We hear that Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle has hit a pretty big milestone.  He turns 50 today. Speaker David Ralston gave the Lieutenant Governor a shoutout during the Georgia Chamber’s Eggs and Issues Breakfast this morning at the Georgia World Congress Center. We may not have the stage of the World Congress Center…or a cake….or candles, but

Ever since Lynn Westmoreland’s announcement that he wouldn’t seek reelection, one name bubbled to the surface. Josh McKoon, current state Representative(29), already leads in the first poll for the 3rd district. At last report, McKoon is “thinking about it.” Stay tuned. [gview file=”https://www.georgiapol.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/GACD3SurveyResults.pdf”]

A couple of years ago, a number of my esteemed colleagues at georgiapol.com asked me if I wanted to start blogging on issues in Georgia law and politics. I am forever grateful for their encouragement and I could not be happier that I agreed to join them. The last few years have been a wild

  Congressman Doug Collins (R-GA-09) has drawn an opponent in the Republican primary this coming May.  Former teacher and Lanier Tea Party President Roger D. Fitzpatrick will be challenging Congressman Collins again.  Fitzpatrick came in last place with 17% in the 2012 contest after redistricting left the 9th district open with no sitting congressman. From

Savannah’s newly elected officials — mayor Eddie DeLoach, at-large alderman Brian Foster, 2nd district alderman Bill Durrence, and 4th district alderman Julian Miller — participated in their first city council meeting last Thursday. That meeting went pretty smoothly, all things considered, and concluded with some fond words for city manager Stephanie Cutter after she announced

Audits should be boring. Audit committees should be extra boring. In DeKalb, not so much. Last month, State Sen. Gloria Butler unceremoniously ganked the DeKalb senate delegation’s appointee to a county audit oversight committee, telling the AJC that Harmel Codi appears to have “an agenda,” and “we want someone on the committee who has the agenda

I’m one of those rare commodities, a native Georgian. Raised a Democrat, I’m now mostly right-leaning, but always a conservative first and foremost. While I’m not a card-carrying member of any party, there are some who call me a “Good Republican.”  My career background is in IT and cybersecurity.  Other titles include, but are not

Good morning! I hope your eggs were properly cooked, and your issues were equally to your liking. TransCanada is suing the United States about the rejection of the Keystone XL Pipeline, and the Wall Street Journal wants TransCanada’s attorneys to be sure to point out that despite the political consternation at home, the Obama Administration

One of the best ways to judge strength of candidates before an election is by the amount of money they are able to raise. Not only does it imply the quality and level of campaign they will be able to run, but it is a good measure of the success they will have when they

On WABE this morning, host Denis O’Hayer shared a conversation he had with House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams (D-Atlanta) on the eve of session, noting that the House democrats hold just enough seats in the House to block a Constitutional amendment. Their conversation centered on: Governor Deal’s proposals for education reform – “Money following the