Up in D.C., it remains to be seen if paranoia over a globalist takeover of our dear Republic will be the dominant economic worldview. But here in Georgia, we’re reaping plenty of benefits from being a key U.S. player in the global economy. In a statement released Tuesday, Governor Nathan Deal said the Peach State
With the departure of Camilla Knowles at the Department of Community Affairs, some changes in the state’s organizational chart were in order. Governor Deal has announced three appointments today: Christopher Nunn will lead the Department of Community Affairs, moving over from the Department of Administrative Services. Shawn Ryan will leave his post at the Georgia
Last night, Governor Nathan Deal announced that he was sending a crew from the Georgia National Guard to Texas in order to help with the Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. WTOC reports that the 15-member crew is from the 165th Airlift Wing, and they are already in route to the affected area. They will be using
State Representative Chuck Williams (R-Watkinsville) has been named by Governor Nathan Deal as the new Director of the Georgia Forestry Commission. This means that the greater Athens area with have two new Representatives in the Georgia House for the upcoming session, as Rep Regina Quick of Athens was just named to the Superior Court Bench.
This morning, a statue of Martin Luther King Jr was unveiled on the Capitol grounds. You can watch the ceremonies at this Georgia Public Broadcasting link. I was lucky enough to be inside the House chamber during the debate over the approval of this statue. I was, quite frankly, nervous about what I was about
On Wednesday night, Hunter Hill came to Athens to speak to UGA’s College Republicans about his 2018 gubernatorial bid. Hill, a conservative Republican state senator who squeaked out a win in his Buckhead-centered district in 2016, says he is running on a platform of ideas and philosophical principles. Although he gave lip-service to his campaign
Despite his railing against “liberal media outlets” that are apparently unfair to him and other devoted followers of President Donald Trump, Georgia gubernatorial candidate and state Sen. Michael Williams (R-Cumming) found the time to appear on CNN Saturday to discuss the future of Confederate monuments in the aftermath of white supremacist rallies in Charlottesville. During
Johnny Isakson sat down with The Marietta Daily Journal recently and reading between the lines, he appears to have a growing unease with U.S. President Donald Trump. The most telling exchange came when Isakson was asked about Trump’s ban on transgender Americans serving in the military. Quote Isakson (emphasis added): “That came out of left field. We
Governor Nathan Deal has made two judicial appointments today. From a press release: Gov. Nathan Deal today announced the appointments of Jeffery O. Monroe to a State Court judgeship within Bibb County and Margaret L. Spencer to a State Court judgeship within Clayton County. The vacancy within the State Court of Bibb County was created
Lieutenant Gov. Casey Cagle (R) continues racking up endorsements from Georgia’s elected officials in his bid to be Georgia’s next governor. On August 1, he announced 50 endorsements from the southeastern part of Georgia. Here are some of the highlights: State Senators Sen. Ben Watson (Savannah) Sen. Ellis Black (Valdosta) Sen. Jesse Stone (Waynesboro)
