It’s been a big week for naming study committees. In addition to the committee assignments reported by GeorgiaPol yesterday, Speaker Ralston has named members to three more and has also appointed members to a new state commission. Most notable is the House Study Committee on Regional Transit Solutions authorized by HR 1605. The Committee will consider

Good morning! Another Tuesday, another set of primaries – and we now have two presumptive nominees as last night, news broke that Clinton clinched the Democratic nomination. In a shocking turn of events, many GOP elite are shunning Trump’s attacks on U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel. This includes Georgia’s own Newt Gingrich, who wrote, “I

Atlanta’s blighted westside was named as one of nine new “Promise Zones” by the White House on Monday. While the designation comes with no money, being a Promise Zone makes it easier for neighborhoods to access federal funds with “10 years of significant Federal support for local leaders in high-poverty communities to create jobs; increase

In two press releases obtained by GeorgiaPol from the Georgia House’s press office on Monday, Speaker Ralston’s appointees to two study committees created by resolution during the recently adjourned legislative session were announced. One of the committees was created by House Resolution 1093 will seek to “study efforts in treating and supporting mentally ill individuals,

This week’s Courier Herald column: Republicans pride themselves of being the party of free markets. In politics, there are two primary measures of whether or not the markets are working. The monetary measure is fundraising for party activities. The market measure that ultimately matters is at the ballot box. Georgia Republicans have been maxing out

Debate over a resolution entitled “A Resolution On Getting Back to the Basics of Republican Principles” at this past weekend’s Georgia Republican Convention showed some differences of opinion among the convention delegates. The first part of the resolution chides the Georgia legislature for not overriding Governor Nathan Deal’s veto of House Bill 757, the Free

Georgia Republicans considered nine resolutions at their 2016 convention. Here they are: A Resolution On Getting Back to the Basics of Republican Principles Resolution Addressing Educational Initiatives A Resolution Supporting Medical Cannabis, In-State Access and Expanded Diagnoses for Prescribing A Resolution to Support Tax Reform in Georgia Resolution Opposing Medicaid Expansion in the State of

Will Kremer is vacationing this week where the Internet is weak, so he asked me to take over his Morning Reads duties. He compiled most of the links, so I’m just the delivery lady. Look at the size of those onions! Miss Georgia comes in second. Homegrown testing is a bad idea…or is it? Overhaul

Delegates at the Georgia Republican Convention in Augusta are expected to consider nine resolutions later this afternoon, some potentially controversial, others not so much. Perhaps the most controversial is one titled “A Resolution On Getting Back to the Basics of Republican Principles.” The resolution notes that the legislature passed the Free Exercise Protection Act, the

Georgia Republican Senator David Perdue held a question and answer session with members of the Georgia Young Republicans at their convention Saturday morning in Augusta. The first question he received dealt with his ability to get elected by positioning himself as an outsider, and how Donald Trump was able to win the GOP presidential nomination