Seven candidates have gathered in Braselton to convince Republicans on why they should be Georgia’s next governor at a debate hosted by the 9th District Republican Party of Georgia. Greg Bluestein of the AJC is our moderator for this evening. You can watch at home online if you aren’t watching in person.
Former State School Superintendent John Barge qualified this afternoon for his old job. He will face incumbent State School Superintendent Richard Woods. Barge was elected in 2010 without support from the Republican establishment. His tenure was notable for frequently butting heads with Governor Deal. In 2012, Barge opposed Republican lawmakers’ push for charter school legislation.
Let’s get the big part out of the way: half of the Democrats polled in the lastest Mason-Dixon Georgia Gubernatorial poll don’t know who either Stacey is so who really cares what those numbers are (Stacey A. 29% to Stacey E.’s 17%). Also, this poll was conducted before the Delta-NRA fiasco and Casey Cagle has the support
The following are the Governor’s prepared remarks from his 5:00 press conference. I was reminded during them that we’ve never fully covered the “compliance issue” he spoke of. It’s critical to understand why jet fuel – all jet fuel, not just Delta’s – was slated to be eliminated for taxation. I shall endeavor to get
Governor Nathan Deal is scheduled to hold a press conference this afternoon at 5pm from his office. If you want to tune in live, it will be broadcast here. Let’s set the table for what is expected, even though no official reason for this press conference was given. The Governor has issued a proposal to
This week’s Courier Herald column: Several questions will be answered this week in the Georgia General Assembly that will have an impact on Georgia’s long term future. These will bleed into upcoming campaigns and, with most statewide offices up for election, will thus send an early signal of how Georgia will be governed as well
With qualifying for elections set to begin next Monday, another round of retirement announcements is forthcoming. Today, we spotlight that Rep Brooks Coleman (R-Duluth) will be ending his tenure in the Georgia House of Representatives at the end of his term. Coleman is the Chairman of the House Education Committee. In my experience, he’s been
Delta has a knack for poor political timing. I’m old enough to remember when former CEO Richard Anderson told a Chamber gathering that lawmakers need not be “chickens” when raising gas taxes, right before he insisted on a tax break for jet fuel. They’ve waded in heavily on RFRA legislation, strongly making the point that
There have been a lot of folks announce they are not running for re-election this year, but this one is a bit of a surprise and a game changer. State Representative Allen Peake (R-Macon) will not be returning to the Georgia House next year. Greg Bluestein of the AJC has Peake’s announcement via Twitter. Peake
