We interrupt your holiday because a hurricane wants to do so as well. This morning, Governor Brian Kemp has ordered the mandatory evacuation of six Georgia coastal counties. To aid the evacuation, I-16 will have “contra-flow” beginning tomorrow, with eastbound lanes converted to additional westbound lanes in order to expedite traffic away from the coast.

Governor Kemp has ordered a mandatory evacuation of the coast today. Our thoughts and prayers are with those in the path of this storm. You can’t fix stupid… Plant Vogtle is about 80% complete. Consumers are being notified that on Sept. 30, the contract between the state’s largest health insurer, Anthem, and Northeast Georgia Health

We’ve discussed possibilities for who Governor Kemp might appoint to fill the vacancy left when Senator Johnny Isakson (R-Statesman) resigns from the Senate at the end of this year, and plenty of folks are debating whether Kemp will appoint a placeholder, or a 2020 contender. What is clear is that the 2020 Senate races –

Georgia Democratic Party chair Nikema Williams is right to say we’re the battleground, and not just because we’re electing 1/50th of the Senate. Getting lost as Republicans begin their coronation process is there may be little, if any, advantage to being a Republican in Georgia next year. Charlie semi-alluded to it that, yes, both parties

I will admit that as someone who lives well outside of “The Donut,” I don’t always clue in on races this far out that affect only the metro area. However, Donnie Bolena is one of those cases who you can’t miss, even if you try. Bless his heart. I’ve had a lot of emotions surrounding

Go Dawgs! Sandy Springs gets the NomNoms. Miss the big game last night? They don’t call it the Almost Competitive Conference for nuthin’.    You think I make this stuff up, don’t you? This can only mean good things, right?  Like a location for Stranger Things, or some other quirky show.  Surely. “Unexpectedly.” Sauce for

This news dropped just before Senator Isakson’s announcement on Wednesday, and didn’t get the attention it may deserve. While it may seem we do a lot of “study” on healthcare issues, there is one item here that seems to have bi-partisan, bi-cameral support: Price Transparency. Patients are tired of surprise billing, and an inability to

First the old business: Governor Brian Kemp has asked for state agencies to prepare for across the board budget cuts of 4% to 6%. In order to ensure time and planning to analyze, prioritize, and implement possible spending reductions, Speaker David Ralston announced earlier this month that the House would commence budget hearings early this

As you are aware by now, Georgia’s senior US Senator Johnny Isakson will resign from his office at the end of this year. Governor Brian Kemp will have the opportunity to appoint someone to fill the vacancy until the next General Election in 2020. So, let’s speculate who may (or may not) be on that

On Wednesday morning Senator Johnny Isakson rocked Georgia’s political world by announcing he is retiring at the end of the year.  Isakson has been a fixture in public service for over four decades.  His name sits alongside others such as Coverdell and Gingrich in the small circle of founders of the modern Georgia Republican party.