Good morning! I apologize for my extended absence. This past semester ended up being a whirligig at the end, and gosh am I ever glad to see summer semester here. Though, I did lose five student workers to graduation, which is wonderful, but carries a twinge of sadness with it. I’ll miss my girls!
Yesterday, as y’all definitely know, was Primary Election Day, and Georgia made some statements. Before we get to those, though, here’s the link to the Secretary of State’s elections results so you can get the rundown of how each contest went.
Now, to the news!
Pat Conroy
- Brad. Raffensperger. I believed he was going to win, but I thought it was going to be a nail biter. Nope! The AJC is calling it the upset of the night. (Alternate link.)
- Perdon’t is Perdone again.
- Here’s a look at the coming Kemp/Abrams rematch.
- The most controversial race ended up being… public service commissioner.
- Don’t forget to vote in the 10 runoff elections on June 21st! (Alternate link.)
- Fort Gordon may get a new name.
- COVID cases are on the rise again in the state. (Alternate link.)
Alice Walker
- 19 fourth graders and two teachers lost their lives in yet another school shooting yesterday.
- A new report details wide sexual abuse coverup in Southern Baptist Convention churches.
- Texas Republicans want to keep Ken Paxton, apparently.
- The House Ethics Committee is investigating three Republican Members for all kinds of potentially nefarious things. Unsurprisingly, Madison Cawthorn is one of them. (Alternate link.)
- A possible settlement deal has been reached in the West Virginia opioid case.
- A group of 150 millionaires is calling to be taxed more by the world’s governments.
- Russia has stepped up attacks in the Donbas region of Ukraine. (Alternate link.)
- China is once again ramping up its COVID lockdowns.
Flannery O’Connor
- New York has removed its last public pay phone.