Former State Rep. Sally Harrell (and erstwhile challenger to John Ossoff) sees a path back to the legislature, thanks to Ossoff’s upstart CD-6 race. In a statement released on Thursday, Harrell said she’s coming for Sen. Fran Millar’s seat. As Greg Bluestein helpful notes, Millar’s district flipped in the last Presidential race. Harrell made clear in
On this date in 1996, an Atlanta-bound ValuJet DC-9 caught fire shortly after takeoff from Miami and crashed into the Everglades. All 110 people on board were killed. Peaches Our farmers have been hard by the roller coaster weather changes The most satisfied employees in Georgia… Police officers have it pretty bad in Georgia Gwinnett
Remember Amanda Williams? She’s the former Chief Judge of the Brunswick Judicial Circuit, but most Georgians beyond the Golden Isles learned of her existence along with the rest of the country when This American Life devoted an episode to her in early 2011. By November of that year, the JQC was involved; according to the
The second time’s the charm for Mary Norwood to secure the endorsement of the International Brotherhood of Police Officers. The Atlanta local union endorsed her mayoral bid on Monday. Way back in 2009, the union sided with then-Sen. Kasim Reed over Norwood. “Her integrity and record on transparency set her apart plus she has a
Rep. Allen Peake issued the following press release after the signing of SB 16, which increased those eligible for medical cannabis: State Representative Allen Peake (R-Macon) announced that Senate Bill 16 was signed into law by Governor Nathan Deal on Tuesday, May 9, 2017. SB 16, which was sponsored in the House by Rep. Peake,
A confidential source has provided us with a copy of an ethics complaint filed against Christine Triebsch, Democratic candidate in the special election runoff for State Senate District 32. Triebsch faces Republican Kay Kirkpatrick next Tuesday, May 16th. The former seat holder, Judson Hill, resigned to become a candidate in the GA-6 special election. The
Georgia Governor Nathan Deal vetoed nine bills on Tuesday, including House Bill 359 (“Supporting and Strengthening Families Act.”) According to Greg Bluestein at the AJC, the bill would have allowed “parents to transfer power of attorney over their children to another family member or an outside agency for a year without going through the courts.”
“Nobody Can Be You” by Steve Arrington Ossoff wins! The engagement game. Jimmy: I’m a Berniecrat. (“Y’all see why I voted for him?”) Jimmy: “I agree with [Trump].” ….on Canadian softwood lumber tarrifs. Odum, Georgia (where?) is a font of knowledge on the North’s neo-Confederates. John Lewis does his annual round on the graduation ceremony circuit:
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has released an ad in support of Karen Handel, while the The Congressional Leadership fund has released an anti-Ossoff ad. The runoff for the GA-6 election is June 20th. U.S. Chamber Ad U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA) shares that he is supporting and voting for Karen Handel in GA-6, the District
Secretary of State and 2018 gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp (R) sent out this press release following Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R) signing of legislation that bans sanctuary cities in Texas. Sanctuary cities are dangerous, unlawful, and defy our Georgia values. As governor, our state will respect the rule of law and put the well being
