It started with a tweet from Johnny Kauffman, political reporter for WABE news: In Ga. 80% of statehouse races will be uncontested in November. https://t.co/kPwRaFQZii #gapol — Johnny Kauffman (@JohnnyIK) June 20, 2016 That began a bit of friendly banter between several of us who regularly hang out at #gapol, wondering, first of all, whether
It’s summer! I hope you have air conditioning. Every June, some northern friend of mine will post something on social media about how they don’t need air conditioning where they live, because just open a window and everything is so lovely, and I think, “Oh, honey. Bless your heart, you have no idea.” In Mexico,
Governor Nathan Deal appointed nine individuals to various state boards on Friday, June 17th. Four individuals were appointed to the Council on Aging: Maureen Kelly, Perry Kemp, Pharm.D, Tony Marshall and Ashton Windham. A graduate from Georgia State University and the University of Georgia, Maureen Kelly is the president of the Thanks Mom & Dad
Today, the Washington Post goes into some depth over recent polling that shows presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump isn’t gaining traction among voters of color. The paper’s polling shows 88% of African-Americans have an unfavorable view of Trump, and 87% of Hispanics view the candidate unfavorably. Trump is also under water with whites, although
The Savannah Morning News has published a lengthy and provocative editorial, spurred by State Senator Renee Untermann’s recent statements, calling for lawmakers to reconsider Georgia’s rejection of the Medicaid expansion under the ACA. From the generally conservative editorial team: Locally, Memorial Health University Medical Center is losing millions of dollars annually, in large part because
This week’s Courier Herald column: The flag draped coffin sitting in the Georgia Capitol’s rotunda indicated that it wasn’t business as usual last week. Yet it was not an overly somber occasion. Instead, it was the increasingly common break from politics as the interior of the gold dome was being used for yet another movie.
Drew Ferguson’s congressional campaign today announced that the former West Point Mayor has secured the endorsements of seven of the 3rd Congressional District’s Sheriffs. They include: Mike Jolley – Harris County James Woodruff – Troup County John Darr – Muscogee County Ross Henry – Heard County Keith McBrayer – Henry County Mike Yeager – Coweta
Happy Monday, everyone! It’s a beautiful, cool morning. My Jeep’s doors are off to celebrate the relief from Hell’s scorching heat. Hooray! Jawja Jawja State Troopers are lacking qualified candidates. We have a new Miss Jawja! One of many morals of this story: Don’t ever go to Kentucky. We’ve got alligators! 🙁 It wasn’t me. Murica
Over the last few weeks, we’ve gotten the names of those appointed to various House study committees. Now, it’s the Senate’s turn. Friday afternoon, Lt. Governor Casey Cagle announced the composition of eight Senate and Joint study committees, created pursuant to various resolutions passed during the 2016 legislative session. In a statement, Cagle said, “With
State Representative Karla Drenner (D-Avondale Estates) will honor the victims of the Orlando shooting at the LGBTQ friendly nightclub Pulse with a concert at Georgia’s capitol next week. The concert will be held Monday, June 20th, in the Capitol Rotunda. The concert will feature performances by the Atlanta Women’s Chorus, the Atlanta Gay Men’s Chorus,
