Congresswoman Karen Handel (R-GA-06) kicked off her general election campaign yesterday in Roswell. Speaking to a packed house, the Congresswoman highlighted some of the accomplishments that have come from the Republican Congress: largest military pay increase in a decade, tax cuts that are putting more dollars in the pockets of Americans, roaring economic growth with
::UPDATE:: Congratulations to 7th District Chairman Jason Thompson on his election to be the new GAGOP national committeeman. Today, the state committee is the Georgia Republican Party will select either 7th District Chairman Jason Thompson, former State Representative Melvin Everson, and 8th District Chairman Chris West to become its next national Committeeman succeeding Ambassador Randy
“Who needs public libraries? You can get most of that information online.” I used to think that. It’s really easy to get into that line of thinking. The Internet has helped lead the way in the “democratization of knowledge”. You can find a lot of stuff online from scholarly articles that describe new scientific breakthroughs
It’s no secret that I’m a big David Shafer fan and supporter, so last night was hard. Those of us watching the results come in knew it was going to be tight, but we didn’t think we would end up drawing the short straw. Former State Representative Geoff Duncan will become the Republican nominee, but
I support David Shafer, and I’ve voted for him both in the May primary and during early voting during the run-off. I’m proud to support my friend, and I’m proud to cast my ballot for him to become Georgia’s next Lieutenant Governor. I know he will do a great job. I have known David Shafer
State Representative Allen Peake weighed in on the governor’s race on a Facebook post last night. Here is the text from that post: My thoughts on the Republican governors race…… Politics can be a nasty, bloody, cruel sport. And elections for Governor usually experience the worst of it all. Accusations and attacks are flying left
We are hearing rumors floating around, InsiderAdvantage is also reporting said rumors, that Governor Nathan Deal will be announcing his endorsement of Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle as soon as Monday. In terms of endorsements, this one is a whale. Governor Deal, thus far, has stayed out of the Republican gubernatorial primary focusing on matters of
Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle and Georgia House Speaker David Ralston issued a joint statement announcing that Georgia’s Rural Hospital tax credit reached its full donation cap for the first time ever. This means that $60 million will be directed to 58 of Georgia’s most distressed rural hospitals. The efforts of former state Representative Geoff Duncan
A lot of the focus of economic growth is around the metro Atlanta area….which makes since due to the fact that the majority of Georgia’s population works and/or resides in the metro area. However, South Georgia is getting some well-deserved attention not just because of the Savannah port, but because of Spaceport Camden. Spaceport Camden
In a press conference Tuesday announcing the issuance of $100 million in bonds for bus rapid transit along the GA-400 corridor, Governor Nathan Deal announced that Georgia has secured a AAA bond rating with all three bond agencies keeping the state’s roughly two decade streak alive. That streak stayed alive through the depths of an
