Tomorrow morning, the 2018 session of the General Assembly moves from opening pageantry into substance, as state leaders preview their legislative priorities at the Eggs & Issues breakfast. As previewed in Monday’s column, two of the main umbrella of issues that will be on the table are metro congestion/mobility, and rural development. I will again
Yes, it does seem like special elections are quite frequent these days. In today’s balloting, voters choose to fill the seats left vacant by the resignation of Senator Rick Jeffares, who is running for Lt. Governor, and State Representative Brian Strickland, who is running for Jeffares open seat. Results can be found at the Secretary
The Georgia General Assembly has begun with 39 business days left before candidates can start sending fundraising emails again. The trade off is that candidates who remain in their elective office have a platform and megaphone to generate “earned media” – essentially letting news media distribute their messages for them. Senator Michael Williams started this
As we’re all well aware, Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia is the pride of West Point Georgia, having produced over one million Kia Sorento CUV’s. It also currently produces the Optima Sedan. Kia has a sister plant in Montgomery Alabama, Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, that currently produces the Hyundai Sonota and Elantra sedans and Santa Fe
State Representative Rich Golick (R-Sminings) has decided to retire at the end of his term, per the Marietta Daily Journal: “… After 20 years of service, I will be retiring from the State House at the end of this term. Over the holidays, I took a hard look at the calendar, and the fact is
This week’s Courier Herald column: It’s fitting that the first day of the 2018 meeting of the Georgia General Assembly falls on the same day as the Georgia Bulldogs play for a National Championship. The last time UGA won a National title was 1980, and Notre Dame was the superpower program that stood in the
From a press release: Atlanta, GA, January 5, 2018 – Today, Lt. Governor Casey Cagle and the Senate Committee on Assignments announced new appointments and standing committee chairs to begin the second session of the 154th Georgia General Assembly. “Georgians should have great confidence that these senators will utilize their leadership roles to positively shape
Martin Momtahan has formally announced his bid to replace State Representative Howard Maxwell (R-Dallas), who announced he would not be running for re-election yesterday. We floated Momtahan as a potential candidate yesterday. Today, he has made it official. The press release announcing his campaign is as follows: DALLAS – Paulding County businessman Martin Momtahan formally
Republican Paulding County House Member Howard Maxwell will not seek re-election, but will instead retire after three decades of public service, including his eight terms in the Georgia House. While not the kind of Chairman that seeks headlines, Maxwell has a reputation of a steady force under the gold dome. The Dallas based district will
