Sid Chapman, President of the Georgia Association of Educators, has filed paperwork to run as a Democrat for State School Superintendent. The information was verified at the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission’s website after Greg Bluestein at the AJC sent out a tweet earlier this afternoon. Chapman was a strong opponent against last
On Friday ten members of the Georgia Congressional Delegation sent a bipartisan letter to Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Sonny Perdue urging him to rescind harmful Grain Inspection, Packers & Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) rules issued in the 11th hour of the Obama administration. The bi-partisan letter urged Secretary Perdue to check and rescind
This week’s Courier Herald Column. This is the third installment of this series. You can track back to the beginning starting with the previous installment here. In this, the third in a series explaining the regions that make up Georgia’s political factions, we’re going begin to take a look at each region one by one,
You know those Mondays where you gotta tell yourself how great you are just to survive the day? That’s me at the moment. With that in mind, welcome to the greatest Monday MRs ever. State And the winner of the first weekly Worst Person In The Monday Morning Reads Award goes to the guy who
Last night, WSB-TV aired the results of a poll conducted by them and Landmark Communications on the #GA6 race between Republican Karen Handel and Democrat John Ossoff. Handel leads the race with 49.1% to Ossoff’s 46.5%. #BREAKING – Results of our new poll of 611 likely voters in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District between Karen Handel (R)
Brent Scher at The Washington Free Beacon is reporting that Jon Ossoff has gone negative in his campaigning in GA-6 against Karen Handel despite committing publicly to running a positive campaign. He has released a negative ad (provided by AJC) that follows a Democratic National Committee narrative. In Ossoff’s own words: “Anger is just not
According to paperwork filed with the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission yesterday, Senate Pro Temp David Shafer is in the race for Lieutenant Governor. It’s a logical step for Shafer who has been a power broker in the Capitol for years. You can view his registration information here…if you’re that kind of person.
Kristina Torres at the AJC has reported that U.S. District Judge Timothy Batten has re-opened voter registration for the congressional runoff election in GA-6 between Jon Ossoff and Karen Handel. Registration is open until May 21. The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed a suit on behalf of five organizations stating that Georgia
The United States House of Representatives voted 217 to 213 to pass the Advance the American Health Care Act (AHCA). Some of the feedback from Georgia’s Congressional delegation are below and after the break. Rep. Drew Ferguson (R, GA-3) “This legislation is just the first step towards creating a patient-centered, market-driven health care system,” said
President Donald Trump signed an executive order today that seeks to “protect and vigorously promote religious liberty” and could allow for churches, pastors, and other religious leaders to become more politically active. Trump stated: “America has a rich tradition of social change beginning in our pews and our pulpits. We must never infringe on the
