With qualifying just weeks away, the number of political announcements are increasing. Apparently incumbency no longer guarantees an easy re-election. This time, House District 19 in eastern Paulding County, incumbent Paulette Rakestraw is getting a serious challenge from law enforcement professional Joe Duvall. The Navy veteran is an empty-nester with two grown children and a

With the March 1st SEC primary under a week away here in Georgia, candidates competing for the Republican nomination have begun descending upon the Peach State. With campaign offices opening and developing event schedules, the candidates are all making their own efforts with their eyes on the 76 delegates that Georgia has to offer. The Rubio

Good morning! Let’s start the day with a slow clap for today’s offering from the AJC’s Pulitzer-winning political cartoonist, Mike Luckovich. And now, the rest of the Reads: This Tom Friedman column is nearly a week old, but I’ve been dying to share it since last week, mainly because of this perfect paragraph: Donald Trump

House Speaker David Ralston told reporters today that the Pastor Protection Act as amended by the Senate is on his desk, awaiting action by the House, which could take one of several forms. However, with the House passing campus carry and being in session until late this afternoon, nothing has been done with it so

House Bill 859, which would allow guns in most areas controlled by the University of Georgia system except for student housing and athletic events, passed the House this afternoon following an hour of spirited debate between pro-carry Republicans and anti-carry Democrats. The final vote was 113 in favor, 59 against, 3 not voting, and 5

On Friday, the Senate passed its substitute for House Bill 757, the Pastor Protection Act. The substitute added language from Senator Greg Kirk’s First Amendment Defense Act that forbids government interference with a natural person’s or faith based organization’s belief that marriage is reserved to two people. The measure is headed back to the House,

House Bill 290, which passed out of the House Motor Vehicles committee last week, would make it illegal to drive a vehicle with an unrestrained animal in the back. The punishment? A $15 fine. The bill’s sponsor, Democrat State Representative Karla Drenner, told the AJC that “The fine is not designed to be a deterrent.

This week’s Courier Herald column: One of the more interesting semi-public power plays during this year’s General Assembly has been between legislators and the Board of Regents. Georgia’s Constitution insulates the Board of Regents and thus the University System of Georgia from direct political influence. This is to keep the whims of modern politics from

Well, after Saturday night I’ve been jilted. Maybe you have as well. We are eight days out from the Georgia Republican Presidential Primary and my pick has dropped out. I know others suffered from “Bush Fatigue” and apparently even $100+ million cannot buy you political love, but I liked Jeb(!). Why? Simple. I did not have to agree with him on

This morning the Georgia Supreme Court will hear arguments on a free speech issue involving the Klu Klux Klan in northeast Georgia. The KKK wanted to take part in the Adopt a Highway program and chose HWY 515 in Union County. GDOT denied their application on the basis of public safety. Attorney General Sam Olens