Dr. Steve Wrigley, who presently serves as the executive vice chancellor of administration for the University System of Georgia has been named Interim Chancellor of the system by the Board of Regents. He will take on the post beginning January 1st following the retirement of the current Chancellor, Hank Huckaby. In a statement, Board of

A new study by the Urban Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation estimates that by expanding Medicaid as outlined under the Affordable Care Act, Georgia could gain additional federal funding of between $45.4 and $51.6 billion, while increasing its costs between $5.2 and %5.5 billion over the period between 2017 and 2026. According to

Hank Huckabee is retiring as Chancellor of the University System of Georgia. He’ll end his tenure on December 31st. Expect a long line of folks to be positioning for this influential position over the coming weeks. Meanwhile, expect the replacement to continue to battle between the competitive rising costs of delivering a quality higher education

There’s a great many things cosmically for which I am thankful the past few days. However, that all pales in comparison to the thanks you guys gave you get to read my MRs. “Be Thankful for WHat You Got” by William Devaughn.  Former GA football player of the year heading to GSU.  Losing the back

The Hillary Clinton campaign is planning to send funds to Georgia and Arizona as she broadens her presidential campaign to include additional potential swing states. According to a story in the Washington Post, members of her campaign has notified Democratic leaders in the two states that funds for field organizing will be coming soon, although

Secretary of State Brian Kemp has ordered a recount of the Democratic Primary run-off in State Senate District 43. On July 26th, former State Rep. Tonya Anderson defeated Dorothea Dawkins-Haigler by just 10 votes. Anderson received 4,276 votes and Dawkins-Haigler received 4,266. Under Georgia election law, a losing candidate can request a recount if the difference

Since it was chartered in 1965, expansion and funding have been among MARTA’s most formidable opponents. MARTA was designed to serve the entire metro Atlanta region, but Cobb County and Gwinnett County never agreed to participate. Fulton County, DeKalb County, and now Clayton County have footed the bill through a 1 percent sales tax, but without regular

Plans for a debate between Senate candidates Democrat Jim Barksdale and Republican Johnny Isakson are being negotiated, and could include six debates, each in one of the major media markets in Georgia, according to a story published in the Red & Black. While the idea for one or more senatorial debates has been rumored, the

On Monday, the Governor’s Office announced that tax collections in July 2016 were up from July of the previous year. Net tax collections totaled $1.61 billion, an increase of 1.7 percent. Despite the overall increase, there were significant declines in individual income tax revenue, which was down by 7 percent, and corporate income tax revenue,

Good morning! And thanks to Will for covering last Tuesday’s reads. You don’t have as many friends as you think you do – but that’s okay, neither do I! GOP Senator Susan Collins of Maine will not endorse Donald Trump. Meanwhile, 50 former national security officials – all Republican – signed a letter saying that Trump