We now know the rest of the schedule for this year’s legislative session and lawmakers seem to be in a hurry to get out early: Crossover Day is February 29 and Sine Die is March 24. In odd-numbered years the session extends into May or at least mid April but even-numbered years see the legislature
Rest easy about the wintry weather, Georgia: Gov. Deal is on it. Dixie’s Democrats have changed for the better. And by “change” they mean the racists either died or switched parties. Partisanship barges in on John Lewis’ dream. CNN reports on “slow” return to life on Auburn Avenue. This “slow” return that happened a decade
If the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials and advocacy group LatinoJustice have their way, then yes. A report in The AJC says their cases rests on their reading of a provision of the Voting Rights Act. Jerry Gonzalez, GALEO’s executive director, said providing Spanish-language ballots would make it easier for many people to vote. “It’s
The well-known bastion of sociological expertise,WalletHub, crunched numbers from all 50 states in our union and the District of Columbia to evaluate racial progress and the increase of integration in our states and D.C. Georgia, for all her warts, has fared excellently. We’re no. 7 for integration and no. 1 for racial integration. What does
I had long been convinced I would suffer a fate like Firs from “The Cherry Orchard.” Alas, Fortuna has not spun her dastardly wheel in such a way…. yet. Georgia’s own Zippy Duval was elected president of the American Farm Bureau Association. Why Mike Buffington of Georgia’s Mainstreet Newspapers is growing pot. Hillary sez We Can’t
House Speaker David Ralston said any presidential candidate still in the running by the time Georgia’s presidential primary rolls around are welcome to address the Georgia General Assembly. In a truly magnanimous moment, Ralston said “I’ll even welcome members of the other party.” Well if that doesn’t sound like he’s rolling out the red carpet
