Steve Strickland will be running for State House District 119, (up Athens way) but has yet to decide if he’s a Republican or an independent. Strickland told me he intends to “…meet with several influential members of the House before making a final decision.” Given that ALL the influential members of the House are Republicans,
Describing himself as an “outsider,” (With all these outsiders one has to wonder if there’s anybody doing anything on the inside these days!) Charlie Fiveash announced his intent to run for the State Senate seat being vacated by Hunter Hill, who’s resigning to focus on his gubernatorial bid. Fiveash, a well-known and respected commercial real
Disclosure: State Rep. Jason Spencer is my firm’s client and former State Rep. LaDawn Blackett Jones and I have appeared on TV together, usually doing a back-and-forth on election nights. I’m familiar enough with both to know that I shouldn’t try to change the mind of either. But when Spencer and Jones got into a
Congresswoman Karen Handel will hold a town hall meeting via teleconference, Wednesday at 7 pm. She’s scheduled an hour for a brief update on her first months in Congress and will take questions. “It is an incredible honor to represent the citizens of the 6th District, and I look forward to their input and questions,”
Though long overdue, DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond is quite possibly the perfect choice to sit on the board responsible for what goes on at Stone Mountain. DeKalb’s African American CEO lives close to the park, and is a Civil War buff to boot. He sees the war as A “triumph for human rights,” who asked
I know it may come as a surprise to some of the commenters on this site that I have friends, let alone liberal ones, but it’s true. A liberal friend with whom I enjoy mutual respect, Marjorie Hall Snook*, has agreed to engage in a social effort in which we try to create a forum
So says Fulton County Superior Court Judge Craig Schwall, anyway. From Arielle Kass in the AJC, comes news that Roswell Mayor Jere Wood is not only prevented from running for another term as Mayor, but also removed from office -immediately. “A Thursday order from Fulton County Superior Court Judge Craig Schwall said Wood, who was first elected in
Over in the Saporta Report, the great Maggie Lee describes a lawsuit filed by a DeKalb County family to change the federal classification of marijuana. “We have proof after proof that it shouldn’t be a Schedule I substance,” said Sebastien Cotte, a Stone Mountain dad who gives his son Jagger, 6, a liquid made from cannabis to alleviate the pain of Leigh’s
There’s a slogan popular with some Libertarians that claims “Taxation is theft.” It’s a cute saying but really only provocative hyperbole and nearly pure nonsense. When the government wants to steal something from you, it uses a process with the called Civil Asset Forfeiture. The anodyne named procedure allows governments to seize the assets of
Via a press release from the campaign: “Friends of Alex Kaufman has filed the required financial disclosure for the period ending on June 30, 2017 and reveals a balance of $64,299.13 on hand. This total includes $74,251 in contributions from individuals and businesses in the community and a personal loan from the candidate. Alex is running
