The road to the White House runs straight through Georgia. The chair of the Georgia Democratic Party, Senator Nikema Williams has a new mantra.  She is right. Tonight, begins a two night debate with the top twenty Democratic 2020 candidates.  Partly thanks to the national groundwork laid by Stacey Abrams’s gubernatorial campaign and her potential

We usually talk inside baseball when it comes to politics on here, and the two actually will cross paths for charity at the Congressional Baseball Game tonight…but today Georgians have a mission for the next few hours: #VoteBraves The Atlanta Braves have seven players(!) that have made it to the proverbial runoff for the All-Star

Triana Arnold James, former Democratic candidate for Lt. Governor in Georgia and former Mrs. Georgia, is seeking the Democratic nomination for Senate District 30. Her website states that she grew up in the cities of Smyrna and Marietta, both in Cobb County. She attended Morris Brown College and then joined the United States Army, where

GeorgiaPol is Charlie Harper’s lawn that he allows us to play on. Well, at least when he is in a good mood. He has added another candle to his proverbial cake today and we would like to take a moment to share the Happiest of Birthday wishes to him. I have known Charlie for many

Touting his integrity and accomplishments -along with support from former Atlanta Brave Hank Aaron and former Atlanta Mayor and Ambassador Andrew Young- Fulton County Sheriff Ted Jackson announced his re-election campaign via a press release: “The department has a long list of accomplishments over the last 10 years. I am especially proud that we were

Someone needs to tell the Braves they are allowed to win without making it a nail biter. Yeeesh. The other Georgia has some serious issues. Great… Anthrax scares are coming back into vogue. Warner Robins based airman to receive the Air Force’s Koren Kolligian, Jr. Trophy. GDOT and a co-working facility are partnering to create

Sorry, folks! Yes, we are a full month into summer break (for those of us for whom summer break is a thing, as it is for me), and yes, I still have not adjusted to the change in routine. Many schools across the south no longer want to be named for Robert E. Lee, and

Representative David Stover, who has represented parts of Coweta County in the Georgia House, has resigned his seat citing family issues. The Newnan Times Herald has the official line: Stover married a woman from England last summer, but following his reelection in 2018, he said he intended to serve through the end of his term

Hello fellow Political Junkies. Hope your Monday morning is off to a good start. Governor Kemp is in South Korea. Atlanta has an affordable housing problem. Bernie Sanders has a plan to cancel ALL student debt. Worst news to hit Southerners in a long time. Honestly, as a new mom, I wasn’t sad that Toys

This week’s Courier Herald column: I spent the last few weeks checking off a bucket list item.  There’s just too much of this country I had not yet seen, and by playing aggressive defense on my calendar I was able to piece together the time for an extended road trip.  22 states and 8,027 rental