Christmas is now officially over and you are allowed to take your tree down. Only a week to go until the State Legislature is back in full swing… Our new U.S. Senator will be sworn in this morning. A regional grocery distributor is making a $100 million dollar investment in Newton County. There is a
“For many years, I have worked closely with each of these individuals and found them to be honest, hardworking, and committed to our state’s long-term success. I am truly honored to name them to the Board of Regents to serve our top-notch university system with integrity and lead by example,” said Governor Brian P. Kemp. “On behalf
I remember 11 years ago when former Governor Nathan Deal entered the 2010 gubernatorial race and soon vacated his congressional seat ten people decided to jump into the race in northwest Georgia. Fast forward to 2020, and a lot of people are passing on running for Congress. Another person to pass on a congressional run
We knew 2020 would eventually arrive and bring in one of the busiest, most divisive years in the political realm in a long, long time. The march towards November, 2020 begins in earnest for Georgia Republicans when Precinct Mass Meetings are held in February for larger counties. They will be followed by County Conventions in
Early this morning, former Georgia House Representative Thomas Bryant Buck, III, died in Columbus, Georgia. Buck, 81, was elected to 19 two-year terms, starting in 1966. A Democrat, Representative Buck was known for his ability to work across the aisle and his navy jacket, khaki slacks, and saddle shoes. On his last day in the
The Census Bureau released it’s predictions for the 2020 census on Monday and even with Georgia’s population growth, we will not gain a congressional district. In total, seven states will gain seats and 10 are predicted to lose a congressional district. Georgia is predicted to remain the eighth-most populous state in the nation with 10,617,423
It’s the last Monday of 2019 and the beginning of another week of total confusion as to what day of the week it is. MDJ’s Top 10 Healthcare stories of 2019. Fourteen is too many, but the number of deaths on Georgia roads over the holidays was down significantly this year. Georgia State Supreme Court
U.S. Rep. John Lewis, 33-year member of Congress for Atlanta and stalwart of the civil rights movement, has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer, the AJC and others reported Sunday evening. “I have been in some kind of fight – for freedom, equality, basic human rights – for nearly my entire life. I have
Georgia’s last decade wasn’t half bad. New laws effective January 1. I, for one, won’t miss Gary one bit. Yesterday was a monumental day in history. What is Boxing Day, really? Your handy list of 2019’s global protests. Do parallel universes exist? Karl Marx gets the Confederate memorial treatment. Fitting, this tribute is.
“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.” – Isiah 9:6 “And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished
