Today Governor Deal signed the FY 2017 Budget bill into law, as Lawton detailed here. Over at PolicyBEST, we did a few videos earlier detailed some key facts that are good to know to keep the budget in perspective. While there are six in the series, these two are probably the most relevant to our
This week’s Courier Herald column: Last week Governor Deal signed his fifth criminal justice bill into law. The effort continues Georgia’s effort to realign Georgia’s priorities to assign appropriate sentencing based on the severity of crimes that are committed, but to also ensure that once a debt to society is paid the offender is able
The following is a guest Op-Ed by our longtime friend and one of Georgia’s original political bloggers, Jason Pye: On Thursday, a bipartisan group of senators, led by Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), unveiled improvements to the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act, S. 2123. The measure is designed to reform federal sentencing policies, bring
It’s Friday, and I’m over-caffeinated. That probably means spirited GeorgiaPol radio today at noon. Stefan Turkheimer and I will take over the Rhino Shield Studio from Sully (Rhino Shield, It’s better than paint) for our weekly attempt at talk radio. So what are we going to talk about? Apparently Jim Barksdale came out of hiding,
Governor Nathan Deal signed SB 367 into law yesterday during a signing ceremony at the Capitol. It is the fifth such law the Governor has championed, noting that the Criminal Justice Reform process isn’t a “one and done” law but an ongoing process. The Governor said he didn’t expect this to be his last one,
From a press release: ATLANTA, GEORGIA – Today Secretary of State Brian Kemp issued his final decision in candidate challenges for five contests on the upcoming May 24 General Primary and Nonpartisan Election ballot. To initiate a candidate challenge, an elector residing within a district must submit a complaint to the Secretary of State’s office
It’s early, but Ted Cruz apparently needs a game changer. (Youbetcha!). So he’s going to name Carly Fiorina as his running mate at 4PM today if the twittersphere is correct. So…there’s that. A friend of mine posted the question on Facebook yesterday of “Who should Trump’s nominee be? (Real or Fictional)” I like the question.
This morning, Georgia Senators Johnny Isakson and David Perdue, along with Representatives Sanford Bishop and Austin Scott, met with roughly 50 leaders from the Air Force and middle Georgia to discuss and emphasize the importance of Robins Air Force base both in the nation’s defense role, as well as an economic catalyst to middle Georgia.
This week’s Courier Herald column: A bit over a week ago I was scanning my Facebook timeline and saw a post from one of my friends. In it she urged “… if you want to start sending a message about everything that is not working, don’t vote for the folks that have gotten us in
Chet is mostly out of sight these days. The kid that started with us as an intern a while back has since graduated UGA, and been promoted to contributor status with us here in the new digs. He’s out of sight because he’s now working on a re-election campaign deep in the heart of South
