It’s still a mess. Now it’s a mess that a Judge will allow to cash flow. Maggie Lee breaks the news as follows: Yep Fulton County, you are getting property tax bills this year. That's after a judge's ruling just now. Stoey soon #gapol — Maggie Lee (@maggie_a_lee) November 3, 2017 We forgive the typo
This week’s Courier Herald column: We’re upon the season where people dress up in costumes in order to pretend to be characters they are not, often to frighten their neighbors and/or small children. Halloween is a perfect reminder that we need to look ahead to the next session of the Georgia General Assembly, which will
This week’s Courier Herald column: Eight years ago the state of Georgia was reeling from a total collapse in the US housing and financial markets. Banks were failing here at the highest rate in the nation. Even the soundest real estate transactions were viewed as speculative investments. Our unemployment rate soared well above the national
WSBTV will be hosting a 90 minute debate this afternoon featuring candidates running to be the next Mayor of Georgia. I mean Atlanta. Except not. The mayor of our capital city is chosen by residents that compose roughly 5% of the state, but often speaks for all Georgians. Even for those of us in metro-Atlanta,
The state of Georgia has delivered it’s pitch to Amazon for HQ2, which was due today. Never to let any opportunity past to Always Be Closing, Georgia used the delivery itself as part of it’s sales pitch, as shown in the video below: You can find more about how Georgia stacks up against the competition
This week’s Courier Herald column: Some of you need to move to the right. All of us need to get our friends and neighbors to understand when they need to move to the right. No, this isn’t about political directions, though it is about a problem that has been addressed through the political process. More
This week’s Courier Herald column: It has long been a theme of this column that campaigns are antithetical to governing. The polarity of partisan bases continues to push candidates into untenable positions that are demanded by voters but lack sufficient grounding in reality for legislation and implementation. Policy nuances rarely fit on a bumper sticker,
Georgia’s 10th District Republican Party is hosting a candidate forum this morning in Millegeville. Candidates invited include Lt Governor Casey Cagle, Secretary of State Brian Kemp, State Senators Hunter Hill and Michael Williams and Marc Urbach. Not invited is new entrant Clay Tippins, who filed his candidacy a bit over three weeks ago yet was
The Atlanta Business Chronicle is reporting that the Chairman of Georgia’s Public Service Commission is not seeking re-election. “There’s an old saying that happiness doesn’t come from doing easy work,” Wise said in a statement. “I was sent here to make tough decisions, and I did my best to advance our state and its citizens.
This week’s Courier Herald column: The NFL has been in the news a lot lately. Too much, in my opinion. And yet, for the second time in three weeks, it’s the basis for the words written here. Sunday’s local matchup featured the Atlanta Falcons at home versus the Buffalo Bills. Hardly a marquee game, the
