A new study by the Urban Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation estimates that by expanding Medicaid as outlined under the Affordable Care Act, Georgia could gain additional federal funding of between $45.4 and $51.6 billion, while increasing its costs between $5.2 and %5.5 billion over the period between 2017 and 2026. According to
The Hillary Clinton campaign is planning to send funds to Georgia and Arizona as she broadens her presidential campaign to include additional potential swing states. According to a story in the Washington Post, members of her campaign has notified Democratic leaders in the two states that funds for field organizing will be coming soon, although
Plans for a debate between Senate candidates Democrat Jim Barksdale and Republican Johnny Isakson are being negotiated, and could include six debates, each in one of the major media markets in Georgia, according to a story published in the Red & Black. While the idea for one or more senatorial debates has been rumored, the
This morning, New York Times columnist Ross Douthat speculated on Twitter that polling in Georgia shows that evangelicals are supporting Donald Trump at a lower rate than they did Mitt Romney back in 2012. Back to Georgia: State is 40% evangelical. Romney got 53 percent. If Trump's in the high 30s, he *has* to be
Georgia’s first district congressman Buddy Carter delivered the weekly Republican Address on Saturday. While President Obama chose to speak on the nation’s Olympic athletes, Rep. Carter chose to speak about the House legislative agenda, known as “A Better Way.” In prepared statements, Rep. Carter and Speaker Paul Ryan talked about Carter’s message: “The message I
If you have been waiting for Georgia to turn blue, you have your wish: That’s the latest map from the political prognosticators at FiveThirtyEight. It gives Hillary a 50.2% chance of winning the Peach State to Donald Trump’s 49.8%. Of course, there are disclaimers. This is their Now-cast view, which assumes that the election is
Rusty Kidd, who represents House District 145 in Milledgeville as Georgia’s only independent, told the Millegeville Union Recorder that he will abandon his bid for re-election to the state house this fall due to health concerns. He was first elected to the House in 2009. In his interview with the Union Recorder, Kidd said, A
Well, that didn’t last long. After Republican Party elector Baoky Vu announced that he would not vote for Donald Trump in the November election, and indicated he might not vote for Trump in the Electoral College, he reconsidered his position this afternoon, and has resigned from his position as a Presidential Elector in the Electoral
Everything old was new again, or so it seemed at the Georgia Capitol on Tuesday, as the inaugural class of the Georgia Consortium for Advanced Technical Training (GA CATT) Program signed apprenticeship agreements that will allow them to graduate from high school with a diploma, an associate degree in Industrial Mechanics via West Georgia Technical
The audience quieted down as the movie industry awards ceremony continued at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood. … And in the category of “Greatest Economic Impact,” the winner is …. Georgia! Governor Nathan Deal announced today that Georgia’s film industry had a $7 billion impact on Georgia’s economy in Fiscal Year 2016, an increase of
