More than half of Georgia’s Democrats don’t know who they will vote for in the Democratic Primary–now just 32 days away. The latest AJC/Channel 2 poll finds: 52% of Democrats are in the undecided/don’t know campaign, 33% back Stacey Abrams and 15% support Stacey Evans. Despite this, the Abrams campaign seemed to signal they’re preparing for
Stacey Evans may have neutralized a massive chunk of Stacey Abrams support. In a day of trading endorsements, Evans had the better one. Emmanuel Jones, the former chairman of the Legislative Black Caucus took great effort to show what he perceived was Abrams’ too-eager willingness to work with Republicans on signature Democratic issues. Here are
The NRA returned the Delta favor to Casey Cagle by endorsing his gubernatorial bid. In a statement from the campaign, Cagle said: “I’m a lifetime member of the NRA, and I’m proud of my unwavering record for the Second Amendment. Like the NRA, I believe the framers of the Constitution meant what they said when
Last night all the Georgia gubernatorial candidates were invited to participate in a community forum at Atlanta Technical College. Of the nine candidates invited five confirmed their attendance yet only one candidate for the Governor of Georgia appeared before the packed audience – Representative Stacey Evans. The event hosted by Delta Sigma Theta sorority, Zeta
This week’s Courier Herald column: The last week of Georgia’s 2018 meeting of the General Assembly featured even more symbolism and ceremony than usual. There were the customary farewell speeches by members who won’t be returning after this year’s election. On Tuesday and Wednesday, there was also a casket in the middle of the rotunda.
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.
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.
This morning the conference committee on Georgia’s FY 2019 Budget met to announce an agreement on the final budget, likely to be voted on today in both chambers. Of note, the economy has continued to grow and the Governor’s revenue estimate has been adjusted upward. As such, not only will Governor Deal leave office with
I am a product of the University System of Georgia. I was also a HOPE Scholar. The HOPE Scholarship was a major factor in being able to graduate with a Bachelor’s in Management Information Systems from Dalton State College in May 2009. I never had the opportunity to meet Governor Zell Miller, but his leadership
People outside of Georgia are once again making bold, inappropriate, and uninformed statements about Georgia political issues. A recent BuzzFeed1 article cites California native and Abrams donor saying it would be “political suicide” for the newly elected Mayor of Atlanta, Keisha Lance Bottoms to support anyone other than the black candidate. I feel like this
