A Georgia State University freshman’s desire to wear a niqab in class set off some controversy recently when one of her teachers asked her to remove it because it violates state law. According to a story in the Georgia State Signal, Nabila Khan, who is Muslim, regularly wears a niqab when in public. The niqab
The man who helped put the first Republican in the Governor’s mansion since Reconstruction is contemplating a run for the top job at the Georgia Republican Party, according to a story by Greg Bluestein of hte AJC. John Watson, who worked as a consultant to Governor Sonny Perdue’s campaign before becoming Perdue’s Chief of Staff,
New polling from Opinion Savvy shows Republican Donald Trump leading Democrat Hillary Clinton by 4.3 percentage points, just outside the poll’s margin of error of 4.1%. In the Senate race, Republican incumbent Johnny Isakson leads Democrat Jim Barksdale by 12.9 points, but hasn’t yet managed to break the 50% mark needed to avoid a runoff.
Shortly before 8:00 on Wednesday evening, I received a robocall on my cell phone from Jenny Beth Martin of the Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund urging me to call my congressman first thing in the morning and tell him what to do. Based on what I saw on social media, I wasn’t the only one
One of the reasons the General Assembly passed House Bill 225 during the 2015 legislative seession was to equitably regulate ride sharing services such as Uber and Lyft. Despite worries that Chairman Alan Powell’s bill was going to effectively put ride sharing companies out of business by saddling them with the same requirements as traditional
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee took up the issue of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s private email server on Tuesday. Committee member Georgia 10th District Congressman Jody Hice was ready with questions. Unfortunately, Bryan Pagliano, a former State Department computer specialist, failed to show up, and Paul Combetta and Bill Thornton, Platte
Teri told you about the glowing prospects for the BeltLine and its economic impact on the city of Atlanta and the state. That’s the shot. Now comes the chaser, courtesy of Reason.com: Of course the project wouldn’t be complete unless the “glorified sidewalk”—as the Times called the Atlanta BeltLine project—was somehow connected to the failing
The impact of religious liberty legislation in North Carolina became more visible on Monday, as the NCAA announced that seven college tournaments scheduled to be played in the Tarheel State during the 2016-2017 academic year will be moved to alternate locations. The action was taken because of the state’s House Bill 2, which requires transgender
Just under two months before the general election, Republican Drew Ferguson has earned the endorsement of the National Federation of Independent Business in his race for the third district open seat currently held by Lynn Westmoreland. In a press release, NFIB National Political Director said, “Drew Ferguson would be a strong defender of small business
The following Op-Ed was written by Lt. Governor Casey Cagle to coincide with Patriot Day and the 15th anniversary of 9/11. It has been difficult over the past few weeks to turn on the television without seeing the fallout from a particular NFL Star’s refusal to stand during our National Anthem. While I understand this
