In 47 days, Georgians will vote on the Opportunity School District (OSD) amendment. Put another way, Georgians will vote whether or not to force kids to stay in chronically failing schools. Anti-OSD forces dropped a television ad with the same old arguments used for years to scare people into submission. It’s, quite frankly, shameful. It

Attorney General Sam Olens annnounced today that Georgia has joined with 20 other states in opposing a new federal Labor Department rule that doubles the salary an employee must earn in order to be exempt from paying overtime wages. Under the new rule, anyone who makes $913 per week or less is entitled to overtime

Hillary Clinton remains within the margin of error of Donald Trump’s lead in Georgia. The con artist has a three-point lead over Clinton taking 45% of the vote to her 42% according to the latest poll from Monmouth University. Gary Johnson has a whopping eight percent of the support of those polled, and only five

Ever get the feeling that all our public institutions are unraveling? No? Maybe you should move to Savannah. Late last week, we got word that Savannah Fire Marshal Craig Landolt, who was honored as fire inspector of the year by the Georgia Fire Inspectors Association, had abruptly left his post. From the Savannah Morning News:

Representative Buddy Carter was joined by many of Georgia’s congressional Republicans in deriding the Bureau of Prisons’ decision to shut down a private prison in Folkston. Carter, Senator David Perdue and Representatives Lynn Westmoreland, Tom Price, Austin Scott, Doug Collins, Jody Hice, and Rick Allen all criticized the BOP and the Department of Justice for

Good morning! I’ve got an array of links for your reading (and listening) pleasure this morning. Jeb! was very funny in a skit during Sunday night’s Emmy awards. Meanwhile, Laura Bush and Michelle Obama discuss their friendship and the role of the First Lady, during and after their spouse’s term. Harry Reid: “This house is crap…it’s

Editor’s Note: The following guest post was written by Slade Mendenhall, a PhD student and research assistant in economics at George Mason University. He is a graduate of the University of Georgia and the London School of Economics and a former aide at the Georgia State Capitol. He hails from Alpharetta, Georgia and blogs at

The “Religious Liberty” bill is looming over the upcoming legislative session to the pleasure or the dismay of many. Political watchers might recall the legislation’s various forms over past sessions ranging from the Pastor Protection Act to the First Amendment Defense Act. With legislators and policy wonks searching for the right answer somewhere in between the

Say what you want about financial contributions to politicians, most of them aren’t made out of the kindness and goodness of someone’s heart. Generally speaking, campaign donations are made for political clout and as a “favor for later,” especially from lobbyists. Donations are made by lobbying groups and corporations during the off season in amounts

A Georgia State University freshman’s desire to wear a niqab in class set off some controversy recently when one of her teachers asked her to remove it because it violates state law. According to a story in the Georgia State Signal, Nabila Khan, who is Muslim, regularly wears a niqab when in public. The niqab