday, House Speaker David Ralston presented some ideas in a conversation with Bill Nigut and Jim Galloway on GPB’s Political Rewind, while House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams
I panicked after typing “5th” because I realized a family member’s birthday is in four days and I’m completely unprepared. Jawja Speaker Ralston: United Republican government should handle “Religious Liberty” legislation. Trump could thrust Perdue-world to new heights. Privately owned Atlanta: What it could mean. Legislators gather in Athens for the legislative Biennial Institute conference. A
Chet did a fairly good job outlining some of the possibilities for a special election to replace Tom Price in House District 6. I would suggest that there are a few additional considerations that could affect the setting of the special election date. The first one is the requirement that for all federal elections, including
With Judson Hill announcing he’s in for the presumed special election to fill Tom Price’s Congressional seat, Georgia’s “resign to run law” means that there will be special election to fill Hill’s State Senate Seat upon his resignation or qualifying for the Congressional race. As such, East Cobb attorney Gus Makris is preparing to announce
With the nomination of Rep. Tom Price as Secretary of Health and Human Services, potential candidates are already maneuvering to fill his seat. While phone calls are being made and rumors are being launched, no one is yet sure when this special election sprint will end. Determining this should be easy: the governor determines an election date
Congressman Tom Graves (R-GA-14) has been in Congress since 2009 (after Nathan Deal resigned his seat in Congress to run for governor). After Congressman Tom Price (R-GA-06) is confirmed for his post as the next Health and Human Services secretary, Congressman Graves will become the most senior Republican in the Georgia House delegation. He’s also
DECEMBER? It’s DECEMBER?!?!? #panic Words escape… more later. Sigh. Even more rules. Clark Atlanta gets a big donation. Location. Location. Location. Haggling. Prayers for East Tennessee. How to help. Flap or flop on Fixer Upper? How to get folks to turn OFF their phones. Checking out, for real. Carry your gun nationwide? Democrats promise to
The first polling is out for the soon to be open 6th district seat held by future Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price. In a Landmark/Rosetta Stone poll of 500 voters. Former Secretary of State Karen Handel leads at 21.7%, followed by State Rep. and Tom Price’s wife Betty Price at 10%. State Senator
Today, Agnes Scott College President Elizabeth Kiss announced that the Decatur college will join Emory University in supporting its DACA students. Last week, a group of more than 700 Emory University students, 100 faculty members, and 17 campus groups sent a letter to their administration urging them to ensure that the private university will be a “sanctuary campus”
Senator David Perdue plans to travel to Trump Tower on Friday to meet with the president-elect. The purpose of the meeting, according to Perdue press secretary Caroline Vanvick, is to explore the ways that the senator, who was one Trump’s earliest and loudest supporters during the campaign, can work together in the Senate. “As a
