From a joint press release: U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and David Perdue, R-Ga., joined 15 of their Senate colleagues in a letter to the chairmen and ranking members of the Armed Services Committee of the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives, urging them to keep unnecessary, controversial political measures out of the

There’s something to be said about how a city that exists because of railroads is now transforming itself in large part because of disused railroads. The New York Times ran an article this weekend that extolls the virtues of the Atlanta Beltline, and urban redesign guru Chris Leinberger – who once called metro Atlanta the “poster child

The impact of religious liberty legislation in North Carolina became more visible on Monday, as the NCAA announced that seven college tournaments scheduled to be played in the Tarheel State during the 2016-2017 academic year will be moved to alternate locations. The action was taken because of the state’s House Bill 2, which requires transgender

Good morning! I hope you don’t get pneumonia – but if you do, I hope no one minds if you take the day off work. The New York Times maps gay marriage in America. The Economist finds a correlation between beer and heathens. Ohio University is returning Roger Ailes’ donation. I’ve never been accused of

Just under two months before the general election, Republican Drew Ferguson has earned the endorsement of the National Federation of Independent Business in his race for the third district open seat currently held by Lynn Westmoreland. In a press release, NFIB National Political Director said, “Drew Ferguson would be a strong defender of small business

Governor Nathan Deal announced a continuing positive trend in tax collections. August receipts were up 6.8% over August 2015 at $1.69 billion. For FY 2017, which began July 1 receipts totaled $3.3 billion which represented a 4.3% increase over the same period in FY 2016. Each tax revenue category showed an increase which is indicative

This week’s Courier Herald column: We’ve now clocked the fifteenth anniversary of September 11th. As is typical – and well deserved – we couple this remembrance of when terrorists killed over 3,000 on American soil with a recognition of the first responders that ran toward the danger rather than away from it. As a country,

While long term structural fixes to Georgia’s healthcare financing system are debated in preparation for next year’s session of the Georgia General Assembly, state leaders are touting a new program designed to bring additional private sector dollars into the system for rural Georgia hospitals.  Representative Geoff Duncan (from non-rural Cumming Georgia) was the chief sponsor

As we ride the final third of the poop-flume that 2016 has been, let’s look forward to the end. The good news is that there are fewer than 60 days left until the worst Presidential Election in history is over. We need only endure the season of speculation the time when second-guessing the polls passes

Happy Monday, everyone! If you’re in Atlanta, try out The Southern Gentleman. The food is delicious and the drinks are unique. Ask for Victoria. Jawja Being the White minority in Jawja. Court says Jawja can’t request proof of citizenship to vote. But apparently we need it for literally everything else. Go figure. On that note, only