Tomorrow, Monday, March 2 starts a busy week of qualifying across the State of Georgia. It appears that Rep. Doug Collins is putting to bed any rumors of him not qualifying for the United States Senate jungle primary election. He is slated to qualify in the morning. From a press release: Congressman Doug Collins will
From a press release: Atlanta, GA – Today Governor Brian P. Kemp announced a coronavirus task force to assess Georgia’s preparations and procedures for preventing, identifying, and – if needed – addressing cases of COVID-19. Governor Kemp made this announcement following a morning call with Vice President Mike Pence about the Trump Administration’s efforts to
Who can relate? (Hey, lookin’ at you, South Georgia.) RIP Father of all the Lego people. Has it really been 5 years? November Christmas comes early. “Winner” of Marketing 101 contest. It’s like Valentine’s Day, but in cold, cold space. Bad form. Chrome’s bright, shiny bug. The Fun Police strike again.
It seems pretty straightforward: University System of Georgia institutions ought to serve Georgians before all others. Sen. Brandon Beach is hoping to make Georgia’s schools go further in doing so with SB 282. It would require 90% of early admissions spots being reserved for Georgia students. And I support that–but with a major “however”. While
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced that the Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit working with local District Attorneys, local law enforcement and the GBI continue to aggressively prosecute both buyers and traffickers. Recent prosecutions in four judicial circuits around the state have resulted in Grand Jury indictments of those individuals involved in the human trafficking trade.
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr today announced a global settlement framework agreement between state attorneys general, local subdivisions, and Mallinckrodt (MNK), its subsidiaries, and certain other affiliates. MNK is currently the largest generic opioid manufacturer in the United States. In announcing the framework AG Carr said: Our office remains focused on holding accountable those who
Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that Georgia has joined a bipartisan, multistate investigation of e-cigarette manufacturer JUUL Labs. The 39-state coalition is investigating JUUL’s marketing and sales practices, including targeting of youth, claims regarding nicotine content and statements regarding risks, safety and effectiveness as a smoking cessation device. The Attorney General commented: Underage vaping
Happy Mardi Gras! Here’s your soundtrack for today. What Georgians need to know about Coronavirus. U.S. stocks took a dive yesterday, perhaps in response to the coronavirus outbreak. In 1962, Mary Frances Early was the first African-American to graduate from the University of Georgia. Today, the University will dedicate the College of Education in her
From a Press Release from the Georgia Secretary of State’s office: Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger issued calls for and announced the qualifying period for the 2020 Senate Special Election and 4 District Attorney Special Elections in Georgia. Raffensperger set the qualifying period for the upcoming special election in accordance with decades of past practice
Today is the LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE for the May Primary. So, go register. It is Day 17 of the Georgia General Assembly. You can find a live stream and committee schedule for the Senate here and you can find the 1st readers, 2nd readers, etc here. You can find the live stream
