Ginny is our latest jet setting world traveler. I’m betting she’s out finding a yarn supplier to keep her “knitting in publick” alive and strong. In such, I’m here to give you this morning’s news. On this day in Georgia history, General William T. Sherman and his army captures Atlanta. It still makes a few
According to an opinion issued by the Georgia Law Department, the Georgia Board of Nursing has the final say over which qualified candidate can be hired as the Executive Director of the Board, and the Secretary of State’s office determines which candidate(s) are qualified for the job. The opinion from the Attorney General’s office is
And it’s not that we both like Donald Trump. Last week, I participated in a panel discussion as part of the Cobb Opportunity Outlook sponsored by the Council for Quality Growth. At the event, three different panels of policymakers, developers, and elected officials from across Cobb discussed how to maximize collaboration, communication, and connectivity in
Georgia’s election databases are not at risk of being hacked, even after Arizona and Illinois suffered data breaches, according to the man in charge of the office that inadvertently leaked 6.2 million Georgians’ voter information. Despite the growing warning signs and several high-profile missteps at the Secretary of State’s office, Brian Kemp wants you, dear
Governor Nathan Deal has declared a State of Emergency for much of South Georgia in advance of Tropical Storm Hermine: “Georgia is expected to receive severe weather related to Tropical Storm Hermine through Saturday,” Deal said. “We are working to ensure counties in south, central and coastal Georgia have access to the state resources necessary
I was in Dalton on Tuesday for the campaign stop that Governor Mike Pence made to help rally support in what should be a red state in a normal presidential year. As we’ve seen, 2016 has been all but normal and extra mean by offing great people like Gene Wilder and Abe Vigoda (God rest
The Legislative Process Senate Study Committee met for the first time on Wednesday, and heard proposals from several different senators that could provide for a significant change in the way the Senate, and by extension the General Assembly, operates. The committee did not take a vote on any of the proposed changes. Instead, they will
A Georgia healthcare task force headed by two Republican legislators has released a series of options for covering uninsured Georgians that they call a “conservative approach to Medicaid expansion”. I thought Republicans supported smaller government not expansion? Vic Reynolds, the Republican District Attorney in Cobb County, on WSB 2 news last night suggested expanding federal
HAPPY SEPTEMBER. It’s time for football and pumpkin flavored things, as well as celebrating the release of the movie Titanic, which occurred on this date 18 years ago, and the release of the first Harry Potter book, which happened on the same date. THE BEST THING YOU’LL READ ALL DAY: Dog walks 12 miles after swimming 6
The Georgia House Military Affairs Study Committee was told there is no time to waste for preparing for the next round of military base consolidation and closing that could occur as soon as 2019. The study committee, headed by Rep. Dave Belton, has a mission of determining what can be done to protect the Peach
