From a press release sent a few minutes ago: “The Senate Judiciary Committee, led by Chairman Chuck Grassley, did a remarkable job conducting the confirmation process to consider the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. After reviewing the proceedings, including more than 30 hours of testimony from Judge Kavanaugh,
United States Senator David Perdue took to the Senate floor to “call out the extreme rhetoric top Democrats have been using since President Trump took office and are using now to try and block Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation.” Some highlights outlined in a press release from Sen. Perdue’s office: Civility In Our Country: “The United
Congratulations to the City of South Fulton for taking a step away from willful ignorance. Just weeks ago, the City of South Fulton City Council voted to change the official holiday that occurs each October. Columbus Day is a Federal holiday and a state holiday in more than thirty states. Many local governments also recognize the
By Tharon Johnson: Guest Op-Ed Polls are a funny thing. I have been active in politics for most of my life – from the time my mom took me out canvassing for the first time when I was four, I cannot remember a time when campaigns were not a part of my life. In that
I’m already on PSL #17 D’Marcus Simonds a pre-season All-American John Legend stumps for Stacey at Georgia State Folty to start Game 1 Looks like Columbus mayor is starting the 2020 race. Black Rural Voters Could be Key to Democrats Eyeing Georgia Brian Kemp lost his niece’s vote Sonny Talks Trade and Farm Outlook Donald
The latest poll from Landmark Communications finds Brian Kemp leading Stacey Abrams 48%-46.3%. What I find more interesting is that the same numbers hold true for the Lite Governor race as well. Were I a Republican I’d be very concerned heading into the election. That seems to lend some credence to Abrams’ internal poll released
Back in April, Jim Galloway reported that Democrats and Republicans have developed different language for what essentially amounts to the same thing – Medicaid expansion. Whether you call it a Medicaid waiver or Medicaid expansion, they’re both ways to cover folks that have been in the coverage gap in Georgia since the Patient Protection and
Rep. Karen Handel (R, GA-6) has released her second television ad for her re-election campaign. The ad, entitled “Right to Try,” will run on television in the Atlanta area and on other digital outlets. From a press release: The ad features the medical journey of Karen’s younger sister who, as a an infant, received breakthrough
This week, I am going to be writing at length about social problems in Atlanta. About how homelessness works, about how social services work — or don’t work — to solve problems, and about what you can do to help. Let’s start with something simple today. A very young couple from Denver found a job
An internal poll for Stacey Abrams has the Democratic challenger leading Brian Kemp 48%-42% of likely voters. The poll was conducted by Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group who found in May that Abrams was beating Kemp 49%-40%. I’m not smart enough to comment on the validity of the poll or the firm’s methods. However, GHY compares its results
