Author: Lawton Sack

Statesboro Herald Reports Registration Irregularity at Georgia Southern

Tucked inside an article about a record voter turnout in Bulloch County (almost 40%!) in Saturday’s Statesboro Herald was a voter registration issue caught by Patricia Lanier Jones, Bulloch County Election Supervisor, and her staff. Apparently, 170 new registrations were filled out with assistance by an unknown organization using two different and incorrect addresses on

Attorney General Chris Carr

Attorney General Chris Carr was sworn in today at the Capitol to become Georgia’s 54th Attorney General. Governor Nathan Deal appointed Carr after former Attorney General Sam Olens stepped down to serve as President of Kennesaw State University. Carr will fulfill the remainder of the approximate 26 months left on Olens’ term. Carr previously served as

FBI Director Comey to Further Investigate Clinton Emails

The following is from a letter to several U.S. Senate Committee Chairs from FBI Director James B. Comey in which the Director states that they will be further investigating emails by Hillary Clinton: Dear Messrs Chairmen: In previous congressional testimony, I referred to the fact that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had completed its investigation

GA House Minority Leader Abrams on GA Democrats, Clinton, and a Racist Trump

I posted earlier about Sen. David Perdue’s thoughts from a CNBC interview that Georgia was not in play for Hillary Clinton. CNBC has also released a portion of an interview with Georgia House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams where she shares her belief that Georgia is winnable for Hillary Clinton. She began the interview by stating: “To

The Atlanta Press Club Loudermilk-Young Debate Series

The debates for U.S. Senate, GA-3 Congress, and Public Service Commission, District 2 have been posted by the Atlanta Press Club. Share your thoughts on each of the races in the comment section. U.S. Senate Debate – Sen Johnny Isakson (R, Incumbent) vs. Democrat Jim Barksdale and Libertarian Allen Buckley GA-3 Congressional Debate – Republican

Rep. Carter Calls on President Obama to Expand Hurricane Assistance

Rep. Buddy Carter (R, GA-1) is seeking additional help from President Obama by asking for the expansion of the number of counties included in the Major Disaster Declaration and by adding individual assistance declarations for the counties in Georgia that were most impacted by Hurricane Matthew. The individual assistance declaration would allow additional services to