Happy Election Day, everyone! Less than three hours now until the polls close! There are a slew of mayoral races, 3 SPLOST measures, and a decision to be made about the sale of distilled spirits on ballots in Middle Georgia. Two of the area’s larger towns have mild-mannered mayoral elections underway. Warner Robins’s contest is
Sunday’s Gainesville Times published a lengthy op-ed from 9th District Congressman Doug Collins concerning the current tax reform proposal being debated in the media. Using a number of middle class examples, Representative Collins refutes much of the criticism of the plan and suggests that ideological differences rather than actual substance are the root of most
Imagine picking up the newspaper – or turning on the computer if you are under 60 — and reading about a society that had abandoned the principle of majority rule and instead allowed less than 20% of its adult citizens to pick its political leaders. Where do you think this society would be located? The Middle
Voters in Walker County, who rejected the regional TSPLOST in 2012, will decide on whether to tack on an additional cent to pay for county transportation projects. The tax is estimated to bring in around $3 million over the next 5 years for Walker County and it’s five cities. The tax is being considered as
Happy Monday, everyone! Congratulations to GeorgiaPol contributor George Chidi for getting hitched over the weekend. News by the Numbers 26 people – were killed in a mass shooting at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, a small town located 30 miles southeast of San Antonio. The death toll is expected to rise as more
Maggie Lee and her GaPolBot have reported the news that Tricia Pridemore has filed paperwork for the position of Georgia Public Service Commissioner for District 5, which is currently held by Stan Wise. It was previously reported by the AJC and the Marietta Daily Journal that Stan Wise will be resigning from the seat in February
A press release from Sen. Johnny Isakson’s office: U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., praised former Georgia U.S. Representative Leon A. “Lynn” Westmoreland during his introduction at a Senate hearing to consider Westmoreland’s nomination by President Trump to serve as a member of the Amtrak board of directors. In his remarks Tuesday at the Senate Committee on Commerce,
Ed’s stomach hurts from all the candy he ate last night, so I’m filling in. I make no apologies for the title. State Amazon announced 500 new jobs in Georgia. Meet the Baptist church that welcomed LGBT Georgians. Georgia DOT apologized for dumping dead deer. Watch the Georgia Dome’s demolishion on a live feed. UGA, we
One of my favorite offbeat stories to come out of the Beltway in the past month involved George W. Bush’s former assistant secretary of commerce, Bruce Mehlman, declaring this period the New Gilded Age. Mehlman produces quarterly reports for his clients at Mehlman Castagnetti Rosen & Thomas on the current climate, and this quarter, he
Three cheers for Georgia and Gov. Nathan Deal. For the fifth straight year, Georgia has been named the number one state to do business by Site Selection magazine. Deal credited yet another top ranking to our state’s low tax burden, skilled workforce, and “unparalleled connectivity.” The editor-in-chief of Site Selection said the ranking was largely based
