Disclosure: State Rep. Jason Spencer is my firm’s client and former State Rep. LaDawn Blackett Jones and I have appeared on TV together, usually doing a back-and-forth on election nights. I’m familiar enough with both to know that I shouldn’t try to change the mind of either. But when Spencer and Jones got into a
OK, so college football started last weekend. Whatever, GSU plays on Thursday. “Be True to Your School” by The Beach Boys. Associated Press digs the new GSU Stadium. ABC Q&A w/GSU P(res). Atlanta rescuing Harvey left-behind pets. Anheuser-Busch brewery in Georgia shipping water to Harvey-affected areas. Area laureate writes, recites poem for John Lewis. Albanians
About all we know from the latest WSB/Landmark Communications poll in the Atlanta mayoral race is that we still don’t really know anything consequential. Mary Norwood has 25% of the vote, Keisha Lance-Bottoms (who I have long thought would be a darkhorse for the runoff) narrowly edged Peter Aman for second place, 12.4% to 12.1%
UPDATE: I suppose I haven’t been following this race closely. Linda Pritchett, Mable Thomas and Elijah Tutt are running as well. Nikema Williams made it official today, announcing her campaign for Senate District 39. If you’ve spent time at the Capitol or even been marginally involved with Democratic Party politics for the last 12 years
Congresswoman Karen Handel will hold a town hall meeting via teleconference, Wednesday at 7 pm. She’s scheduled an hour for a brief update on her first months in Congress and will take questions. “It is an incredible honor to represent the citizens of the 6th District, and I look forward to their input and questions,”
Georgia’s civic elite paid homage to our state’s greatest son at the unveiling of the Martin Luther King Jr. state on the Capitol grounds. Nathan Deal, Kasim Reed, Bernice King, Casey Cagle, David Ralston and Calvin Smyre all recognized the symbolism of the statue–and the act of unveiling a statue of the civil rights movement’s
This week’s Courier Herald column: For the past few weeks I’ve been focused on the ins and outs of Georgia’s tax structure and how those monies are spent. There’s still a couple of installments to go before I’m finished, but the events of the past couple of weeks need to be addressed. A couple of
This morning, a statue of Martin Luther King Jr was unveiled on the Capitol grounds. You can watch the ceremonies at this Georgia Public Broadcasting link. I was lucky enough to be inside the House chamber during the debate over the approval of this statue. I was, quite frankly, nervous about what I was about
Happy Monday, everyone! Taylor Swift released a new song over the weekend. You probably don’t care, but it’s pretty catchy. State Mercedes-Benz Stadium in pictures! You may have heard about a hurricane that hit Texas…well, find out how it may impact gas prices. Did you know that nepotism is a problem in politics? Shocked and upset.
Elizabeth Warren is in town today as part of the Beloved Community Talks put on by the King Center. An event that seems benign enough and would fit in to reports that Sen. Warren is considering a Presidential bid in 2020. While in our great state, GAPol has learned that Warren’s staff has met with
