According to a new report by CrowdPAC, Georgia’s most polarized city is Cumming, while the least polarized city is Decatur. CrowdPAC ranks political candidates and officeholders on a 20 point scale allows up to 10 points on the liberal side and 10 points on the conservative side. The organization uses candidates’ statements, voting records, and
The Friday release of a tape of Republican candidate Donald Trump bragging about his groping and kissing women has led NPR to revise its projected electoral college map, and move Georgia from Lean R to Tossup. NPR is also moving Ohio and Iowa into tossup territory, along with one electoral vote from Nebraska and Maine.
Georgia Association of College Republicans Chairman Brennan Mancil is apparently the first member of the Georgia Republican Party Executive Committee to publicly state that he will not support Donald Trump as the party’s presidential nominee. Mancil’s disavowal of Trump came after a video surfaced in which the candidate described in graphic terms an attempt to
One of Donald Trump’s campaign promises made to attract the support of evangelical Christians is to bring about an appeal of the so-called Johnson Amendment. What is known as the amendment is actually a portion of the IRS code enacted with the support of Senator Lyndon Johnson that prohibits 501-C3 nonprofit charitable institutions, including churches,
Governor Nathan Deal just completed a press conference at the Capitol explaining the current situation with Hurricane Matthew, which is expected to strike the Georgia Coast as a category 4 or 5 hurricane sometime late Friday afternoon. Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for the six counties east of i-95, and voluntary evacuations for 24 counties
The Senate Regional Transit Solutions Study Committee held its second meeting this morning, and after hearing from MARTA CEO Keith Parker and Board Chairman Robbie Ashe, the committee members were unable to reach consensus on whether MARTA would be the appropriate vehicle for regional transit governance. While committee members were generally pleased with the progress
The Executive and Compensation Committee of the Board of Regents met today to interview Attorney General Sam Olens as a candidate for the presidency of Kennesaw State University, and decided to recommend him to the entire Board for consideration. University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank Huckaby said in a statement, “With Sam Olens, we have
Georgia will receive $24.447 million to allow it to expand the number and quality of the Peach State’s charter schools via the U.S. Department of Education’s Charter Schools Program. The agency announced a total of $245 million would be distributed to states and charter management organizations. The funds come from the federal DOE’s 2016 budget.
Casey Cagle returned to his high school alma mater in Gainesville this morning to officially launch the release of his new book, Education Unleashed. The Lieutenant Governor addressed a capacity crowd at the Johnson High School gym before holding a book signing in the school’s media center. The book describes an educational philosophy that promotes
University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank Huckaby has endorsed Attorney General Sam Olens to become the new president of Kennesaw State University. According to the Marietta Daily Journal, Huckaby had considered conducting a nationwide search for a new president, but after talking to Olens, he decided to consider Olens first. Olens is scheduled to meet
