This week’s Courier Herald column: As Georgia’s economic fortunes have improved over the past several years, the state has made an effort to reinvest in those that serve us. The economic downturn meant sparse times for taxpayers, which meant fewer tax dollars flowing into state coffers for several years. Public sector employees bore the brunt
45 Committee, a SuperPAC that supports the political operations of President Donald Trump (45), has released an ad in support of the nomination of Tom Price for HHS Secretary.
Senator Brandon Beach has introduced a revised bill that would pave the way for Las Vegas style casino gaming in Georgia, SB 79. Representative Ron Stephens has a companion bill in the Georgia House, HB 158. Unlike previous attempts, this bill pares back the number of casinos to two and focuses the scope on “destination
Yesterday the House passed the Amended Budget for 2017. Recall that the Georgia Fiscal Year runs from July 1 to June 30th, so the budget passed each year during session is for the “next” year. The “big budget” that will be passed later this session will be for FY 2018. As part of the process,
Aaron Sheinin of the AJC is reporting that State Representative Gerald Greene (R-Cuthbert) is recovering after being shot during a robbery in Columbus today. It appears Greene was a customer at a convenience store when the robbery occurred. Representative Greene was shot in the leg. The Speaker’s office indicates that Greene is in stable condition
Much of over coverage here of current storms has been on Albany. They were already reeling from storms on January 2nd that left 32 square miles of damage before the additional tornado this weekend brought even more damage and death to their community. Cook County Georgia took a big hit as well, in and around
Thankfully, I’m getting a lot of requests asking how we can help the people of South Georgia in the aftermath of This weekend’s tornadoes. The quickest and easiest way is to send a contribution. National relief organizations include The Red Cross, United Way, the United Methodist Committee on Relief among many others. If you choose
This week’s Courier Herald column: The political theater occurring in Washington is producing Oscar level material. In fact, it would be appropriate for Hollywood to add a best Kabuki theater category. This way, the Democrats in Congress could finally be recognized for their achievements in chutzpah. We know how much the left likes to celebrate
The Georgia Ports Authority crushed monthly records at both the Port of Savannah and Port of Brunswick last month, with double digit increases in both container traffic and Ro/Ro (car shipments) traffic. From a press release: The Georgia Ports Authority marked 12.3 percent container volume growth in December, moving 292,172 twenty-foot equivalent container units, an
We’ve already experienced a day and a half of severe thunderstorms throughout Georgia. More severe weather including tornadoes are expected today through early evening. At least 11 Georgians are reported dead in last night’s storms. With daylight we’re getting the first look at damage of strong tornadoes that hit deep in South Georgia last night.
