Good morning. I’m filling in for Theresa this morning to bring you a few articles of note: Georgia Covid update: 1800 new cases Sunday. 33 new deaths reported statewide in the last 24 hours. 83% of the state’s critical care beds are full. (Edit: Despite being on the CL-E’s front web page this morning, this
This week’s Courier Herald column: When I first wrote on the economic consequences of our Covid response there was the assumption that the shutdown of our state and nation’s economy would be relatively short. It was expected to be measured in weeks, not months. The original goal wasn’t to perfectly defeat the disease, but to
The following is a statement released from Governor Brian Kemp’s office, regarding the lawsuit over local mask mandates and a subsequent lawsuit with the City of Atlanta: “I sued the City of Atlanta to immediately stop the shuttering of local businesses and protect local workers from economic instability. For weeks, we have worked in good
Former Vice President Joe Biden has picked California Senator and former Presidential opponent Kamala Harris to be his running mate. Two prominent reactions of note. One from a Georgian that made the short list: And one that ran a full court press for the job.
This week’s Courier Herald column: To understand the future, we first need to understand the past. To change the future, we first must change the present. There was a time, not long ago at all, when good policy was good politics. Good policy wasn’t hyper partisan – quite the contrary. Good policy was post-partisan. Good
Governor Kemp today vetoed four bills, and offered statements regarding those. At the bottom of the press release, there is a note on a bill he signed, HB 105. It’s important. In the coming weeks, I will issue a proclamation calling for a special session of the General Assembly to pass the Hurricane Michael tax
Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball holds the rating on Georgia’s Senate race between Senator David Perdue and Jon Ossoff as “leans Republican” noting a tight statewide race. Senator Perdue maintains the edge, with Sabato giving a nod to a possible runoff – viewed as a firewall for Perdue. In Georgia, Sen. David Perdue (R) is locked
This week’s Courier Herald column: Let’s not mince words here. We need to be wearing masks if we have any hope of ending the pandemic early. Yes, I’m willing to acknowledge those who claim the pandemic hasn’t been politicized are being willfully ignorant or flat out lying. You are also correct if you point out
Folks, Covid hasn’t gone away, and it’s not a hoax. I’ll have a bit more to say on that later, but for now, understand this: The singular metric that matters on where we are in this pandemic is hospital utilization. Once again, we have hospitals in Georgia that are at capacity in ICU beds. As
Herman Cain seemed to come out of nowhere to make a competitive run for U.S. Senate here in Georgia. He spent time as a front runner during the 2012 Presidential contest. (9-9-9 should get another look). He beat stage IV cancer. He spent a good bit of time behind a radio mic and donating his
