The Charter System Foundation, which promotes and supports Georgia’s 40 charter school systems, announced the winners of its 2016 awards program on Wednesday. Marietta City Schools was named the Georgia Charter System Innovator of the year, while Calhoun City Schools was named the Georgia Charter System of the Year. The awards were presented at a
Approaching the end of its 2016 term, the Supreme Court today effectively upheld a lower court’s decision that President Obama violated the separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches of the federal government by issuing executive actions that would have allowed around four million illegal immigrants to remain in America for a period
Georgia Fifth District Congressman John Lewis is the leader of a group of House Democrats who want a vote on the House floor on gun control measures. The congressman took to the well of the House this morning with this speech: We are calling on the leadership of the House to bring common-sense gun control
Nine Georgia transit agencies are the beneficiaries of $125 million in funding as a result of the Go! Transit program. The awards, which will buy new buses, park and ride facilities, and more, were announced by Governor Deal and State Roads and Tollways Director Chris Tomlinson at a Gold Dome ceremony this morning. The funding
Georgia Republican Party First Vice Chairman Michael McNeely was removed from the Donald Trump rally held at the Fox Theatre last Wednesday, according to a story published by Buzzfeed News. [McNeely] was escorted out of Atlanta’s Fox Theatre by Secret Service after being told there was “no more room for you” by Trump campaign state
It started with a tweet from Johnny Kauffman, political reporter for WABE news: In Ga. 80% of statehouse races will be uncontested in November. https://t.co/kPwRaFQZii #gapol — Johnny Kauffman (@JohnnyIK) June 20, 2016 That began a bit of friendly banter between several of us who regularly hang out at #gapol, wondering, first of all, whether
Today, the Washington Post goes into some depth over recent polling that shows presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump isn’t gaining traction among voters of color. The paper’s polling shows 88% of African-Americans have an unfavorable view of Trump, and 87% of Hispanics view the candidate unfavorably. Trump is also under water with whites, although
Over the last few weeks, we’ve gotten the names of those appointed to various House study committees. Now, it’s the Senate’s turn. Friday afternoon, Lt. Governor Casey Cagle announced the composition of eight Senate and Joint study committees, created pursuant to various resolutions passed during the 2016 legislative session. In a statement, Cagle said, “With
The killing of 49 people at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando has revived the discussion over the use of assault weapons, and whether restrictions on the purchase or possession of certain types of guns should become law in order to reduce the number of gun related killings. Thursday evening, State Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver announced
A battle over Georgia’s water rights that became an issue before the vote in last yea’s Omnibus funding bill has resumed, due to similar legislative language being inserted by an Alabama senator into the Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations legislation now under consideration in the Senate. The offending language requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to produce
