Wilton Daniel Gregory, who has lead the Archdiocese of Atlanta for 14 years, was officially named the seventh Archbishop of Washington D.C. this morning. His Excellency will be ordained May 21. In a message to the Atlanta faithful, Archbishop Gregory said: “In the fourteen years I have served as your Archbishop, it has been my
Peaches Sponsor says talks came too late to save rural Georgia transit bill. I say bad actors ruined it. Ethics in Journalism Act getting national attention. Like everywhere. Stacy Abrams calls Georgia’s GOP governor an “architect of voter suppression” Savannah mayoral candidate arrested Supreme Court Turns Away Georgia Cash Bail Challenge One of the garbage
Happy post-Sine Die! We’ll probably need a few days to figure out what happened last night. What does IT and legislating have in common? “Oh, don’t worry…we’ll fix it in the next release.” *ba da bum* (In all seriousness, thank you to our legislators, staffers, and the state patrol who worked long hours to transact
From a press release: Former Representative Karen Handel announced today a Q1 fundraising total of $325,000 in her campaign to retake Georgia’s 6th Congressional District. The fundraising numbers cap an announcement week that included an impressive line-up of endorsements, including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, House Republican Conference Chairman Liz
“In confusion, there is profit” – Lt J.G. Holden, Operation Petticoat It’s Day 40, the lighting round for the Georgia General Assembly. Deals will be made, horses will be traded, and if there are any left, souls will be sold. There will be laughter, there will be tears, and in between, some legislation will be
Good morning! This may well be the longest day of the year for #gapol watchers. It’s sure to be a doozy! Sine Die is tricky (it’s tricky tricky tricky…) “Stop The Bleed” should be part of our rescue vernacular. I love The Strategist column, and now you can, too, now that you have this list
On Friday afternoon, the Senate took a final vote on an amended SB 213, a bill much overshadowed by the Atlanta airport, heartbeats, and coal ash. In case you’re unfamiliar with SB 213, it has to do with donation disclosures by our state representatives and senators. Since 2014, there has been a report due on
District 8 State Representative Matt Gurtler has earned the nickname Dr. NO from his colleagues in the Georgia House. And during the current session, Gurtler received a standing ovation from his fellow legislators when he actually voted “Yes”. During his first term he was the leading naysayer with 36+% on the red button in 2017.
After marathon talks over the weekend, state and local leaders have reached a compromise that should send the airport takeover bill to Governor Brian Kemp for his signature. Georgia will continue to leave Hartsfield Jackson airport in the hands of the city of Atlanta, but will instead move the Camak Stone to assert a new
I wish I had some clever April Fools to pull on y’all. But it’s the last Monday before we close the 2019 Legislative Session and my brain’s tired. However, I found this culmination of Google’s April Fool’s jokes. Aww, poor, creepy Uncle Joe. Scientists have identified 530,000 sites worldwide suitable for pumped-hydro energy storage, capable of
