Rep. Brenda Lopez Romero (D, District 99) has announced her candidacy for GA-7 as a Democrat. At least two other candidates, Marqus Cole (D) and Harrison Floyd (R), previously announced as candidates for the position. Rep. Rob Woodall (R) will not be seeking re-election for the seat. Larry Sabato had labelled the seat as a
Smart cars, not in the USA and Canada says Mercedes. NCAA denies a kid the right to play football at another university because he chose to move back to be near his ailing father? Bring on the lawyers! ICYMI, the last D who ran for Governor (and LOST) is not running the Senate. Carolyn Meadows
Y’all, it’s the last day of April, and that only means one thing: As reported below, Stacey Abrams will not run against David Perdue in 2020. Sailors in every active Naval fleet report a lack of confidence in their leadership at the Pentagon; Pro Publica is covering the issue in depth. Insight on what in
Well, it’s the end of April, and Stacey Abrams has finally made a decision. No, not that she has to decided to accept the fact that she’s not Governor. No, former Leader Abrams has decided against a Senate bid in 2020. So, with Ms. Abrams out of the Senate race (but not necessarily out of
This week’s Courier Herald column. Note, it’s a rare foray into National Politics here, as I’ve been mostly traveling the last two weeks and have let my usual State/Policy focus take a much needed mental break. While it seems ridiculously early, the 2020 Presidential race is taking shape. That shape on the Democratic side is
Columbus State University announced this week it will be adding a new entrepreneurship and small business minor to its roster. The truth about the measles according to Fact.Org. Why are so many people getting rare cancers in this small Georgia town? Fun reading list for lazy techy people. Can batteries reduce emissions? It depends on
Over at FloridaPolitics.com, Noah Pransky noticed an odd expenditure in former Congressman Tom Price’s FEC disclosures -a $19,500 payment to Public Opinion Strategies for polling. This single fact, coupled with the absence of any evidence or comments, led Pransky to speculate that Price, who briefly headed the Department of Health and Human Services, “may be
Our U.S. Senators from Georgia issued a press release Thursday applauding a proposed rule change to ‘aid rural hospitals.’ The biggest component of the change is an increased Medicare reimbursement for some facilities, which has advocates of rural healthcare reform all kinds of hot and bothered. As someone who used to live within walking distance
Who ended up where? The onions are here! The onions are here! Answered prayers! Aren’t you glad you don’t live in Michigan? The jokes are already writing themselves. Keep your chalk to yourself. Marvee for Marvel. Obviously, we’re all working at the wrong place. Well, it is Pelosi’s district. I keep harping on privacy. Here’s
Contrary to what a lot of people believe, the work of the Georgia Legislature doesn’t begin in January. Complex issues are given to study committees, where the issues get some pre-session consideration. House Speaker David Ralston’s office announced the appointed members of a joint commission, a House study committee and a joint study committee. From
