In a vote of 60-38, Alexander Acosta was confirmed today as the Secretary of the United States Department of Labor. The following information is provided from a press release from Sen. Isakson’s office. Sen. Isakson: “American businesses and job creators are ready to grow. After years of a heavy-handed federal regulatory regime, America needs the new
Gov. Deal signed House Bill 338 that “provides a method for identifying low-performing schools and establishes a multiyear, multifaceted turnaround plan to assist them.” The bill was sponsored by Rep. Kevin Tanner (R, District 9 – Dawsonville). “Georgia remains committed to improving our state’s education system by increasing student access to high-performing schools and learning
I am on the record as having predicted the Hawks would make the Eastern Conference Final. I’m much less nervous about that than a few days ago. “Scandinavian Crush” by Craft Spells. David Perdue: Selling Purple Heart medals is a most pressing legislative need. New film extols Jimmy Carter’s river legacy. It will cost $16.6
Today, the Georgia and U.S. Chambers of Commerce endorsed Karen Handel in Georgia’s 6th congressional district runoff to be held on June 20th between Handel and Jon Ossoff. Chris Clark, Georgia Chamber President and CEO: “The challenges facing Georgia’s 6th district and our state as a whole, can only be solved by someone who understands
State Senator Hunter Hill (R) has just announced that he is running for governor in 2018. Hill has represented District 6 (which includes parts of Cobb and Fulton counties, including Buckhead and Sandy Springs) since 2012. He is the vice-chairman of the Senate Republican Caucus and chairman of the Veterans,
You can now refer to George Ervin Perdue as Secretary Sonny. Our former governor was confirmed as the 39th Secretary of Agriculture today. With Sonny’s confirmation, Georgia now has more power in the White House than at any time since the Carter Administration, if my memory serves me right. In addition to his lofty governmental
This week’s Courier Herald column: I began writing this column in early 2011. It began after a lunch conversation with DuBose and Carol Porter. Both had just run for statewide office. They were rural Georgia Democrats. They were in the traditional print media business, running almost a dozen papers serving the greater I-16 corridor out
Once the final gavel fell on the 14th District Republican Convention, I said to a few friends “Thank God and Greyhound” (quoting the Roy Clark song). I didn’t run for re-election for district chairman. I have my reasons, the most important one being my wife Samantha and I welcoming our first child, Lucas Todd Smith, into
While everyone had their attention focused on the aftermath of the CD 6 special election, the world of Georgia politics kept on spinning. On Wednesday, the Gwinnett County Chamber of Commerce held a legislative recap luncheon where State Rep. Chuck Efstration made it clear that fellow Gwinnett Republican and Senate President Pro Tem David Shafer is being
Georgia Republicans are beginning to rally around #GA6 Republican candidate Karen Handel. Governor Nathan Deal’s camp didn’t waste time circling support around Handel with Deal’s Chief of Staff Chris Riley taking to Twitter yesterday. Congrats @karenhandel !! @GovernorDeal & our team look forward to working with you to keep the 6th CD in Georgia and
