Data from the Atlanta Regional Commission shows that the region is recovering from the great recession. As reported by the Atlanta Business Chronicle, the ARC’s annual estimate of the ten county region’s population on April 1, 2016 stands at 4,401,800, a year over year increase of 69,200. The population growth is matched by job growth.
Former Hall County Commissioner Ashley Bell has been tapped to be the top strategist and national director of African-American political engagement for the Republican National Convention according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle. The former president of the College Democrats of America recanted his Democratic allegiance in 2010 has had quite the meteoric rise in Republican
Warning: rebar would dissolve in the vile, corrosively profane language of this video. Alternative warning: You may laugh so hard that you’ll need fresh underwear after. This is a faithful re-enactment by Adult Swim’s Rick and Morty, recreated from a court transcript of “State of Georgia vs. Denver Fenton Allen,” a pre-trial hearing in Rome’s Floyd
Secretary of State Brian Kemp’s office announced a new app and a new voter registration service. The app, which is available for free on iPhone and Android, allows users to check their voter page, use business search, register businesses, and search the Certificate of Existence database. Perhaps most intriguing is the new voter registration service. Georgians can initiate
The Georgia Court of Appeals’ newest judge is breathing new life into court opinion writing by breaking with tradition and using a prose style that is simpler to read and gets straight to the point. Judge Nels Peterson of Cobb County graduated from Kennesaw State University with a Bachelors in political science and a minor
A press release issued by Gov. Nathan Deal’s office today announced the partnership between Kia Motors and Cordele Intermodal Services to move auto parts from Savannah to Kia’s manufacturing plant in West Point. Approximately 30,000 containers will travel from the Port of Savannah via railroad to the inland terminal located in Cordele. The containers will then be transported by motor
In a front page story from today’s New York Times, reporter Michael Wines examines how some cities and counties are allegedly attempting to disenfranchise minorities by conducting activities that, prior to a Supreme Court decision, would have required preclearance by the Justice Department under the Voting Rights Act. Georgia, which was one of the states
In a contest that started with 4 candidates in the May primary and came down to 2 in the July primary runoff, Matt Gurtler prevailed over Kent Woerner 61-39%. The primary runoff featured an inflow of money from outside the district to the Woerner campaign but Gurtler’s door-to-door retail politics won the day. Just 27
Get excited, Georgia! Today is the day when we vote on the races a majority of us could not agree on last time. So what’s on the docket? LOTS. A selection of runoffs of Fulton County below. State House In House District 59 (Inman Park down to East Point), David Dreyer faces Janine Brown in what
