Was WSB-TV trying to invoke the Atlanta schools cheating scandal by making false statements about a metro area high school? Yesterday, WSB-TV’s Tyiesha Fernandes did a story that on its face appeared to be an uplifting article. She reported about all 500 students in Westlake High School’s graduating class of 2020 going to college or
Michael Boggus, who finished last in Tuesday’s 9 candidate Republican Primary for the 9th Congressional District with 3% of the vote, announced last night on Facebook Live that he will continue his campaign as a write-in candidate in the November general election. Boggus, a Conservative and Constitutionalist, was born and raised in Gainesville and works
The Georgia Budget & Policy Institute published a letter urging the governor and legislators to raise new sources of revenue. Thirty-six other signees joined the left-leaning organization including: the League of Women Voters of Georgia, the International Rescue Committee and Open Hand Atlanta. An odd mix to be sure. Charlie has a good primer on
A few thoughts that stand out from yesterday’s election: How swift and broad Gwinnett’s seachange is continues to astound me. By now I’m sure everyone’s seen that there were some 30,000 more votes cast in the Democratic Presidential Primary than Republican. And Georgia’s longest-serving school board member is likely going to lose her reelection bid.
Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) has directed Chairman Shaw Blackmon (R-Bonaire) and the House Governmental Affairs Committee to investigate irregularities in today’s primary election across Georgia, particularly in Fulton County. Speaker Ralston released the following statement: “The sanctity of our elections – being free and fair – is the very foundation of our system of
Statement from Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Investigation into Fulton and Dekalb County Elections Processes: “The voting situation today in certain precincts in Fulton and Dekalb counties is unacceptable. My office has opened an investigation to determine what these counties need to do to resolve these issues before November’s election. Obviously, the first
The following is a statement from Statewide Voting Implementation Manager Gabriel Sterling on voting and elections in Georgia: “So far we have no reports of any actual equipment issues. We do have reports of equipment being delivered to the wrong locations and delivered late. We have reports of poll workers not understanding setup or how
Ed posted a bit ago about election problems in Atlanta. There are similar reports of precincts being absolute fubar in DeKalb. This is where if one wanted to start finger pointing (some have “non-profits” dedicated to this finger pointing as a permanent industry), one should know and understand that the administration of elections is a
Primary Day is here! If you plan on voting today, don’t forget your face mask, water, sunscreen, hand sanitizer – and your patience. It’s… a bit of a mess out there. Here are ongoing updates from the AJC. Is this the year Georgia flips? Not to purple, mind you, but true blue? Cyan, cerulean, navy
This week’s Courier Herald column: Georgia’s legislature will reconvene Monday to finish the 40-day session that was abruptly suspended March 13th – officially the 29th legislative day – as the state began to shut down for the Covid-19 pandemic. With 11 business days remaining, legislators must pass a budget prior to the July 1st beginning
