Yesterday, Sen. Johnny Isakson received the inaugural “John S. McCain Service to Country” award for his national service. He was recognized for “his life-long devotion to citizen and public service and for his exceptional leadership in advancing national service to solve community problems.” Some highlights: Champion of both the Peace Corps and AmeriCorps: 2011 sponsorship
So… anyone else have an employee show up for 20 minutes, decide they didn’t want to do the job they were hired for, and left? “Be a period fairy”… ugh. I’m sorry, but who’s company doesn’t have a $200k boardroom? Bill to change the law to make 17 the minimum marriage age here in GA.
Because we should. She can win. Let’s start with what we already know: Abrams electrified the electorate of Georgia and made the entire nation take notice of Georgia’s potential to be a blue state. Abrams had, perhaps, the best State of the Union response in recent memory. She’s known from coast-to-coast as a fearless fighter
A bill filed in the Georgia legislature seeks to prohibit discrimination of public school students and teachers on the basis of religious viewpoints or expression. House Bill 53 filed by State Representative Casey Karpenter, a Dalton Republican, would impose restrictions on local school systems in terms of how students are treated when expression religious viewpoints
Georgia House Speaker David Ralston gave remarks at the annual Fannin County GOP Valentine’s Day dinner this past Saturday evening. In those remarks, he talked about the successes of the Republican Party, but he also gave folks a reminder of what’s coming in 2020. It’s a frank discussion, but it’s encouraging. We, Republicans, have a
This month is almost half done. Childish Gambino and President Carter both won Grammy awards on Sunday night (it was the second one for President Carter). Atlanta’s Holy Spirit Prep basketball phenomenon and number 1 prospect Anthony Edwards is going to UGA. Savannah Children’s Hospital is one very tangible step closer to becoming a reality.
Senate Bill 81 seeks to set the annual salary of Georgia legislators at “an amount equal to the median annual household income for citizens of the State of Georgia.” This would currently account for a raise from $16,200 to $56,183 in annual salary, or over $1,400 per day of the 40 day session. The bill’s
Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that two citations have been filed in Fulton County Superior Court against a former City of Atlanta employee, Jenna Garland. The details were provided via the following press release: Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that two citations have been filed in Fulton County State Court following an investigation
There it is, in the fourth paragraph of the News and Observer’s story about the death of Walter Jones, veteran congressman from the eastern shores of North Carolina. “An early supporter of the war, Jones was generally credited with coining the term “freedom fries” and bringing them to House cafeterias, to protest France’s refusal to
