From Governor Nathan Deal’s office: “Acting on a recommendation from the state’s Emergency Operations Command in anticipation of Hurricane Irma, I’ve issued a state of emergency for six coastal counties. This emergency declaration includes Bryan, Camden, Chatham, Glynn, Liberty and McIntosh Counties. This executive order prohibits price gouging and waives rules and regulations for motor
Georgia Senator Rick Jeffares, a Republican candidate for Lt. Governor, has issued a press release stating his support for a constitutional amendment to limit the Lt. Gov. position to two (2) four year terms. This would match the current term limit for a Georgia Governor. Sen. Jeffares stated: “I believe that term limits are good
Steve Strickland will be running for State House District 119, (up Athens way) but has yet to decide if he’s a Republican or an independent. Strickland told me he intends to “…meet with several influential members of the House before making a final decision.” Given that ALL the influential members of the House are Republicans,
College football is no fun, man. I will only watch 55 games this year as a protest. “You’re No Good” by Ken Boothe. Atlanta rabbi: Great Americans “moral warts and all” deserve statues. Tony Horwitz: The Confederacy is slowly dying in Dixie. Cherokee school district: Just to be clear–we are not anti-Trump. Hank Johnson to
Describing himself as an “outsider,” (With all these outsiders one has to wonder if there’s anybody doing anything on the inside these days!) Charlie Fiveash announced his intent to run for the State Senate seat being vacated by Hunter Hill, who’s resigning to focus on his gubernatorial bid. Fiveash, a well-known and respected commercial real
I asked Charlie if I wouldn’t have to labor over these Morning Reads. After telling me to get back to work and docking my imaginary week’s pay, here I am. Georgia Atlanta needs a strong chill pill. Happy Birthday to Georgia’s own twin pandas! West Nile Virus is on the rise and I’m shook. Campus
The Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson Bill to repeal ACA* could make Georgia one of the few states to see an increase in Medicaid funding. According to a report from Avalere (about whom I know nothing other than I think they underwrite some NPR programming) the latest repeal effort would see 34 states and DC losing Medicaid funding from 2020-26.
Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp, also a candidate for Governor, issued the following statement in support of Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr’s decision to have Georgia enter into an amicus brief in support of protecting the Ten Commandments displayed on the lawn of the City Hall in Bloomfield, New Mexico. Sec. Kemp: “Georgians know
It’s that time of year again when adults revel in the athletic accomplishment of boys “attending” schools we have no connection to, celebrate the work of each university’s highest-paid employee who is neither a researcher, teacher or administrator all while these institutes of higher education generate millions of dollars for themselves under the thoroughly-discredited sham of
From a press release: Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that Georgia recently joined a 23-state coalition in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court, which supports the City of Bloomfield, New Mexico’s decision to allow placement of a Ten Commandments monument on its city hall lawn along with other monuments. Earlier this
