It’s political convention week in America, and at 1 PM the Republican National Convention gets underway in Cleveland. Above, former Gov. Zell Miller addresses the 2004 GOP convention. Cleveland is ready. Georgia’s primary runoff enters its final week of early voting, and in the Third District, the ads are getting nasty. Meanwhile, early voting turnout

As Nathan reported yesterday, it appears that GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump has chosen Indiana Governor Mike Pence as his running mate, confirmed on Twitter (where else?) and an official announcement planned for Saturday morning. I am pleased to announce that I have chosen Governor Mike Pence as my Vice Presidential running mate. News conference

Georgia Senate Marority Leader Bill Cowsert is a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, which will be gaveled in on Monday. Here, he reflects on what it takes to become a delegate, and anticipates what he’ll see next week. Sen. Cowsert represents the 46th Senate District, which includes Oconee County and portions of

Ginny is out watching people play Pokemon-GO on the Tech campus today, so I’m filling in for your Morning Reads. Today in History: Nixon visits Communist China Here: The lack of rain in north Georgia has caused the US Department of Agriculture to declare counties as natural disaster areas.  Farmers and ranchers in those counties may

At 7 PM tonight, John Wayne Conner will be put to death by the state by an injection of pentobarbital in Jackson, Georgia. On January 9, 1982, Conner beat his friend J.T. White to death in Telfair County after White said he wanted to have sex with Conner’s then-girlfriend. Before Conner left Telfair County with

The Indianapolis Star is confirming that Indiana Governor Mike Pence is suspending his re-election campaign.  That pretty much points to him being GOP presumptive nominee Donald Trump’s choice for Vice President.  That doesn’t mean it’s “official”, but the official announcement will come tomorrow at 11a. Former Speaker and Georgia Congressman Newt Gingrich had been named

Drew Ferguson has polled higher than GA Senator Mike Crane in two recent polls for the GA-3 Republican runoff. A Meeting Street Research poll shows Ferguson ahead 45-36, while a Clout Research/zpolitics poll shows Ferguson ahead 40.7-34.5. In addition, Ferguson has been endorsed by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and the U.S. Chamber over Crane. From

On the eve of the Republican National Convention, an extensive state-by-state poll by Morning Consult shows Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton would win the presidency with an electoral college vote of 320-212. Morning Consult polled 57,000 voters in its survey, which took place between April and June. In Georgia, Clinton leads, although within the margin

The House Judiciary Committee has formed a working group to study issues surrounding police actions and behavior public safety concerns related to the recent shootings by police in Minnesota and Louisiana, along with the deaths of five police officers in Dallas. 9th District Congressman Doug Collins of Gainesville was named to the group by Judiciary

As The New York Times reported earlier this week, perennial negotiations on the thirteen federal appropriations bills have stalled once again. Despite early handshake agreements between congressional leaders, it seems that the upcoming recess in September will come and go with only one of the thirteen bills passed. Per The Times: Democrats have accused the Senate majority