Rep. Buddy Carter’s GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2017 (H.R.72) passed unanimously yesterday in the U.S. Senate. A press release from Sens. Johnny Isakson and David Perdue states the Act “would provide the Government Accountability Office (GAO) with enhanced tools to oversee federal programs and ensure it is able to obtain the records needed to
What if I told you on Friday the office is getting lunch. Instead of ordering what most of the office wanted, the minority choice would be ordered. You’d be pretty upset, huh? “Jupiter” by C Duncan. NYT takes in-depth look at new Falcons’ stadium redevelopment. Former Klan Grand Dragon asks King family for forgiveness. GSU
The following is a plea posted to Facebook by Dougherty County Commission Chairman Chris Cohilas. It’s been more than two weeks since the Albany Georgia area was hit by tornadoes and hurricane force winds. We reported on some of the problems of getting children fed last week. That, unfortunately, remained an unsolved issue until the
Manu Raju, CNN’s Senior Political Reporter, is a fabulist spreading lies about Rep. Tom Price. Here’s Raju’s work: “Rep. Tom Price last year purchased shares in a medical device manufacturer days before introducing legislation that would have directly benefited the company, raising new ethics concerns for President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Health and Human Services
This week’s Courier Herald column: Governor Nathan Deal used his State of the State address last week to highlight a new Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center to be built in Augusta. The center will be developed and operated in conjunction with the U.S. Army’s Cyber Command at Fort Gordon, Augusta University, and private sector
Governor Deal signed Ava’s Law, which requires insurance coverage for several treatment methods used to treat autism in children, in April 2015. Like the medical cannabis issue, autism advocates worked tirelessly for years to achieve their goal, and Ava’s Law was a victory after a bruising session in 2014. The conversation about autism coverage is far from over,
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr spoke to the Martin Luther King Jr Commemoration Service at the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church today. Below are the prepared remarks of his text: It is truly an honor to be invited to be a part of the celebration of the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 88th birthday.
VPEOTUS Mike Pence had his feelings hurt by Atlanta Congressman John Lewis. Lewis, who has, uh, caused a bit of a stir the past few days, confirmed he will be skipping PEOTUS Trump’s inauguration. Lewis said he considers Trump an “illegitimate” due to concerns of Russian meddling in the election. Pence told Fox News today:
My weekly column will appear tomorrow at 10am. Today is a holiday. It’s the day we set aside to honor Dr. Martin Luther King. I’m not sure we’re doing that these days. By “these days” I’ll specifically refer to this weekend. After more than a year of a divisive election, we as a country seem
January 16th is a big day in history. In 1919, Prohibition was ratified, on this same date in 1920, it went into effect, and it’s the 19th anniversary of the beginning of the Monica Lewinsky/Clinton lies probe. Today is also Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, though that date is not affiliated with the 16th, but
