9th District Congressman & Vice Chair of the House Republican Conference Doug Collins delivered the weekly address for Thanksgiving. In his remarks he thanked our military for protecting our freedoms, our public safety and emergency workers for being on duty as needed on this holiday and charities across the U.S. that step in and provide
Apparently there is more to the GeorgiaPol story, reported this morning, that the Georgia College Republicans have distanced themselves from Donald Trump’s candidacy. According to my sources the GACR Chapters were evenly split on their official statement and it required a vote of the state officers to break the tie. Opposition to the official statement
The Georgia General Assembly’s Joint High-Speed Broadband Communications Access for all Georgians Study Committee is currently conducting regional meetings to gather input on improving broadband service across the state but especially in rural areas. While everyone cannot attend these hearings, there is an opportunity for everyone to be heard. The committee along with the UGA Carl
IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, testified Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee on his misconduct during the Congressional investigation of IRS targeting of conservative groups. The Commissioner has previously appeared on multiple occasions before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. He is also the subject of impeachment legislation co-sponsored by Georgia’s 9th District Congressman Doug
House Republicans passed the VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act, by a vote of 310 – 116. The bill provides for more accountability from VA employees at all levels. The bill may not end the current apathetic service at the VA but is will allow the agency to respond more efficiently when it occurs.
Governor Nathan Deal announced a continuing positive trend in tax collections. August receipts were up 6.8% over August 2015 at $1.69 billion. For FY 2017, which began July 1 receipts totaled $3.3 billion which represented a 4.3% increase over the same period in FY 2016. Each tax revenue category showed an increase which is indicative
Last week I commented on the various options for expanding Medicaid in Georgia and drew comments from a number of readers. Now it seems like a Forbes contributor has taken a closer look at those options and come to some scathing conclusions. Josh Archambault, Senior Fellow with the Foundation for Government Accountability, has joined the conversation
A Georgia healthcare task force headed by two Republican legislators has released a series of options for covering uninsured Georgians that they call a “conservative approach to Medicaid expansion”. I thought Republicans supported smaller government not expansion? Vic Reynolds, the Republican District Attorney in Cobb County, on WSB 2 news last night suggested expanding federal
Several members , including Georgia’s 9th District Congressman Doug Collins, of the bipartisan Policing Strategies Working Group will be traveling to Detroit, Michigan to meet with local community leaders and law enforcement to discuss police accountability, aggression towards law enforcement, and public safety concerns related to these issues. Members of the working group plan to
Multiple sources are suggesting that Attorney General Sam Olens will be named President of Kennesaw State University. Olens, who previously served as Cobb County Commission Chair, was elected Attorney General in the state-wide 2010 elections. He would replace Dr. Houston Davis, the chief academic officer for the University System of Georgia, who has served as
