U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson (R-GA) and David Perdue (R-GA), joined by U.S. Representatives Buddy Carter (R-GA-01), Sanford Bishop (D-GA-02), Hank Johnson (D-GA-04), Austin Scott (R-GA-08), and Tom Graves (R-GA-14), wrote a letter to Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James and Air Force Chief of Staff General Mark Welsh urging them to consider locating new
U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, along with other members of Georgia congressional delegation, will host hundreds of students at his annual U.S. Military Service Academy Day this Saturday, April 30th. This event is for Georgia students in grades eight through twelve who are interested in learning about the U.S. Military Service Academies. It has become the
Governor Deal has announced his appointment of Eric W. Norris for the Superior Court judgeship within the Western Judicial Circuit. Norris, a solo practitioner, is currently serving as the Oconee County Magistrate Court judge. After earning a bachelor’s degree from North Georgia College and State University, he later obtained his law degree from Regent University in Virginia
U.S. Senators of Georgia, Johnny Isakson and David Perdue, along with 43 other senators, signed an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in support of Georgia’s challenge against President Obama’s 2014 attempt to unilaterally grant legal status to millions of immigrants. Isakson via news release on Tuesday: “President Obama’s attempt to circumvent Congress by executive order and
Georgia’s next battle and big ballot issue for November is the failing schools amendment for the Opportunity School District proposal. However, Governor Deal might have lost some political capital when he vetoed the religious freedom bill, and the backlash might now cloud support over the amendment, according to a story from 11 Alive. The OSD
During a March 16th House Armed Services Committee hearing on the National Defense Authorization Act, Representative Austin Scott (R-GA) stated to the Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley that he believed it is “absolutely ridiculous” that Milley did not have the authority to choose a pistol for the Army, instead of the slow and
Councilman Robert Yost of District 6 called for the resignation of every member of the Hospital Authority of Valdosta and Lowndes County at the annual city council planning retreat Friday afternoon, according to a report in the Valdosta Daily Times. The Hospital Authority governs South Georgia Medical Center and is appointed by the city of
Obama announced in a Rose Garden Address today his nomination of federal Court of Appeals Judge Merrick Garland to the US Supreme Court in replacement of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia. US Senators Johnny Isakson and David Perdue released statements regarding Obama’s nomination soon after the announcement was made. From Isakson: “As U.S. senators, we have the Constitutional
The Georgia Senate recently approved House Bill 172, which would change the state’s boating laws making clear that drinking on an inflatable raft close to shore does not equate to “boating under the influence”. This bill would allow drinking alcoholic beverages while floating on the water as long as the raft does not have a motor and is within 100 feet
U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke on the Senate floor Wednesday on his decision to not consider a nominee to the Supreme Court before the next president is sworn into office in November: “As a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, I stand with Chairman Grassley and other
