While the timing is curious, the pressure on freshman State Rep Matt Gurtler (R-Tiger) is increasing because of a 2013 arrest for obstruction of a law enforcement officer. As reported by the AJC, Rep. Gurtler was a passenger in the car of a driver arrested for driving under the influence by North Georgia College Police.
On this date in 1862, during the Civil War, about 14,000 Confederate soldiers surrendered to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in Tennessee . In the legislature… In the House today. Yesterday in the Senate. Today in the Senate: SB 15 (weapons carry license adjustments) & SB 16 (regarding THC regulation for cannabis oil) Peaches Mental health
Qualifying for GA-6 has ended and 18 candidates are listed on the Secretary of State’s website as being officially qualified. The candidates include 2 Independents, 11 Republicans, and 5 Democrats. The election is slated for April 18. Alexander Hernandez (I) – Property Craftsperson Amy Kremer (R) – Political Activist Andre Pollard (I) – Computer Systems
Georgia’s Senators Johnny Isakson and David Perdue have both voted to repeal a rule change from the Obama era requiring the Social Security Administration to search its records “…and report people receiving disability benefits or supplemental income payments and who had someone else managing their finances, deeming them a “mental defective…” In a statement, Sen.
It may be the day after V-Day but y’all still love these MRs more than anything else. You also love how the date adds up to the year. I believe that was meaningful in the DaVinci Code. “40 Cups of Coffee” by Ella Mae Morse. Dems see Price Replacement Race a Test Run for Midterms
After the second day of qualifying for GA-6, 15 candidates have officially qualified. The candidates include 1 Independent, 9 Republicans, and 5 Democrats. As reported on earlier, Karen Handel is set to qualify tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. No word on whether Betty Price will qualify for the seat, though the bettypriceforcongress.com domain was registered earlier
It took years. Luckily, it didn’t cost thousands of lives. Georgia has emerged victorious in a ruling by the US Supreme Court’s Special Master in the decade-plus long water wars over the water flowing from Lake Lanier to Florida. Greg Bluestein of the AJC has those details: A special master appointed by the U.S. Supreme
The Chattanooga Times Free Press is reporting that a new 28,000 square foot, $3 million bakery for Dunkin’ Donuts will be built in Catoosa County. Construction of the 28,000-square-foot bakery is expected to start soon on a tract at Rollins Business Center with plans to open around November, said Dave Baumgartner, managing partner and president
We received a media advisory today stating that former Secretary of State Karen Handel will qualify to represent GA-6 in Congress tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. She is expected to speak shortly after qualifying. She will be joined by her husband Steve and several supporters, including: Sue Everhart, Former GAGOP Chair Mike Kenn, Former Fulton County
If you had only one cent in your pocket but could double your money every day, you’d be a multimillionaire in a month, because little things add up to big things if you keep doing them. The same principle applies to local politics, as Atlanta City Council President Ceasar Mitchell is proving. Fox5 Atlanta’s Dale
