Social media is beginning to notice that the Whitehouse.gov website deleted pages related to LGBT issues and climate change almost immediately after Donald Trump completed the oath of office. Add to that one more curiosity — the famed White House petition process appears to be thwarting an early attempt at asking the new president to
While many of Donald Trump’s nominees seem to be challenged by a Democratic party ready to lock down for united opposition, Agriculture Secretary nominee Sonny Perdue has support not just from Georgia’s Republicans in Congress, but from 2nd District Congressman Sanford Bishop, a Democrat. Bishop is more than just a hometown Congressman. He’s the ranking
The Republican National Committee met today for its winter meeting and elected Ronna McDaniel of Michigan as Chairwoman of the RNC and Bob Paduchik of Ohio as Co-Chair. McDaniel is the second woman to hold the top spot of the RNC. The election for both was unanimous. In addition to electing new leadership, the RNC
Congressman Tom Graves’ (R-GA-14) office sent out a presser yesterday announcing its County Connection program for 2017. The program helps bring Congressman Graves’ staff closer to the constituents who are unable to go to the permanent offices in Dalton or Rome. From the presser: Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-14) today announced the 2017 schedule for the
In the AJC, Greg Bluestein covered a speech by former State Senator Jason Carter, who once ran for Governor and may do so again, if you take the tenor of his remarks as sincere. “The same way Romney was wrong to write off 47 percent of the vote, Hillary Clinton was wrong to write off
Due to my own gross incompetence, the Morning Reads are late. My apologies to God, family, and Dear Leader Charlie Harper. I have dishonored my the Kremer family. I also feel like I should apologize to Ed for some reason. My friend Robbie Medwed has tips for newbies at the Capitol. Trump tapped Gov Sonny
We are getting word this evening that former Governor Sonny Perdue has been tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to be the next Agriculture Secretary. Breaking: Donald Trump taps Sonny Perdue as his agriculture chief https://t.co/i81TJRHtAo pic.twitter.com/rHBz0K7gMz — AJC (@ajc) January 19, 2017 This will make the second Georgian who will have a cabinet-level position inside
It wasn’t that long ago that Creature Comforts Brewery in Athens was threatened with closure. It seems someone thought that the brewery wasn’t strictly adhering to the laws that apply only to Georgia’s craft breweries but not the big guys (or, more importantly, the wholesalers). Well, that didn’t happen. Creature Comforts is thriving, despite Georgia’s
Georgia Governor Nathan Deal announced today that Colorado Premium will create 190 jobs and invest $15 million in Carroll County. The company purchased an existing 130,000-square-foot building in Carrollton to be utilized as a food processing plant by the end of 2018. Colorado Premium is based in Greeley, Colorado and is a supplier of major
Somewhere in the city of Atlanta government, there’s an individual with more than a million dollars who is likely to lose it all this year, according to a recent announcement from the Justice Department. “Elvin R. Mitchell, Jr., has been arraigned on conspiratorial bribery and money laundering charges for paying over $1 million to obtain
