Melvin Everson is the Executive Director of the Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity, charged with investigating charges of discrimination in the areas of employment and housing. A former state representative who was elected in 2005 as the first black conservative in over 150 years, Melvin has also served as an Associate Pastor at Salem Missionary

Editor’s Note: This guest post was written by Republican State Senator Marty Harbin of Tyrone. Sen. Harbin was elected in 2014. He represents District 16, which includes Lamar, Spalding and Pike counties and most of Fayette County. We have been involved in a very long and difficult struggle to defend religious liberty in the state

Good morning! On this day in 1792, President George Washington gave the United States our first veto. SCOTUS: Unanimous on “One Person, One Vote.” Facebook Live is indeed annoying. What does Alabama Governor Robert Bentley have in common with Donald Trump? Per the Economist, most Southern states are a heady blend of “conspicuous religiosity with widespread

They say that March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. This year, not so much. The final week of the month brought the veto of House Bill 757, and curiosity over whether he will sign other bills that passed the legislature. Charlie, Stefan and Jon took over the Sully show

A post on the National Review website postulates that Governor Nathan Deal’s recent veto of House Bill 757, the Free Exercise Protection Act, shows that the influence of the Christian right is declining in the Peach State. One week after Deal’s veto, which came on Easter Monday, evangelical leaders, lawmakers, and activists across the state

For the second time in four years, efforts to bring a second airport to metro Atlanta seem to be falling apart. Four years ago, plans to offer scheduled passenger service at Gwinnett County’s Briscoe Field were scrapped after many county residents expressed opposition to the plan, and the response to the county’s request for proposals

This week’s Courier Herald column: The Georgia General Assembly adjourned Sine Die the Thursday before Easter, after passing a controversial religious freedom bill the week before. It was a final week filled with threats of boycotts and political reprisals. After a brief break for Easter weekend, the Governor emerged last Monday with a veto. It

The Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s mission is to improve the lives of Georgians through public policies that enhance economic opportunity and freedom. At the end of the 2016 legislative session the Foundation’s President/CEO, Kelly McCutchen, painted a fairly bleak picture of the session’s results with these two words- Missed Opportunities! McCutchen’s overall assessment included the

Happy Monday, everyone! It’s April 4th, which means we’re another week closer to the end of our national nightmare: Election 2016. While we’re waiting for it to end, why don’t we read some news? Jawja How a queer, black millennial plans to change #gapol. That movie industry people suddenly hate for opposing discrimination is casting for Fast &

Yesterday, the Georgia Republican Party executive committee voted to reopen qualifying on the Republican ticket in State House Districts 3 and 52 after incumbent Representatives Tom Weldon and Joe Wilkinson, respectively, decided to withdraw their candidacy. The Catoosa County Republican convention passed a resolution requesting that the state GOP to reopen qualifying for House District