From a press release: State Representative Joyce Chandler (R-Grayson) today announced that she will not seek re-election to the Georgia House of Representatives. Rep. Chandler will retire at the end of her current term after serving six years in the Georgia General Assembly. “After much prayerful consideration, I have decided not to seek re-election,” said
As I’ve noted before, in my day job with PolicyBEST, I’ve once again been working with the Georgia Transportation Alliance in an effort that began in 2014 and resulted in the passage of HB170 in 2015 – the bill that provided for almost $1 Billion annually to fix Georgia’s roads & bridges. It also for
From a press release: State Representative Kevin Tanner (R-Dawsonville), Chairman of the House Transportation Committee, today announced that the Georgia House of Representatives passed House Bill 930 by a vote of 162-13. This measure would create a new regional governance and funding structure for transit in the metropolitan Atlanta region. “This measure would create a
Tuesday Attorney General Chris Carr announced that Georgia joined a 20-state coalition urging a federal district court in Texas to declare that the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) individual mandate is unconstitutional and to enjoin the law in its entirety. In announcing the legal action General Carr said, The Affordable Care Act’s design was constitutionally flawed
Suddenly, Democrats are defending an obscene government tax subsidy for a corporation that doesn’t actually need the tax break, because a Republican wants to punish the firm for ideological noncompliance. You’re getting played. I’d like you all to consider the possibility that, in light of the major tax changes at the federal level this year,
Good morning! Last night in Cobb County, we talked about transit (spoiler alert: people want it to expand in Cobb.) The Marietta School Superintendent makes his stance clear on the March 14 school walkout. Concordia College, a HBCU in Selma, Alabama, will close. “The art of the trade, how the sausage gets made… click, boom!
I rarely tell the story about why I left the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Usually, I tell people that in 2007 and 2008, the AJC was an unhappy place, and I had a path to something better. The AJC had been my dream job, though. Literally — the one big-city news job I had been working to
A day after Rep. Allen Peake announced he would not be seeking re-election for State House District 141, Shane Mobley has issued a release stating that he has chosen to run for that seat instead of qualifying for State Insurance Commissioner. Qualifying will take place between March 5-9 for the May 22nd primaries. The press
I’m filling in for Ginny this Friday. Let’s jump into it. Russian bots took aim at Congressman John Lewis, Atlanta, and CNN. Speaking of Russia, an oligarch, who boasts close ties to Putin and Assad, had his mercenaries attack US troops in Syria. Two West Forsyth High School students were arrested yesterday for threatening to
Tricia Pridemore has been appointed to fill the unexpired term of Stan Wise, giving her incumbent status prior to qualifying for the position next month. Pridemore has already announced as a candidate for the seat (disclosure, she’s a friend and I’ve made a contribution). The PSC has quite a few issues on its plate, with