This week’s Courier Herald column. You may find the previous parts of this series by following this link. For the past few weeks we’ve been taking a look at the regions that make up the political and economic coalitions that influence the politics and policy governing Georgia. Gone are the days of “Two Georgias”, where
Last week I included an article about how Game of Thrones ruined the possibility of a truly great King Arthur movie. After watching the movie yesterday, I can affirm that the movie sucks on its own accord. I hope this is the only time I link to the Church of Satan. For clarification, this is
Happy Birthday wishes to Nathan Smith, a GeorgiaPol editor and an all around great guy. If you are looking for a good present for him, I hear he appreciates gift certificates for lawn care services.
The Savannah City Council hopes to include a $41.5 million revitalization project in their next SPLOST referendum, and it’s of the scale that is best described as transformative: The proposed Canal District around the planned arena west of downtown is expected to feature a 55-acre park with lakes, walking and biking paths, and athletic fields, said
I am forced by circumstances to compare Sheriff Jeffrey Mann of DeKalb with another local sheriff who found himself facing public ignominy: Victor Hill. As we hear calls for Mann to resign in the wake of an embarrassing arrest in Piedmont Park, it’s probably instructive to remember that two years and a week ago Hill
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) has released a new ad against Jon Ossoff in the GA-6 runoff race. The ad states that Ossoff is guilty of resume puffery, stating that Ossoff touted 5 years of security clearance instead of the actual 5 months he had the clearance.
The Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014 gives veterans access to medical care from private providers under certain conditions. In practice the VA choose to ignore the spirit of the law and limit that access. Today Georgia 9th District Congressman Doug Collins introduced legislation to improve veterans ability to receive private health care options when
Which of these songs best represents your Mother’s Day (and I know one of these two will cover all of GAPol.com’s readership) “Mama Used to Say” by Junior or “I Wanna Get Rid of You” by Psychotic Pineapple? Remember when Trump said Snowden should be “executed” for sharing classified info with Russia? It’s nuts how
With 100% of the precincts reporting, Kay Kirkpatrick (R) has defeated Christine Triebsch (D) to become the next State Senator in District 32. Kirkpatrick has won with almost 57% of the vote in the District.
Jon Ossoff has released two ads in the GA-6 congressional runoff election over the last week. They both push cutting wasteful spending and prioritizing high-tech and bio-tech research. Table Ossoff states in this ad that both parties in Congress are wasting money and the deficits are holding back the economy. He lays out his three-point
