State Rep Jason Spencer of Woodbine prefiled a bill on Tuesday that appears to be aimed at the practice of Muslim women wearing niqabs or burqas. Both types of headgear mask the woman’s face, which is a religious practice followed by many Muslims. House Bill 3 modifies a section of Georgia’s code that prohibits the
Georgia Millennials for Trump Chairman Weston Kirk has decided to drop his bid to become chairman of the Atlanta Young Republicans. Kirk announced his bid Sunday night on Facebook, and withdrew his bid early this morning in another Facebook message, portions of which are below: After careful consideration and thought, I am sadly no longer
More than a week after voting ended, demonstrators continue to protest the results of the election of Donald Trump to the presidency. In Atlanta, many of the protests occurred in and around the Georgia State University campus, including at least one event initiated by GSU students, according to the Georgia State Signal. Two campus groups,
We know who won last Tuesday’s presidential election, but that doesn’t tell us the entire scope of the vote. What about the write-in candidates, you say? No worries, we have the list of write in votes for President in Gwinnett County, all 138 pages of them. That works out to 4,819 write in votes, a
Republican members of the Georgia House met today to elect new leadership for the legislative session beginning in January, a meeting that generated few surprises, as there was only one contested seat, which ended up being won by the incumbent. Rep. Sharon Cooper nominated David Ralston for Speaker. In her nomination speech, Cooper noted that
Much ink has been spilled since Tuesday evening about possible candidates for roles in the Trump administration. We’ve engaged in some speculation here, as well. Prominent Georgia names, including Senator David Perdue, Public Service Commissioner Bubba McDonald, and of course, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, have all been mentioned as candidates. However, Mr.
The Georgia Senate held its caucus elections Thursday, trading out Senator William Ligon of Glynn County for Senator John Kennedy of Macon. The rest of the Senate leadership positions remained status quo, including the GOP caucus position to nominate Senator David Shafer for another term as Senate President Pro Tem. House Republicans will hold their
Today is the day we honor America’s veterans, both those that lost their lives in combat, and those who served other roles in the military, perhaps not reaching the front lines. All deserve respect for their service. Georgia’s elected officials offered their thoughts in honor of Veterans Day. Senator Johnny Isakson, chairman of the Senate
In the aftermath of Tuesday’s election, there are some individuals who are looking for a way to get someone else besides Donald Trump inaugurated as president on January 20th. The strategy, apparently, is to find Republican electors in the Electoral College who would vote for someone else besides Trump. If there aren’t enough votes to
In what shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone familiar with Gold Dome and Atlanta politics, State Senator Vincent Fort made it official: He will run to become Atlanta mayor in next November’s elections, according to the AJC, which quotes him as saying, “I’m running because City Hall has lost its way. It used to be
