General David Poythress has died. The Announcement was posted on Facebook from the YMCA of Georgia, where he served as a state board member: We are sad to report that longtime State YMCA Board Member, David Poythress, has passed away. Poythress was a wonderful example of a servant leader. He served Georgia as Secretary of
Updated: The text of Governor Deal’s State of the State address is now available: January 11, 2017 Lt. Gov. Cagle, Speaker Ralston, President Pro Tem Shafer, Speaker Pro Tem Jones, members of the General Assembly, constitutional officers, members of the judiciary, members of the consular corps, my fellow Georgians: In 1944, Georgia’s own Johnny Mercer
Exhibit A: Just saying: This speech from Speaker Ralston sounds an awful lot like a gubernatorial campaign speech. #gapol — Aaron Gould Sheinin (@asheinin) January 9, 2017 Exhibit B: Talk Among Yourselves.
From a press release: ATLANTA (January 9, 2017) | The Senate Committee on Assignments has announced changes to its list of standing committee chairs and vice chairs for the first session of the 154th Georgia General Assembly: Sen. Brandon Beach (R – Alpharetta) will serve as chair of the Senate Transportation Committee. Sen. Ellis Black
This week’s Courier Herald column: The sound of a banging gavel signals the beginning of the forty-day legislative session of the Georgia General Assembly Monday, but the echoes of the November election are still reverberating over the din of activity. While much of Washington and even some factions within the state capitol are adjusting to
Theeeeeyy’rrrrreeee Baaaaaaaaack! It seems like just yesterday the gavel dropped Sine Die and everyone hurried off to Augusta, St. Simons, or anywhere else we/they could hide after 40 days under the Gold Dome. And yet, like Groundhog Day, here we are again. The Georgia House & Georgia Senate will gavel in at 10am. You can
From Rep Chuck Martin: ANNOUNCEMENT Georgia House Chamber will be busy soon; we will be taking the Oath of Office when the House convenes at 10am. I will take that Oath and continue in service to House District 49 and the State of Georgia; as such, I will not be a candidate for the Sixth
Many of us took a short break around the holidays. A lot of us used that time with family or otherwise play catch up. Our Editor in Chief, Jon Richards, used his to get treatment for some recurring back pain. Many of you are noticing that Jon is still on his break. His has been
Congressman Drew Ferguson (R-Ga.) was sworn in today as the Congressman for Georgia’s Third Congressional District. Previously, the Third was represented by Lynn Westmoreland, who first elected in 2004 and chose not to seek re-election. Ferguson faced off against a crowded field, ultimately besting Senator Mike Crane in a GOP Primary runoff and coasting to
From a press release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., took his third oath of office in the U.S. Senate as the 115th Congress convened today. He again marked the occasion with his family in attendance in the Senate chamber, including his wife Dianne, their three grown children, spouses and grandchildren. Isakson was escorted
