The list of silly things to come out of Georgia’s Legislature is long (see proposed “Constitutional Tender Act;” the 2001 edition of the State flag; Mitchell Kaye; etc.) but the silliest of 2019 has to be the idea of a “State Journalism Ethics Board.” Outgoing State Rep. Andy Welch, a Republican from McDonough, thinks the
The matter before the voters in Gwinnett County come March 19 is a simple “yes” or “no” on a contract to approve transit services provided by MARTA (and soon to be under the auspices of the Atlanta Region Transit Link Authority, or ATL). Early voting has begun, and the contract approval is the only County-wide
David Ralston is getting another thrashing for being both an attorney and Georgia’s Speaker of the House. Under Georgia law, legislators who are also attorneys will notify Judges that their legislative duties take precedence over trials and other judicial proceedings. (Nota bene that phrase, ‘under Georgia law.’) It was noted in the original article in
Newly-elected U.S. Representative Lucy McBath (D-GA) has admitted in writing to a constituent that she doesn't know what she's doing. A constituent named "Michael" (no relation) apparently wrote a letter to the congresswoman. On January 23, Rep. McBath sent a response saying, in part, "We thank for your patience as we develop our mail system
The crack sleuths at WXIA (a TV station where I sometimes says wise and clever things) set out for State Representative David Stover, but couldn’t seem to find him. The story from reporter Kaitlyn Ross can be viewed at this link. But there’s a twist!
The following is a guest post from my friend and colleague, Fredrick Hicks, a political consultant and founder of the non-partisan firm HEG, LLC. He is a frequent television and radio commentator and his work has been published in numerous outlets. Fredrick can be found on social media @hicksreport. The midterm elections delivered on everything—drama, the
The day before an election is the least politically informative day on the calendar, so here’s what you need to remember today: You know nothing. You’re like Jon Snow in the final round of Jeopardy. Are you looking forward to your Thanksgiving dinners and your Christmas lists? Well, tough noughies, pardner, there’s 24 more hours
We enter the final stretch of the 2018 mid-term elections after an unbelievably horrific series of events from last week. The lunatic who was mailing bombs to prominent Democrats was captured. Apparently he had “mommy issues.” A wacko white supremacist killed two African Americans at a Kroger in Louisville, Kentucky “...before an armed bystander reportedly
From a campaign press release. List of endorsers below. (Johns Creek, GA)—State Representative Darlene Taylor from Thomasville this week became the 100th member of the Georgia State House of Representatives to endorse Brad Raffensperger in the election for Georgia Secretary of State. “I am honored to have the support of such a large number of
From a campaign press release: “Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich has endorsed Ken Shigley in his race for Georgia Court of Appeals judge, joining a chorus of support from conservative leader including Cobb County Sheriff Neil Warren, former Georgia GOP chair Sue Everhart and former Congressman Lynn Westmoreland. “Ken Shigley is the best candidate
