Michael Graham is a Tea Party activist and radio talk show host on Atlanta’s 106.7. He’s on from 9-noon daily. And yesterday was quite the banner day for him. He had noted Tea Party face and friend of Al Gore Debbie Dooley on his show to give her endorsement of Donald Trump. Those of you
Legislation will not be needed this year to fix the Department of Revenue’s recent re-interpretation of rules that govern Georgia’s Craft Breweries and the sales associated with their tours. The AJC’s Aaron Sheinin has the scoop: All sides have agreed to a regulatory solution that will avoid a fight over legislation this year. The deal,
This just arrived in the mailbox. WEST POINT, GA – West Point Mayor Drew Ferguson announced today that he will be a candidate for the United States Congress representing Georgia’s 3rd Congressional District. “Washington is broken and as a small businessman I know that what our communities need from Congress is that they get out
I’ll add a personal note to this press release. Mike Dudgeon is a thoughtful man. He’s a statesman in a world where those that can be called that grow fewer among those who seek to make noise. We’ve had many good conversations over the years. On many things we agree. On some we do not.
This week’s Courier Herald column: Government is a strange vehicle from which we translate the fickle desires and demands of short-term public opinion and translate them into the long-term infrastructure and institutions that will serve the next generation. Those who hope to be in politics or government for the long term need to have one
Today is Friday and that means radio. Even if we have to interrupt the round-the-clock reports of “It might snow”. Today in Studio we’re going to have Jon Richards and Stefan Turkheimer break down this week’s events under Georgia’s Gold Dome. And late in the broadcast we’re planning on an in-studio visit from The Mayor.
The list of candidates is changing daily in the race to replace Congressman Lynn Westmoreland. In today’s installment, the role of the successful businessman/outsider may about to be filled. Jim Pace is a long time businessman and civic activist from Fayette County. While his early career has been in real estate, other recent efforts have
This week’s Courier Herald column: The first week of the annual meeting of Georgia’s General Assembly is filled with a lot of ceremony and pageantry. The annual Wild Hog Supper welcomes legislators back to Atlanta. The Georgia Chamber of Commerce’s annual Eggs & Issues breakfast allows the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Speaker of the House
I wrote this Saturday morning (before I even knew there was a Dem debate last night). Then decided that while it does contrast the conflict between campaigns & policy it really wasn’t what I wanted for this week’s column. And while it’s also not “GAPol” we will from time to time dabble in bigger picture
I’m encouraging our contributors to do things differently here on Sundays. We are a site dedicated to Georgia Politics. We are also a community. What brings a community together are things that unite us. It is in the things where we can find common ground. I’ll go one step further. One of my frustrations in
