The House has released its committee assignments and Rep. Buzz Brockway, one of our former writers and all around nice guy, has been named as the Chair of the Code Revision Committee. We salute his hard work and service and congratulate him on his new position. Go Jackets! I mean, Go, Buzz, Go! Some other
For those of us who did not attend yesterday’s Eggs and Issues breakfast, I’ve collected Twitter dispatches below (or after the break). You can find the Storify link here, and marvel at our political class’s justified obsession with Chick-fil-A.
Georgia is already home to the US Army’s Cyber Command Center which is aimed to centralize the Army’s cyber operations, training, and education. It is expected that Governor Nathan Deal will reveal plans of a state-owned cyberwarfare facility in today’s State of the State address. From the AJC: The governor’s office said the center will
I can’t believe it took me until today to figure out the source of that stench from Downtown Atlanta. (I am making a joke at the Legislature’s expense–feel free to laugh in the comments). “I Need a Roof” by Sugar Minott. How will the area surrounding GSU Stadium look in the future? The Eggs &
Chuck Payne is the winner tonight in State Senate District 54 in a contest against Independent candidate Debby Peppers. According to the Secretary of State’s site, Chuck won with 65.41% of the vote. Turnout was a smidge over 9%. One interesting bit of data that someone mentioned to me is that, regarding to the wrong
Georgia’s newest Congressman, Rep. Drew Ferguson (R, GA-3), is set to preside over the U.S. House floor tonight around 6 p.m. This will be his first time presiding. It can be viewed online at https://www.c-span.org/networks/ or live on CSPAN.
Congressman Tom Graves’ (R-GA-14) clout is becoming a big player within the US House. His clout is becoming a bit larger with his appointment to become chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee for Financial Services. It makes Congressman Graves a cardinal within the House, much like how former Congressman Jack Kingston (R-GA-01) was when he was
Polls opened at 7a today for voters in SD-54 for a runoff race between Republican Chuck Payne and Independent Debby Peppers. It’s been a tight race in a normally conservative Republican district, but special elections are usually filled with intrigue. Peppers has been trying to throw allegations against Payne by posting an article from January
Because he’s Donald Trump’s nominee to head the department of Health and Human Services, and the author of the best plan with which to replace Obamacare, Kaiser Health News has set its sights on stopping Rep. Tom Price. With tactics that would make Joseph McCarthy blush and Joseph Goebbels beam with pride, Kaiser Health News
Good morning! If you have children at home, I hope for everyone’s sake that they’re back in school today – and that’s one more reason why we need to keep the Albany area in our thoughts, since school there won’t resume until January 17. Power outages are still widespread, and cleanup continues more than a
