Category: Politics

GOP Responses to State of the Union

Rep. Buddy Carter (GA-1): “President Trump spoke tonight about the strong state of our union. Over the past year, Congress has worked with President Trump to produce concrete results for the American people. Due to a bold agenda and pro-growth legislation like the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, our economy is growing, unemployment is down,

Sonny Perdue is Tonight’s Designated Survivor

Former Georgia Governor and current Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue is serving as tonight’s designated survivor during President Trump’s first State of the Union address. For those who aren’t aware of how fake President Kiefer Sutherland Tom Kirkman took office, one member of the president’s Cabinet sits out the speech in a safe, undisclosed location in

Tax Reform postively impacts 9th District business

Georgia’s Congressman Doug Collins continues to get reports on the positive impact the passage of the Tax Reform and Jobs Act has had on businesses and their employees throughout the 9th District. Mincey Marble, founded in 1977 in Gainesville, is a manufacturer of cast marble products for hospitality, healthcare and other markets around the country.

African-American Prison Rate Dropped 30% Under Governor Deal

“Unless we provide the appropriate tools of supervision that facilitate a successful reentry into society, history has shown that offenders simply return to the prison population. Right now in Georgia, nearly one in three leaving our prisons are reconvicted within three years. We must shut this revolving door! This is something we can do and

Lt. Gov Hopeful Jeffares Launches Dirty Jobs Tour

In a Lt. Governor’s race that is heavily favored for Sen. David Shafer (R, 48), former Sen. Rick Jeffares has started a “Dirty Jobs” tour to share his ideas on technical education. He also plans to “highlight his plans for a college tuition freeze for incoming freshmen to make planning for a four-year degree easier

Graves announces 2018 County Connection 2018 dates

Georgia’s 14th District Congressman Tom Graves announced today the 2018 County Connection Program schedule. The program stations members of the Congressman’s staff in counties across the District to offer a personal link to Congress for constituents who are unable to visit the permanent district offices in Dalton and Rome that are open 5 days a week.

Waymo Bringing Fully Autonomous Vehicles To Atlanta

Autonomous car company Waymo announced their plans to bring their self-driving vans to Atlanta. From an article in Left Lane News: The apparent leader in bringing self-driving technology to market, Waymo has recently ramped up its geographic expansion plans after spending many months operating on public roads around the Pheonix suburb of Chandler, Arizona. The