The Georgia Legislature only met two days this week–Monday’s Crossover Day and a relatively abbreviated session on Wednesday–and will return to the Gold Dome on Monday. The long weekend provides a break for most legislators after a long second half of February that saw floor action every day after President’s Day, but it also gives
Senator David Perdue is concerned enough about the nation’s growing debt crisis that he refused to endorse a Republican presidential candidate because he hoped to be able to convince each of them to take on the issue. He pointed out that after some ten presidential debates, the national debt, which he feels should be a
When I interviewed Ted Cruz at the Republican state convention last May, he spoke abolut building a broad based coalition of conservatives in the Reagan mold that would ultimately lead to his being nominated to the presidency. Over the summer and fall, Cruz talked about the various lanes within the Republican electorate that he could
You can tell it’s primary day eve when the inbox overflows with statements from presidental candidates and their surrogates. Earlier, Nathan posted a statement from 14th District congressman Tom Graves about his vote for Marco Rubio. Now comes a statement from the Ted Cruz press shop announcing new support for the Texas Senator. New supporters
During a break in the Crossover Day action, House Speaker David Ralston was asked about Governor Nathan Deals statement today that legislators should be able to come to a resolution on religious liberty that would preserve the rights of people of faith without discrimination. The Speaker responded, I’ve been trying to to do that for
Bills that would have provided additional funds for the Hope Scholarship via the legalization of casino gambling and parimutuel betting on horse racing are dead for the remainder of this session, and therefore would need to start from scratch in 2017. The Parimutuel betting measures, sponsored by Senator Brandon Beach of Alpharetta, failed to get
In an interview, former First District Congressman Jack Kingston talked about his support for Senator Ted Cruz as a presidential candidate, what he thinks of the outsider candidacy of Donald Trump, and what he expects to happen on Tuesday when people cast their votes in the SEC Primary. Kingston spent the weekend attending rallies for
Editor’s Note: In anticipation of Georgia’s presidential primary on Tuesday, GeorgiaPol will publish a series of essays in support of some of the leading presidential candidates. This essay is from Kasich supporter Stephen Plunk. You don’t have to look very hard to see how polarized political culture has become. Spend any time on social media
Editor’s Note: In anticipation of Georgia’s presidential primary on Tuesday, GeorgiaPol will publish a series of essays in support of some of the leading presidential candidates. This essay is from Trump supporter Bart Brannon. This presidential campaign began early as they seem to do these days with a crowded field of 17 hopefuls attempting to
Editor’s Note: In anticipation of Georgia’s presidential primary on Tuesday, GeorgiaPol will publish a series of essays in support of some of the leading presidential candidates. This essay is from Rubio supporter Buzz Brockway. I grew up reading National Review magazine and its founder William F, Buckley, Jr. He, along with my father, helped instill
