I asked Scott Holcomb about his stalled rape kit bill last week in between hearings. “It’s not over,” he said. Around here, until the gavel falls on Sine Die, he’s always going to be right. This afternoon, State Sen. Elena Parent’s gun background check bill was martyred in the name of testing rape kits. State

Last week I wrote an article about a state representative who happened to be in two places at once. Essentially, this state representative was at a high profile event in his district while simultaneously voting on the House floor. I wrote a rather terse article because I honestly believed that the reason to be away

By now you have probably heard about the terrorist attacks in Brussels Belgium that have killed dozens of people. At the Gold Dome, Speaker David Ralston opened the morning session with a moment of silence in memory of those who lost their lives. Georgia’s DC lawmakers reacted as well, beginning with Senator David Perdue, who

The Georgia Legislature reconvenes this morning to hurtle down the highway to Sine Die, and when they do, HB 727 will likely be back on the House floor. It’s the latest fireworks bill, and it promises to return some control and authority on fireworks to county and municipal governments – and frankly, it’s about time,

Good morning! We are one day away from the GeorgiaPol Sine Die Road Show. Make plans to be at the Hudson Grille in Midtown tomorrow from 7 until 10 PM. Maybe I’ll even talk about Hamilton – perhaps you’ve heard of it? (Added at 7:45 AM) The Washington Post Peeps Diorama Contest is back! As

In a Capitol press conference this morning, four members of the House Minority Caucus expressed their concerns with House Bill 757, now known as the “Free Exercise Protection Act.” Reps. Keisha Waites, Park Cannon, Karla Drenner, Dee Dawkins Haigler and Taylor Bennett said that while they were fine with the original Pastor Protection Act as

Speaker Ralston said in an interview with WABE the House will not make any changes to the “Campus Carry” bill passed out of the General Assembly on March 11th. Governor Deal issued a statement soon after the bill’s passage signaling he wants lawmakers to exempt on-campus child care centers and to address his concerns about high

UPDATED: For clarity, Representative Weldon hasn’t officially withdrawn from the race.  The Catoosa GOP has, in its resolution, will send a certified letter requesting that Weldon send a formal letter of withdrawal with 72 hours of his decision. Georgia State Representative Tom Weldon (R-HD-03) decided last week to withdraw from his re-election race.  My understanding is that there

This week’s Courier Herald column: Another year is upon us where the end of the Georgia General Assembly coincides with Holy Week. Legislators should wrap up their annual business about the time the calendar turns to Good Friday. The difference between this year and last is that this time, legislators will leave town with a

Councilman Robert Yost of District 6 called for the resignation of every member of the Hospital Authority of Valdosta and Lowndes County at the annual city council planning retreat Friday afternoon, according to a report in the Valdosta Daily Times. The Hospital Authority governs South Georgia Medical Center and is appointed by the city of