INBOX: @GovKemp is asking Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck to resign after Beck was charged with 38 federal counts of mail fraud, wire fraud and money laundering. #gapol pic.twitter.com/BHnI98l63p— stephen fowler | georgia politics reporter (@stphnfwlr) May 15, 2019 Governor Brian Kemp this afternoon issued a letter asking indicted Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck to resign. Beck
I’m filling in for your Wednesday reads, so you’re in for a double dose this week. Obviously, the biggest story in the last 24 hours is the indictment of Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck. Here’s the full press conference. Other news, however, includes: Boycotts Work. An Abortion Rights Boycott in Georgia Probably Wouldn’t. PEOPLE Magazine picked
Per Curt Yoemans of the Gwinnett Daily Post, Charlotte Nash, the Republican Chair of the Gwinnett County Commission, will not run for re-election. After nearly a decade as Gwinnett County’s commission chairwoman, Charlotte Nash confirmed Tuesday that she will not seek re-election next year. Nash became chairwoman after winning a special election in 2011 to
State Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Jim Beck has been indicted on 38 counts alleging wire fraud, mail fraud, and money laundering, according to Fox5 News. U.S. Attorney BJay Pak will hold a news conference to discuss the indictment at a 3:30 p.m. news conference at the Richard B. Russell Federal Building in downtown Atlanta.
Good morning, and all the healing thoughts to President Carter. There is no connection between undocumented immigrants and increased crime. One mother’s account of her 13-year-old son’s journey into the Alt-Right movement, mostly via Reddit. Longtime Macon-Bibb councilman to run for mayor. “Reason to believe” Anthem violated Georgia law. Senator Bernie Sanders is headed to
The Carter Center released the following statement regarding President Carter’s fall and subsequent surgery: While leaving to go turkey hunting this morning, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter fell at his home in Plains, Georgia. He is recovering comfortably from surgery to repair a broken hip at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Georgia. His surgeon
The Decatur school system hired Governor Brian Kemp’s frat brother to lobby for a veto of hard-won legislation to keep annexations from decimating DeKalb County schools. Decatur City Schools didn’t bother giving much feedback to the legislative delegation as they worked through the thorny problem this year, according to a press release from the DeKalb
This week’s Courier Herald column: I was asked recently by a millennial friend if there were any Republican leaders in Georgia that realize there is a national shift underway toward the legalization of marijuana, and if Georgia wants to get ahead of the curve and be a leader among Southeastern states. Setting aside his premise
Happy Monday! Northwest Georgia Judge Durham has announced that he will not run again. Do yourself a favor and watch this. A celebratory ribbon-cutting and grand re-opening of the “Armstrong Kessler Mansion” was held Friday. The unveiling of the artfully restored National Historic Landmark, located at the north end of Forsyth Park, comes after one-and-a-half-years
Filling in for Ginny today who has earned a day off. A few items for your reading pleasure: An Ethics complaint has been filed against Clark County Schools Superintendent Demond Means alleging improper gifts and plagiarism. Savannah plans to borrow $45 Million to complete financing of new civic center. Gold Star family won’t have to
