Happy Cattleman’s Day at your state capitol, which means steak biscuits and chocolate milk all around and we even got a visit from Maggie, the milk cow. Trump looks to take down Raffensperger in Georgia Why some Georgia lawmakers want last week’s shootings labeled Hate Crimes Georgia Appeals Court says judge can rule on Abrams
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has been embroiled in an intra-party fight among the Georgia Republican Party that began with his and his office’s defense of the General Election where former President Donald Trump lost the state. Since November, it seems that Secretary Raffensperger and the Georgia Republican Party, mainly Chairman David Shafer, have been
Good morning! Today is the 33rd Legislative Day. Here’s today’s calendar. Absolute tragedy: the principal of Dublin High School and his family were killed in a horrific accident on I-16 in Bulloch County on Sunday. Low-income children in Georgia are among many who will benefit from the Rescue Act. The relief package also dangles a
Today marks Legislative Day 32 in the Georgia General Assembly and with two bills on the Senate floor and one bill on the House floor, it will be a short one in both chambers. But where we lack in time on the floor, we are more than making up for in time in committee. You
The Georgia Secretary of State’s office posted more detailed voter registration and turnout data from the 2020 election cycle on Monday. There is a wealth of information in this release. Registration and turnout numbers are broken down by race, gender, age, county, and congressional district. Georgia is one of the few states with such detailed
Good morning! It’s Crossover Day +1 in the General Assembly, which means very light calendars in both chambers. Crossover Day 2020 ended up being the last day of normal in the General Assembly. What impact did COVID have on Crossover Day 2021? Crossover Day and the myth of the GOP’s big tent: what lived, what
Happy Crossover Day in the Georgia General Assembly. We are officially to the point in session where nothing else can be dropped in the hopper (with any chance of getting out this session) and the House and Senate begin to work on the other’s legislation. We have been promised a very full and very long
Many folks who read this site probably know that I worked for 12 years in politics, but you may not know that time is bookended by teaching and librarianship. My first year out of college, I taught ninth grade English before going to work for a state rep over the summer that changed my career
Hello all! Let me introduce myself, I’m Elliot Pierce. I hail from the county least likely to ever host an international cremation association expo. The land of unfortunate Lone Ranger fame. I grew up in Walker County and moved back six years ago after my son was born. I come to GeorgiaPol thanks to an
Good morning! Yesterday was Day 25 of the 2021 Legislative Session. To prepare for the run-up to Crossover Day, which is Monday, March 8, today and Thursday are Committee Days. You can watch all the fun here. Yesterday, the House passed what I consider to be a pretty onerous and deeply flawed election bill, and
