Senator Josh McKoon (R-SD-29) announced today that he does not intend to seek a fifth term as state senator in 2018. His remarks as published this morning by Jim Galloway over at the AJC leave open the possibility of seeking higher office such as running for Attorney General of Georgia. However, a capitol insider close
Bob Gray has announced that he will seek to replace Tom Price in Congress. While the full release is below, please take note of the accompanying endorsement of Gray by State Rep. Brad Raffensperger (R-Johns Creek). “Having first met at Mount Pisgah United Methodist Church, Tricia and I have known Bob and Susanne for 15 years
It’s unbelievable how many people have the flu this year. Remember to get a flu shot and to wash your hands. You don’t want to end up like me right now. A hospital that helped South Georgia tornado victims faces shutdown. HB 146, a bill that would help firefighters with cancer, was dropped. Governor Deal
This is a serious question, for serious times. How is a protest planned from 4-6 pm today at Hartsfield-Jackson going to change Trump’s executive order? I get that the EO has offended many people. It’s not, though, unconstitutional, and it’s not without precedent -President Obama blocked all refugees from Iraq in 2011, never let nearly
45 Committee, a SuperPAC that supports the political operations of President Donald Trump (45), has released an ad in support of the nomination of Tom Price for HHS Secretary.
As Charlie noted in his post on the supplemental budget there was a lone “no” vote from freshman Representative Matt Gurtler (R-Clayton). In the Representative’s own words in explaining his vote his constituents Gurtler stated: Fundamentally I believe that government has no business meddling in the private sector, via subsidies. Governments sole purpose is to protect
Senator Brandon Beach has introduced a revised bill that would pave the way for Las Vegas style casino gaming in Georgia, SB 79. Representative Ron Stephens has a companion bill in the Georgia House, HB 158. Unlike previous attempts, this bill pares back the number of casinos to two and focuses the scope on “destination
Yesterday the House passed the Amended Budget for 2017. Recall that the Georgia Fiscal Year runs from July 1 to June 30th, so the budget passed each year during session is for the “next” year. The “big budget” that will be passed later this session will be for FY 2018. As part of the process,
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed didn’t mince any words when slamming President Trump’s sanctuary city Executive Order. Reed said the order to halt federal funds to cities that don’t spend resources finding and detaining undocumented citizens “violates the principals of the Constitution.”*^ In a statement, Reed added: Atlanta is the leading cultural and economic center of
By Jim Galloway’s reckoning, the eight campaigns gearing up for Atlanta’s Mayor’s race later this year promise a boisterous slugfest. In the Political Insider, Galloway describes a “beauty pageant” hosted by the Buckhead Coalition during which the candidates had a chance to prove to donors which ones of them should be taken seriously. Galloway provided
