In One Analysis, Georgia Has Become a Blue State

If you have been waiting for Georgia to turn blue, you have your wish: That’s the latest map from the political prognosticators at FiveThirtyEight. It gives Hillary a 50.2% chance of winning the Peach State to Donald Trump’s 49.8%. Of course, there are disclaimers. This is their Now-cast view, which assumes that the election is

New Email Reveals in Judge Weaver Controversy

Two weeks ago, I wrote about the snafu in North Georgia’s Appalachian Judicial Circuit. Under intense public pressure, Appalachian District Attorney Alison Sosebee had just dropped the fraud charges she had filed against Fannin Focus publisher Mark Thomason and his attorney Richard Stookey. The charges were related to an open-records-request Thomason and Stookey had made

Secretary Kemp Launches New App And Texting Services

Secretary of State Brian Kemp’s office announced a new app and a new voter registration service. The app, which is available for free on iPhone and Android, allows users to check their voter page, use business search, register businesses, and search the Certificate of Existence database. Perhaps most intriguing is the new voter registration service. Georgians can initiate

Electoral College Member Who Might Not Vote for Donald Trump Resigns

Well, that didn’t last long. After Republican Party elector Baoky Vu announced that he would not vote for Donald Trump in the November election, and indicated he might not vote for Trump in the Electoral College, he reconsidered his position this afternoon, and has resigned from his position as a Presidential Elector in the Electoral

Over 500 Jobs to be Created in Athens-Clarke County

Gov. Nathan Deal announced today that Voxpro will invest $4 million and create over 500 jobs in Athens-Clarke County by 2020. A press release explains VoxPro: “Voxpro provides of a range of business services, such as multilingual customer experience and technical support solutions, trust and safety monitoring, social media management and product insight. The company