Rep. Buddy Carter (R, GA-1) has re-introduced legislation with Rep. Pete Sessions, Chairman of the House Committee on Rules, to recognize “the historical importance of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, and calling on the National Museum of African American History and Culture to appropriately honor his life and work.” Rep. Carter: “I am proud to
Sandra Austin, chairwoman of the DeKalb Democratic Party, died at home this morning. She was 69. Austin won re-election to a fifth two-year term as chairwoman in December, and was also serving as vice president of the Georgia Association of Democratic County Chairs. “We have lost a gentle giant,” said state senator Gail Buckner. She
Jessica felt it wise to engage in an intellectual tussle of Brobdingnagian proportions and she got it, taking great umbrage to my post calling for a legislative pay raise. I will respond next week. Georgia legislators don’t need more money. They’re only struggling because of the way they’ve morphed the position of a legislator. The
#YIKES #FirstFriday13of2017 #BeCarefulOutThere You can beat your sweet bippy, they did. A “Mimosa Mandate.” Or something. Where do I send my resume? Please stop fighting. Please. A.Ham must be spinning in his grave right now. LL Bean is the latest boycott, for those who boycott. That was quick. Boom. Dare it to say, that small
From a press release from the Governor’s office: “Gov. Nathan Deal today announced that Reps. Chuck Efstration (R-Dacula) and Trey Rhodes (R-Greensboro) will join Rep. Terry Rogers (R-Clarkesville) on the House floor leader team, while Senators P. K. Martin IV (R-Lawrenceville) and Larry Walker III (R-Kathleen) will team up with Sen. Butch Miller (R-Gainesville) to
Congressman Tom Graves’ (R-GA-14) office announced committee assignments for Georgia’s Republican Congressional delegation today. In the presser, he says that Georgia is “well positioned to advance state interests in Washington.” Congressman Graves serves as Georgia’s representative to the House Republican Steering Committee, the committee that determines which congressmen will serve on what committees, Georgia has
Stop me if you’ve heard this one: Georgia Democrats are convinced next election cycle is the one. Really. The latest version of this line comes from Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball making its first survey of the 2018 gubernatorial races around the U.S. Georgia is lumped in with several GOP-controlled states with the following insight into how
At first glance, Georgia seems like a pretty hard-core Republican state. It hasn’t voted for a Democrat in a presidential contest since 1992, (and 1980 before then.) Every statewide office is held by a Republican. 10 of our 14 congressional districts are Republican, and eight of them have a partisan rating of R+14 or higher.
John Lewis testified against Sen. Jeff Sessions’ nomination as Attorney General on Wednesday. Much of what Cong. Lewis said is in line with his previous messages but Lewis highlighted Sessions’ work prosecuting civil rights “icons” and celebration of the Voting Rights Act losing much of its teeth. The spirit and tone of Lewis’ testimony called to
On this date in 1915, the US House of Representatives rejected a proposal to give women the right to vote. Peaches Could casinos hurt local governments? A 4-year-old superstar from Georgia Atlanta outperformed Georgia in late 2016 Georgia Power praised for Hurricane Matthew efforts Who just walks in and confesses to murder? Jimmy Carter The Peso
