John Lewis took the floor of House of Representatives Wednesday, demanding Congress take action on gun control legislation. The issue has been a priority for Lewis, who cited several Atlantans who were recent victims of gun violence as reasons to act immediately. Following his remarks, Lewis was joined in the well by Reps. Robin Kelly (D-IL),
On this date in 1923, Oklahoma was placed under martial law by Gov. John Calloway Walton due to terrorist activity by the Ku Klux Klan. After this declaration national newspapers began to expose the Klan and its criminal activities. Peaches Meeting about proposed Georgia mosque canceled after militia video Newt on point Georgia man dies
Veteran politicos tell me often, “enjoy this election because you’ll never see another like it.” I’m not enjoying it, but it proves that America has never seen an election quite like Clinton v. Trump. Charlie, our Dear Leader, went on a bit of a tweet storm over partisan attacks waged against him from hypocritical Democrats.
Although the number of people in Georgia without health insurance fell between 2014 and 2015, the Peach State still has the country’s third highest uninsured rate at 13.9 percent. This is somewhat higher than the 9.1 percent national rate. The 13.9 percent uninsured rate comes outs to nearly 1.4 million Georgians, which accounts for about
One of the reasons the General Assembly passed House Bill 225 during the 2015 legislative seession was to equitably regulate ride sharing services such as Uber and Lyft. Despite worries that Chairman Alan Powell’s bill was going to effectively put ride sharing companies out of business by saddling them with the same requirements as traditional
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee took up the issue of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s private email server on Tuesday. Committee member Georgia 10th District Congressman Jody Hice was ready with questions. Unfortunately, Bryan Pagliano, a former State Department computer specialist, failed to show up, and Paul Combetta and Bill Thornton, Platte
George Soros, the 86-year old currency manipulator and alleged Nazi collaborator, has forced Matt McCord out of the race for Henry County District Attorney. “Matt McCord announced his withdrawal from the campaign effective immediately, after apparently learning of a six-figure donation to his opponent, Darius Pattillo.” Soros’ donations were first reported by Aaron Gould Sheinin
These Morning Reads are sure to be the greatest ever of all time! “Skeleton Tree” by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. The whole album is rough and utterly fantastic. 2016’s nights were hotter than any other year since records started being kept. Yet more data showing global warming is a theory! There’s literally no
Current budgetary disputes in Washington are soon going to be felt in Georgia. Tamar Hallerman writes about the ongoing issue in a recent article for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. A lack of consensus in Congress has increased difficulties in finalizing budgets. Lawmakers have been resorting to using high stakes tactics—leveraging the entire government’s funding—in order to
Teri told you about the glowing prospects for the BeltLine and its economic impact on the city of Atlanta and the state. That’s the shot. Now comes the chaser, courtesy of Reason.com: Of course the project wouldn’t be complete unless the “glorified sidewalk”—as the Times called the Atlanta BeltLine project—was somehow connected to the failing
