From a press release received moments ago: “Republican candidate Roy Daniels, M.D. – a prominent physician from Cobb County – has officially entered the race for the Georgia State Senate in District 32 to replace Senator Judson Hill.” Described as a “fierce” critic of the Affordable Care Act, Dr. Daniels serves on the Cobb County
As we start a new year of necessary lawmaking, the upstanding members of our esteemed legislature had the plight of their pittance for legislative work highlighted on NPR. The fact is: our legislators have a right to gripe and the citizens should advocate for their raise. While there’s a de facto expectation that our legislature
An announcement was made today by Gov. Deal stating that Georgia’s net tax collections for December, 2016 totaled almost $2.06 billion, an increase of about $15.2 million (0.7%) from December, 2015. This brings the net tax revenue collections to $10.86 billion for the current 2017 fiscal year, which is up $414.4 million (4.0%) from last
Theeeeeyy’rrrrreeee Baaaaaaaaack! It seems like just yesterday the gavel dropped Sine Die and everyone hurried off to Augusta, St. Simons, or anywhere else we/they could hide after 40 days under the Gold Dome. And yet, like Groundhog Day, here we are again. The Georgia House & Georgia Senate will gavel in at 10am. You can
Today at 10 AM, the 154th Georgia General Assembly will convene and begin conducting business on behalf of Georgians. A number of our readers happen to be some of those 236 members of Georgia’s legislature. To them, I (and to a larger extent we as citizens of Georgia) wish y’all luck today as you’re sworn
The legislative session is beginning and our hearts are as cold as ever! Also, for the newbies, finding the restrooms in the Capitol is harder than you think. Best of luck. House will convene at 10am tomorrow. Swearing-in of members & House officer elections on agenda. Watch at https://t.co/Itd8bmC5Sb. #gapol — Kaleb McMichen (@KalebMcMichen) January
Georgia Agribusiness, a professional association serving over 1,000 Georgia farmers and growers, is a lead sponsor of the annual Wild Hog Supper. GA reports via Twitter that the Wild Hog Supper has been “frozen out” due to snow and will “be rescheduled.” And the folks at Stone Mountain Park have noted the irony in closing
#PANIC #milksandwiches #DontGetStuck Governor Deal trying to get it right this time. City Hall’s wish list for the Gold Dome. So many laws, so little time. Will this deal ever close? If you still care, look at how your neighborhood voted in the presidential election. Give that man a flame-thrower. Yes, there will be tests.
Georgia Southern University and Armstrong State University plan to begin studying what benefits and obstacles merging the two higher education institutions might bring. The Savannah Business Journal reported Thursday that a formal announcement will be made Friday morning at 10:00 a.m. The path they’re considering? Making Armstrong State’s campus the GSU-Savannah campus in hopes of doubling
We’re only a few months away from the Georgia Republican Party state convention to elect leadership for the next two years, and it’s been fairly quiet. GAGOP 1st Vice Chairman Michael McNeely has been making his rounds to various GOP events around the state to earn the support of grassroots Republicans, and perennial candidate Alex
