Senate Bill 410, a bill that would make the English bulldog—mascot of the University of Georgia (UGA)—as the official state dog is currently being proposed to Georgia legislators. This legislation follows behind the proposal of House Bill 561, a bill that seeks to promote animal adoption and rescue through making “the adoptable dog” the official state
Fellow Atlantans: if I asked you what is the most important vote on Tuesday you’d probably say the presidential primary vote. But you would be mistaken in thinking so. It’s the MOST vote. And you should vote yes. While the tax vote is highly unlikely to fail, it’s worth pointing out that the MOST has
The results of 11Alive’s latest SurveyUSA opinion poll were released this morning, revealing interesting data on the state’s views on legalizing medical marijuana, recreational marijuana, casino gambling, and pari-mutuel wagering. On legalizing growing of marijuana for medical purposes, Georgians are in favor at 67%, with a 2.5% margin of error. 23% responded that this should
You might be asking yourself, “why is Will writing the Morning Reads on a Friday??” It’s because I’m a good person and don’t you forget it. My regular format will return on Monday. You’re getting end-of-the-week Will. We’ll see how this turns out. Half of gay and bisexual black men will be diagnosed with HIV.
Georgia congressmen John Lewis and Barry Loudermilk both had a good Wednesday. The House of Representatives passed both of their resolutions. Lewis expanded the MLK National Site to include King’s Prince Hall Masonic Lodge and, most importantly, got it upgraded to a national historic park. Loudermilk’s resolution means the U.S. government can acquire the historic Wallis
Atlanta’s Channel 11 released a new poll of Georgia voters five days before Super Tuesday that shows Donald Trump with a substantial lead in the Republican Party primary. According to the poll, Trump is favored by 45% of likely and actual GOP primary voters, followed by Marco Rubio at 19%, Ted Cruz at 16%, Ben
Charlie keeps asking me to post this; I assume he just wants Angelyn to quit talking about it. Georgia GOP Chairman Padgett will provide opening remarks. Thursday, February 25 7:00 p.m. Reception/Campaign Rally 8:00 p.m. Welcome Program 8:30 p.m. Debate You can buy a ticket here. $10 – Members of Young or College Republican clubs
It’s Friday! Thursday, and you get GeorgiaPol Radio. Yes, GeorgiaPol Radio on a Thursday. No, we didn’t get the FBI to hack into Charlie’s phone and change the date to make him think today’s Friday. The Sully Show will be remote out in Smyrna tomorrow, so we’re bumping GeorgiaPol Radio up a day for your listening pleasure.
A new poll from WABE predicts Donald Trump will cruise to victory in Georgia’s GOP primary on March 1. The baboon turned baboon reality TV star businessman from New York has the support of 41.25% of likely GOP voters. Marco Rubio is riding that strong momentum from Iowa into a distant second with 18.25% and Ted
Across from Matthews Cafeteria on Main Street in Tucker sits Cofer Brothers, which is getting ready to celebrate its 100th anniversary in three years. It’s a family run business, providing building materials to contractors for almost four generations. The business went through some tough times during the recession that started in 2008. The building industry
