Today, a titan of not just Georgia but Southern politics turned 69 years young. Chairman Calvin Smyre is the longest serving member of the General Assembly and serves as Dean of the House. If you reside in the state of Georgia, then I guarantee you are indebted to his nearly half a century of service

It appears that whomever talked Aaron Barlow into returning from Chicago to his Fulton County house to run for Georgia’s State Senate told him there would be no math. Either that, or he hopes that voters in the Cherokee and Fulton County district are uninformed or don’t care that he is playing fast and loose

Georgia Governor Nathan Deal has weighed in on the rapidly growing controversy over which bathrooms transgender people should use at schools. Following the issuing of guidance by the federal Department of Education recommending that students should use the bathroom they feel most comfortable with, federal and state legislators quickly weighed in. This afternoon, Governor Deal

Good morning! It’s a rainy day in Georgia (which is good because north of the gnat line*, we’re in a moderate drought), and it’s a great day in America. Submitted for your procrastinating pleasure: Jane Little, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s world record-setting bassist, died on stage Sunday evening during an encore performance. Georgia is home

The guidance offered by the U.S. Department of Education drew reaction today from members of the Georgia congressional delegation, as well as a statement from Georgia’s largest school system. 39 members of U.S. House, including five members of the Georgia delegation, sent a letter to President Obama asking that the guidance be rescinded. The letter

This week’s Courier Herald column: We’re in the weeks that transition the unofficial move from Spring into Summer. Colleges have begun their graduation ceremonies with my alma mater the University of Georgia holding commencement ceremonies last Friday. Most of Georgia’s high schools will hold commencement ceremonies in the next couple of weeks. Then students will

The U.S. House Republican Conference is planning to roll out a list of policy solutions prior to the Republican National Convention in July, according to 6th District Congressman Tom Price, who spoke at Saturday’s Fulton County GOP breakfast. Comparing the proposals to 1994’s Contract with America, Price told those at the breakfast that “If this

Last Friday Representative John Pezold (HD-133) had an interesting op-ed in the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer essentially comparing  the operations of the Georgia Legislature to schoolyard bullies. And while anyone who has witnessed the 40 days sessions would probably admit there is some correlation between school children and legislators, his basic premise seems a bit naïve. Which

Our Morning Reads don’t normally feature dogs, but this story about Daisy, the new mascot for the Savannah Bananas, is worth retelling. The AJC released the results of a big poll this weekend. Trump leads Hillary (barely), Johnny Isakson is likely to keep his Senate seat, and voters are evenly split on Governor Deal’s veto

On Thursday, The AJC’s Watchdog reporter, Chris Joyner, published a story exposing some details about a political action committee affiliated with Georgia House Speaker David Ralston named the “Ralston Conservative Leadership Fund.” The fund is described as “secretive” in the story, which kind of surprised me, since I knew such a fund existed, even if