Today I paid a telecom expert to influence my phone company to give me higher internet speed knowing full well that it will increase my phone bill. Then I hired a food expert to twist Kroger’s arm to carry Densuke watermelons knowing full well it will raise my grocery bill. Finally I engaged a financial

Georgia’s General Assembly has recently been presented with House Bill 1055, a bill that would end the state’s present healthcare regulations, the Certificate of Need program (CON). Andy Miller from Georgia Health News recently wrote extensively about the proposed legislation, available here. The bill intends to do away with CON and replace it with a

THE MOST IMPORTANT NEWS: GSU schedules home-and-homes with UNC and Vanderbilt in 2020/21 and 24/25 respectively. Hype. “Dreams of Milk & Honey” by Leslie West.    2016 Creative Loafing Lust List doesn’t include me or Charlie so it’s safe to say said ranking is discredited.  Is Michael Thurmond the man to save the Dekalb CEO position from being

Today, President Obama spoke at the White House on his plan to shutdown the detention center at Guantanamo Bay. The Department of Defense will submit a 4-point plan to Congress that includes finding a facility in the U.S. to hold any remaining detainees. Several members of our Georgia congressional delegation have sent us their reaction to the

Ohio Governor John Kasich was in metro Atlanta today, making appearances in Kennnesaw and Sandy Springs in support of his presidential campaign, where he is in last place with 8%, according to a recent AJC poll. In addition to the two public appearances, he also stopped by the Capitol to address the House and Senate.

As a landowner that utilizes a private well in southeast Georgia, I have been closely following Senate Bill 36, entitled “Underground Water Supply Protection Act of 2015.” The Act, which passed the Senate last year by a vote of 48-3, would require, by law, that the Board of Natural Resources “adopt regulations that provide for the

From a press release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today sent a letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell indicating that he will exercise his constitutional authority to withhold consent of any nominee submitted by President Barack Obama and the Senate Judiciary Committee will not hold

Keith Parker is riding a first class train to the top. On Monday, MARTA announced that it’s CEO, Keith Parker, will be nominated by Barack Obama to the National Infrastructure Advisory Council.  President Obama said in a prepared statement: “I am honored that these talented individuals have decided to serve our country. They bring their years

With all the bickering about RFRA/FADA/PPA, I think we should highlight a group that is slightly outside the norm. That group is called Georgia Republicans for the Future. It’s an interesting group to say the least. The group is not the chamber type nor is the group the evangelical type. It’s mostly young, conservative Georgians

State Representative Jason Spencer (R-180) announced on Monday that the Commercial Spaceflight Federation has expressed support for the passage of the Georgia Spaceflight Act (HB 734), sponsored by Rep. Spencer. Spencer believes that the legislation will enhance Georgia’s recruiting of the commercial space industry to make the state competitive. Industry leaders are in need of