The Georgia Department of Transportation has threatened to shut down Atlanta’s beleaguered street car. The AJC’s David Wickart has the details: In a letter to Mayor Kasim Reed and MARTA CEO Keith Parker on Monday, the Georgia Department of Transportation gave the city until June 14 to submit plans to address 60 outstanding problems outlined
As the United States Senate takes up the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2017, Senators Johnny Isakson (R) and David Perdue (R) have offered two amendments to the legislation in support of the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS). Both Senators want to ensure that it is maintained as a national
Bathroom wars come to Georgia. When in doubt, throw a conference. Ah. Close to the office. But the big question is will they serve during lunchtime? Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill won his primary handily, just in time for his trial in two weeks. The beginning of the end? Just like the Hydra. Cut off
Golf. You know. That thing that old men do when they get bored after retiring. That unbelievably frustrating game where your only opponent is your own mental fragility. That sport where you can top 17 tee shots in a row, but you keep coming back because of a beautiful drive down the 18th fairway. Yeah
President Obama will soon use his veto pen for just the tenth time since he’s been in office. On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution of disapproval of the so-called fiduciary rule, a U.S. Department of Labor regulation that requires financial advisors give retirement advice that is in their client’s best interest and is
On this date in 1938, the House Committee on Un-American Activities began its work of searching for subversives in the US. These days we just call it the Department of Homeland Security – and they’re always watching. Peaches Interim presidents announced for 2 Georgia universities. Coal ash issues continue in Georgia. Juvenile justice reforms begin implementation.
The State of Georgia has joined a lawsuit initiated by the state of Texas asking for relief from the threats to withhold federal funds if schools do not comply with policies outlined in a Dear Colleague letter released earlier this month that directs schools to allow transgender students to use restrooms, locker rooms, and other
Going into the 2016 legislative session last winter, there was an expectation that education reform, including a revision of the QBE formula and possibly adding merit pay for teachers, would be Governor Deal’s top priority. He had convened an education reform commission to study the issue and make recommendations, which they did. Yet, in his
Nothing to see here, move along. Yesterday’s primaries in Chatham County had some interesting elements, but the results were largely predictable, with most incumbents winning handily. It seems that a fair number of Republicans asked for a Democratic ballot, but that trend doesn’t seem to have had much if any effect on the outcomes. Carl
Some years ago the battle cry “was thrown out all the incumbents” which I thought was akin to taking a chain saw to a problem that required pruning. Were there and are there still incumbents that need replacing – absolutely. But it seems to me that politics is the only profession where experience is a
