Long time Atlanta fifth district congressman John Lewis looks at Republican presidential frontrunner Donald J. Trump and sees an echo of George Wallace, the Alabama Democrat who opposed racial integration. Lewis is quoted in a New York Times story timed to highlight his relationship with Martin Luther King, Jr. “It’s a reasonable comparison,” said Mr.
The AJC’s Kristina Torres presents a recap of the first week of the legislative session–Charlie and I do the same kind of thing here. However, we understand that SoS Brian Kemp will make his budget presentation in person tomorrow rather than sending a surrogate. Watching the AJC’s James Salzer try to explain common sense legislation
House Speaker David Ralston isn’t in favor of the bill banning assault weapons proposed by Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver. In a briefing following Friday’s legislative session, Ralston said, As long as I am Speaker of this House, I will not use any of our valuable time taking away the constitutional rights of law abiding citizens.
Governor Nathan Deal released his proposed fiscal year 2017 budget Thursday afternoon that would raise and spend $23.7 billion in the fiscal year beginning July 1st. Many lawmakers will spend the weekend reviewing it, and will return to the gold dome on Tuesday for a week of budget hearings. The pie chart at right shows
Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens has filed a friend of the court brief supporting the case of Zubik v Burwell. In that case, the Supreme Court will decide if the contraceptive mandate found in the Affordable Care Act, and the accommodation that says religious institutions can notify HHS that they don’t wish to provide contraceptive
Senate Majority Leader Bill Cowsert of Athens released the agenda of the Majority Caucus this morning, including seven priority items the Senate will focus on this year. At the top of the caucus’s agenda are efforts to combat the possibility of terrorist attacks in Georgia. The caucus will conduct an assessment of threats to the
** Update ** A bill filed in the Georgia House exempts some small businesses from having to serve a customer if such service would violate the religious beliefs of the business owner. According to someone involved in developing the bill, this language would have the effect of allowing a baker or florist with strong religious
The Georgia House and Senate will gather in the House Chamber at 11 this morning to hear from Governor Deal. The speech is expected to last about an hour, and it is believed the governor will focus on education. We will be tweeting the speech on Twitter, so follow along at @GeorgiaPol_com. You can let
At a Tuesday press conference at the Capitol, Governor Nathan Deal revealed short and long term plans to spend up to $10 billion dollars on Georgia’s roads, bridges, and transportation infrastructure. Joining the governor in the announcement were Lt. Governor Casey Cagle, Speaker David Ralston, House and Senate Transportation Chairmen Christian Coomer and Tommie Williams,
Ginny posted a list of possible candidates that might run for Lynn Westmoreland’s third congressional district seat. Looking at the list, most are current officeholders, either in the House, the Senate, or in the case of Mark Butler, a constitutional officer. If, say, these current elected officials decided to run for a state government position,
