For our readers that somehow equate Georgia being a “red state” with being bad on the environment, I ask you to compare our coastline to that of the Florida gulf coast. While that’s the easiest comparison to make, the work of preserving Georgia’s environment and open spaces has been decades in the making, and continues
Peaches Pressure grows to force out Hoschton officials. Grand jury proceedings of county clerk delayed. West Hollywood council bans travel to Georgia over heartbeat bill. Judge: Medical College of Georgia whistleblower’s lawsuit can continue. Alpharetta may join the anti-scooter initiative. UGA economists: Trade agreement would hurt rural Georgia counties. Study: Medicaid Expansion Can Save Lives
From a press release: (ATLANTA) — Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger today announced Georgia as the 26th state to join the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), a multistate partnership that uses a sophisticated and secure data-matching tool to improve the accuracy and efficiency of state voter registration systems. “Joining ERIC is a tremendous step forward for
When DAs representing a bit over 33% percent of Georgians say they won’t enforce a law because it’s implications weren’t thought out that should be enough to say we’ve got a bad law on our hands. So, yeah, maybe the overriding lesson is that we shouldn’t have legislators grandstanding on poorly-written laws. We now have
Better late than never. A U.S. District Judge has ruled that a previous Savannah ordinance requiring tour guides to pass a test and be licensed was unconstitutional. The ruling came down Monday from Judge William T. Moore Jr. despite the fact that the ordinance was reversed by the council in 2015 after the lawsuit was
Former DeKalb County Commissioner Sharon Barnes Sutton was arrested by the FBI at her home Tuesday. According to the AJC, she “…is in the process of being released from custody on a $25,000 unsecured bond.” This appears to be some weird sort of i-dotting and t-crossing by the Public Integrity Section. Sutton’s lawyer claims she
New Coke is coming back, but more importantly, so is Stranger Things. Microwaves are bad. Learn to use an oven. Especially if you are operating a giant radio telescope… Alabama families are doing their part to adopt children in need. Who wants to buy some stuff Cobb County doesn’t want anymore? Consider this dodging a
The Georgia Young Republicans (GYR) hosted their 2019 GYR Awards Party at Winston’s Wine Cellar this past weekend in Savannah. The event included participants from all around Georgia. As part of the event, Holly Gardner was recognized with the Jon Richards Award for her continued support of Young Republicans. Jon was a tremendous supporter of
Good morning! I was in Savannah this past weekend, but I spent my time surrounded by Girl Scouts, and stayed on the side of the river that was pure and good. Atlanta saw its first e-scooter fatality this past weekend. A bipartisan Senate bill – and with support from Senators from two major tobacco producing
It’s Monday. That’s all I have to say about the lateness of this post. Charlie can fire me later. So, I found our family vacation spot for this summer. I bet a bunch of you are wishing you had sent your kid to Morehouse right about now. This is why we can’t have nice things.
