The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed the lawsuit today on behalf of Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO), the Georgia State Conference of the NAACP and seven individual plaintiffs contending that the Gwinnett Board of Commissioner and the Board of Education Districts exclude minorities from electing candidates of their choice. The

This morning, New York Times columnist Ross Douthat speculated on Twitter that polling in Georgia shows that evangelicals are supporting Donald Trump at a lower rate than they did Mitt Romney back in 2012. Back to Georgia: State is 40% evangelical. Romney got 53 percent. If Trump's in the high 30s, he *has* to be

Following the recent announcement of reduced prison sentences for 214 convicted felons by President Barack Obama, junior Senator David Perdue issued a statement condemning the action. All of the inmates affected by the clemency are serving time in federal correctional facilities and a large majority of the inmates are incarcerated for nonviolent drug offenses that

This week’s Courier Herald column: I was walking across the hallways of Georgia’s Capitol in early March when I ran into an old friend. I hadn’t seen Dr. Karen Mathiak in a while, but like many of my friends from political circles I keep up with her on social media. Dr. Mathiak is a Spalding

Georgia’s first district congressman Buddy Carter delivered the weekly Republican Address on Saturday. While President Obama chose to speak on the nation’s Olympic athletes, Rep. Carter chose to speak about the House legislative agenda, known as “A Better Way.” In prepared statements, Rep. Carter and Speaker Paul Ryan talked about Carter’s message: “The message I

Happy Monday, everyone! Kids are back in school, I survived the weekend, and we have news for you to read. So let’s begin. Jawja Computer glitch grounds all Delta flights. Georgia’s film industry is brining all sorts of people to our state in search of movie-related work. The story behind the murders of two teens

Poultry on private property is one of the more contentious debates that almost always leaves neighbors with great divides throughout their communities as they play tug-a-war over property rights (which should always be the winner) and Homeowners Association covenants. The ordinances usually err on the side of “no chickens allowed,” but Thursday evening yielded a small victory

Many of us recall the collective media firestorm back in 2014 when the conventional wisdom was that the race to replace retiring Senator Saxby Chambliss would undoubtedly be headed into a runoff. Only one poll since September had David Perdue running at or above the 50% mark heading into Election Day. Indeed, the final RCP

Donald Trump’s national poll numbers against Hillary Clinton aren’t spectacular, and I think that’s putting it nicely. Jon also mentioned earlier about a prognostication by FiveThirtyEight on the possibility (if the election were held today) that Hillary Clinton could win Georgia. That would be a black eye for Georgia Republicans, but the ramifications go deeper

Pikachu, Go! If Florida’s got it, it won’t be long until it crosses the line. Let’s all go work in Athens. Skillful. We see what you did there, sir. Nothing to see here, move along, move along. Tony Soprano would be so proud. Don’t drink the water. Really. Don’t. Circus. Monkeys. You get the picture.