In the aftermath of the shootings in Orlando several Chik-fil-A franchises in the city provided food on a Sunday, when they are normally closed, to the citizens waiting in line to give blood. This seemingly compassionate act has drawn the wrath of the liberal press and produced the following sensational headline: The dark truth behind
The AJC’s Tamar Hallerman is reporting that Paul Broun is the Vice-President choice of Georgia Constitution Party. Of course there are a few hurdles to overcome like #1 getting Broun to accept. Favorito said Broun did not run or campaign for the position, nor did he attend the party’s convention: “He knows us and we
Each year, the Georgia Chamber’s Government Affairs Council recognizes legislators for their votes on critical business legislation. During this year’s spring meeting Senator Jeff Mullis, Representative John Meadows and Representative Beth Beskin all received top honors recognizing their support of pro-growth and pro-job policies. Georgia Chamber President and CEO Chris Clark thanked all the legislators
In May GDOT Commissioner Russell McMurry gave Atlanta and MARTA the Tuesday deadline to come up with their plans to address 60 problems outlined in recent audits. According to the AJC’s Dave Wickert, the city has submitted more than 2500 pages that responded to 41 of the 60 problems that needed addressing to avoid a
Today, the D.C. Circuit Court upheld the Federal Communications Commission’s plan to regulate Internet Service Providers. Reaction from Georgia’s 9th District Congressman Doug Collins was swift and to the point. “Today’s Circuit Court ruling is a blow to internet freedom, and Congressional authority. Federal agencies should not be allowed to rewrite the law to suit
Yesterday 10 Floyd County residents were arrested and charged under the Georgia RICO Act with the theft of more than $4 million from the Floyd County School System. Those arrested included school employees, their relatives and school suppliers. As reported by Blake Doss of the Rome News-Tribune: Ten people have been arrested and Floyd County
In the past two weeks I have received three emails warning the American taxpayers of a pending abuse of taxpayer funds in the form of a Puerto Rico bailout and as well as a potential tsunami of other bailouts involving unions and other municipalities, counties and states. The irony of these missives is they are
This weekend Governor Nathan Deal will be vilified because he has ignored the grassroots and gone against the will of the people. Which lead me to wonder how can a sitting Governor that garnered more that 1.3 million votes in his last two elections be so bad? How can a the Governor who led his
Some years ago the battle cry “was thrown out all the incumbents” which I thought was akin to taking a chain saw to a problem that required pruning. Were there and are there still incumbents that need replacing – absolutely. But it seems to me that politics is the only profession where experience is a
Last session the Georgia legislature passed a measure that allows people and corporations to laser-focus their state income tax dollars directly on Georgia’s struggling rural hospitals. Contributions will flow directly to the rural hospital of their choice, skipping the bureaucratic red tape, to maximize the reach of every dollar contributed. Today Geoff Duncan (HD-26), in
