Morning Reads for Tuesday, February 4

As of this writing, it is nearly midnight 7:00 AM in Atlanta, and on this night day in the Year of Our Lord 2020, we still do not know who prevailed in the Iowa caucuses. Of special note: today is Day 11 of the 2020 Legislative session, and over in the House, we have voted

Georgia Income Tax Cut Still On The Table

This week’s Courier Herald column: While it may seem paradoxical, the further we move into a session of the Georgia General Assembly, the less certain the outcome of major initiatives.  The beginning of a meeting of the legislature is marked by definitive statements of priorities in media avails with key leaders, speeches at the annual

Making Georgia The Epicenter of Digital Health Innovation

Information Technology is a large field, and Georgia is quickly becoming the home to a range of tech companies from small startups to large Fortune 50 companies (or their IT divisions). It’s a field that has major impact to Georgia’s economy. Financial Technology (or Fintech, for short) has visibility when discussing policy that affects technology

Sen. Loeffler Announces Campaign Committee Leaders

Sen. Kelly Loeffler announced today the members of the volunteer leadership team for her campaign. The team will be led by Campaign Chairs Jaclyn Dixon Ford and John Watson. Sen. Loeffler: “I am incredibly honored to have the support and confidence of some of Georgia’s strongest leaders – many of whom I have personally looked

Ed Tarver Still Prepping Senate Bid

Democrats seemed poised to be to rally behind Raphael Warnock for Senate on Thursday. Buried in Politico’s reporting on Warnock’s announcement is news that Ed Tarver is finalizing his campaign for the same Senate seat. Warnock picked up the endorsement of Stacey Abrams right after announcing his candidacy to fulfill the term of Johnny Isakson.

Buddy Deloach Running for GA House District 167

Buddy Deloach has announced that he is running as Republican for the Georgia House of Representatives for District 167. The seat is currently held by Rep. Jeff Jones, an outspoken critic of Speaker David Ralston. The two will face off in the May Republican primary. Deloach’s campaign issued the following: Buddy DeLoach, Republican, has announced

Sen. Unterman Responds to Democrats’ Statements on Gwinnett County Sheriff

State Sen. Renee Unterman issued the following in response to several statements made by Democrats to the retirement of Gwinnett Sheriff Butch Conway, a Republican. Unterman is currently a Republican candidate for Congress in GA-7. The statement: “Sheriff Conway has honorably served this community with steadfast, admirable leadership for decades,” Unterman said. “He’s dedicated his

Morning Reads for Friday, January 31, 2020

People in Georgia are losing their minds.  This gives many people on the Westside the sadz.  You think California’s job-killer regulations won’t fly here?  Just wait.  Yes, there are bad grits and good grits.  Lewis, may he RIP, had many opinions about this.  And there was great rejoicing.  Too close to really being the news…