Peaches 5 Georgia women who shaped history University System of Georgia temporarily waives ACT, SAT requirements for most schools Georgia GOP releases advisory questions for May primary GSU enlisted to help fight COVID-19 in Georgia’s confinement facilities Georgia Senators Seek to Base Health Payments on Outcomes Georgia’s top school accreditation agency to change after Cobb

This week’s Courier Herald column: Like many components of household budgets, rents have been increasing.  They’re now increasing at increasing rates.  Data provided by real estate consulting firm CoreLogic this week revealed that year over year rents for single family homes are showing double digit increases, with demand especially strong across the sun belt.  Nationally,

Happy St. Patrick’s Day 🍀☘️ Peaches  Georgia isn’t really all that pro-school choice.  But the state is racist, at least re: voting legislation. Again.  The lightning rod of an electric truck factory Hollywood criticized for silence on Dont Say Gay Bill in Georgia  Herschel takes on evolution.  Cannabis fix approved by legislature. Allegedly.  A new

Good morning and happy Freedom of Information Day. Also, happy birthday to James Madison. A quote from the man of the day: “A popular Government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy; or, perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance: And a people

This week’s Courier Herald column: During a primary debate, President Joe Biden was asked “Would there be any place for fossil fuels, including coal and fracking, in a Biden administration?”  Then candidate Biden’s answer was “No. We would work it out…we would make sure it’s eliminated and no more subsidies for either one of those…any

Finally, we have a date for Opening Day. April 7. A gator lurking in a pond outside of Newnan. Why does it have to be a gator? How much blood do they think is in those turnips? More election shenanigans in Houston. Ever hear of the Excluded Workers Fund? Absurdity, ad nauseam. You know you’re

Peaches The end of the City of Port Wentworth?  Voters reject SpacePort Camden  Don’t say gay’ in Georgia  Changes to Georgia’s hands-free law? Georgia Senate says NO Confederate statue fight heads to Cordele Well, would you take a look at that: limits on development authorities  “It wasn’t fair, it wasn’t right.”  Doubtful that the Pokémon

Y’all, this may be the weirdest observation I’ve been able to find! Happy False Teeth Day! Which reminds me, it’s time for a dental visit… When was your last cleaning? If youre over the six month mark, it’s time for a checkup! On to the news! Pat Conroy Just when it felt like spring was

Good morning! Today is the second day of qualifying to run for elected office. Here’s a recap of Day 1. A House committee approved legislation that will cut state income taxes by $1 billion. MTG got herself in (yet another) Twitter fight where she was (yet again) proven wrong. A bipartisan bill that would formalize

This week’s Courier Herald column: When I write about our state’s government and governing, it is often through the prism of the state’s budget.  Like too much of life, money is how we keep score.  It shows us what we prioritize in spending, and how much we’re willing to take from our citizens in order