This week’s Courier Herald column: Legislators from across the state reconvened in Atlanta this week for the 2020 session of the Georgia General Assembly. Tensions remain higher than average among Georgia’s leaders as tight budgets force competition among everyone’s priorities. They’ll have to work harder than normal to present a unified front for the majority’s
Merry First Day of the 2020 Legislative Session! It’s the most wonderful time of year, as long as you have the proper footwear, snacks, thick skin, and a sense of humor. We told y’all the South was the best and the SEC just keeps proving it again and again. Law Grad’s $221K loan discharge has
What’ll’ya have? And the signs go down. Turned up in ATL, Baby Yoda has. Bet the co-pay was out of this world. Oh, the hilarity… Not lost, after all. LOL. “Sauron, call your office.” This will make for some interesting browsing.
The “last mile connectivity solution” has reached the last mile in Atlanta. Neutron Holdings, Inc. which does business under the name Lime, is withdrawing its scooters from the Atlanta market, among others, the firm announced in a statement Wednesday. Lime’s withdrawal comes in the name of pursuit of profitability, the firm’s CEO Brad Bao said.
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and the Georgia Cyber Center at Augusta University announced Wednesday their partnership on protecting Georgia’s election system against cybercrime. The University’s School of Computer and Cyber Sciences and the Georgia Cyber Center will work with the Secretary of State’s Office to help ensure the security and integrity of Georgia’s electronic
Governor Brian Kemp authored an op-ed in the Augusta Chronicle on the successes of his first year in office and goals for the future. Below: It is a great time to be a Georgian, and I really mean that. Georgia was recently named the top state for business for an unprecedented seventh straight year. The
Peaches DNA frees Georgia man after 18 years. Swap your wife and don’t get in trouble for it. Partnering for election security in Georgia. Georgia is the 7th worst state to raise a child. ….but why? Bloomberg to stump in Georgia with Abrams. Teacher raise on chopping block again. Suits stopped re: Georgia Bar Applications
Former Columbus Mayor Teresa Tomlinson, a Democratic candidate running for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Sen. David Perdue (R), has released her first campaign ad entitled “Gumption.” Prominent in the ad, in addition to the word gumption, is the pink coat worn by Tomlinson. It will be interesting to see if this becomes
Georgia Senator Loeffler announces Senate staff, including Isakson Chief Bunk Democratic poll serves its purpose and draws headlines Water Wars heads back to Supreme Court before glorious and complete Georgian victory. We will not be merciful to the vanquished. Yet another ATL official pleads guilty to corruption charges Monroe County prison break ends with high-speed
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms will campaign for Joe Biden on Friday. The AJC is reporting Bottoms will be in the scenic cities of Fort Dodge, Algona and this blogger’s favorite, Mason City. Mayor Bottoms has previously campaigned for Biden in Texas and South Carolina.
