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
If you want to represent portions of Southwest Georgia in the Georgia Senate, you need to get your qualifying papers filed by January 6th. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has set the special election to fill the Senate seat of the late Greg Kirk for February 4th. A potential runoff is scheduled for March
The Georgia House of Representatives will have its third Rules Chairman in three years. After the deaths of former Rules Chairmen John Meadows and Jay Powell, Columbus Representative Richard Smith will steer the powerful House Rules Committee when the legislature convenes next month. The Rules Committee is the last stop before legislation in the House
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
“The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time is today.” – Chinese proverb. This focus this week is ringing in a new year, as well as a new decade. The beginning of a new decade helps us to put a lot of this “new year, new you” talk
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.
Hopefully you all had a lovely Christmas holiday with family, friends, and food…enough of which will hopefully hold you over until New Year’s when we will all over-indulge on all 3 once again. Peaches A little positivity to offset the nonsense. And one more for good measure. And this: North Ga farm helds animals and
