Happy Monday, everyone! I didn’t watch the Super Bowl, but that didn’t stop me from drinking lots of beer. And, like many of you, my head is throbbing. Today’s Morning Reads reflect that fact. News By The Numbers 1 minutes and 52 seconds – Pink sang the national anthem under two minutes. Here’s why… she
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Shawn LaGrua has overturned an arbitrator’s ruling that MARTA’s 2015 decision to privatize paratransit services to the elderly and disabled. Under the direction of MARTA’s board and former CEO Keith Parker, MARTA concluded that it was preferable to privatize some non-core functions in order to streamline costs and/or improve service.
Earlier, the White House declassified the memo written by House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA-22) to the majority members of the Committee. Two things you will likely hear, or may have heard, through the weekend: Republicans will point to this as damning evidence against Democrats using a federal agency to win
Yep. A miracle. Big move-out downtown – maybe there’s room for Amazon? HQ2 Hunger Games. Hahahah. What a great line. Will the Braves be far behind? (Not a Blooper joke.) Priorities. Sez… the people who believed a fake dossier. How to measure something that doesn’t exist. It’s like the bad boyfriend. Digging up bones. In
Today at the Georgia Capitol, the Legislative Black Caucus hosted a press conference to commemorate the “Original 33.” This often-forgotten moment in Georgia history both highlights how much we have progressed while also reminding us that the foundation of our government has inherent flaws. Trying to build a balanced and fair government on top of
The Georgia Senate has unanimously adopted Senate Resolution 673 that was introduced by Sen. David Shafer (R, 48) yesterday. The resolution “denounces the National Football League (NFL) for its censorship of a Super Bowl ad by the veterans organization AMVETS” and “for its hypocritical actions to silence the AMVETS National Service Foundation and suppress its
I know some of you are going to think I’m beating a dead horse with this topic. Do I hate Brian Kemp? No. I just think he’s been lax with elections security, and that is a big part of the job he holds. One he was elected to do as Secretary of State. One he
CNBC is reporting that Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald has resigned as the head of the CDC. Dr. Fitzgerald has come under fire for trading tobacco stocks as CDC Director. Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, who is an ob-gyn, also had owned stock in other tobacco companies prior to assuming her post almost six months ago as one of
So “Atlanta Monster” has taken a pretty wild turn. Thoughts? GSU gets $80 million for new 8,000-seat basketball arena/convocation center. GSU is the state’s top/only ranked basketball team. The latest quixotic attempt to defeat Sanford Bishop is underway! Methinks the mayor and city council should probably get their legislative wishlist done soon. Pete Marin vs
Rep. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-2): “The President talks of bipartisanship, and I am truly hopeful that this talk is genuine. However, actions speak louder than words, and the President’s actions thus far have been hurtful and divisive. I hope his rhetoric tonight will be followed by a new spirit of bipartisan, bicameral cooperation that
