Congressman Barry Loudermilk (R-GA-11) has quietly left the House Freedom Caucus according to the Political Insider over at the AJC. He assures that it’s not because of political differences. In fact, he still agrees with a lot of their ideology. From the AJC: “I don’t disagree with the principles and the ideas of the Freedom
Happy Crossover Day! It’s Legislative Day 28, and that means our elected officials under the Gold Dome will work tirelessly to make sure their bills make it out of their respective chambers to get a fighting chance in the other chamber before Sine Die. Some will be successful, some not so much. It’s going to
Friday is Crossover Day. For those playing at home, that’s the last day for a bill that originates in the House or Senate to be passed out of that chamber and passed to the other chamber in time for consideration (and passage) before Sine Die. It was generally assumed that casinos in Georgia was dead
President Donald Trump’s relationship with Atlanta-based CNN has been rocky, at best, with his labeling of stories from the news outlet as “fake news”. His press office barred CNN and a few other news organizations from a recent informal press briefing last week. Conservatives have cheered Trump’s adversarial stance with CNN. Of course, conservatives jeered
PC Gamer ran an article on Republican FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly’s comments in a recent blog post over at the FCC’s site concerning expanding broadband access. The PC Gamer post takes a stance that the FCC is trying to stifle public access to faster broadband. How awful is it that an FCC commissioner wants to
The Chattanooga Times Free Press is reporting that a new 28,000 square foot, $3 million bakery for Dunkin’ Donuts will be built in Catoosa County. Construction of the 28,000-square-foot bakery is expected to start soon on a tract at Rollins Business Center with plans to open around November, said Dave Baumgartner, managing partner and president
Today begins the process for a lot of folks for the 2017 Georgia Republican Party convention cycle. It’s the Saturday where “most” counties with 80,000+ populations hold precinct mass meetings at 10a. I say most because counties, like Gwinnett, petitioned the state GOP to move the date of their mass meetings to a day and
Senator Josh McKoon (R-SD-29) announced today that he does not intend to seek a fifth term as state senator in 2018. His remarks as published this morning by Jim Galloway over at the AJC leave open the possibility of seeking higher office such as running for Attorney General of Georgia. However, a capitol insider close
US Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA) praised the appointment of Stefan Passantino as deputy assistant to the president and deputy counsel by President Donald Trump. From a press release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., today congratulated Stefan Passantino and applauded his appointment to the position of deputy assistant to the president and deputy counsel
Senator David Perdue (R-GA) was on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” this morning to preview President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office. You can watch the video below or read the talking points below the fold.
