Today in Atlanta, Democratic Candidate for Lt. Governor Sarah Riggs Amico can be found campaigning with New York Democratic Senator Kristen Gillibrand on an Anti-ICE platform. Meanwhile, Republican Candidate for Lt. Governor, Geoff Duncan announced the endorsement of 29 Georgia Sheriffs from across the state. From a press release via the Duncan campaign: “We need

Based on the latest forecast for Hurricane Michael and acting on a recommendation from Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS) officials, Gov. Nathan Deal today issued an emergency declaration for 92 Georgia counties. The emergency declaration is effective for seven days and makes all state resources available to local governments and entities within

Ah, the Gulch. Caverns of parking lots and wasted land between CNN center and Five Points. Former home of the AJC, before they abandoned downtown Atlanta, physically and metaphysically, for the suburban joys of Dunwoody. I’m one of the few people around here who spends any real time in the Gulch, trying to make sure

One candidate for Lieutenant Governor spoke at a campaign event over the weekend and in discussing the role of the Lieutenant Governor said she wasn’t sure that Republican Brian Kemp, if elected, would make it four years in the #MeToo movement era. Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor Sarah Riggs Amico told a room that the

This week’s Courier Herald column: It is wise to be wary of “national conversations” that we have right before elections. For the past couple of weeks, the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh had many national and local media outlets invoking the recent Me Too movement as part of the process. Directly and indirectly,

We are 28 Days away from Election Day with only 4 Mondays left to make the magic happen. Good news, they’re calling for some rain so those signs are going to go into the ground a little easier. Here’s the rain I was talking about. Supposedly there’s a temperature drop coming too, but I’ll believe when

Here are some topics for y’all to discuss while the rest of us watch the Georgia game this evening. Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed by the US Senate this afternoon with a vote of 50-48. The Atlanta Braves will try to make gains on the LA Dodgers tomorrow at SunTrust Park. Consider this a weekend OPEN

My son is over 13 months old now.  I can’t believe how much time has flown by since the nearly 51 hour marathon that his mother spent in labor back in late August 2017.  We thought he was going to be an eclipse baby on August 21st.  Lucas had other plans.  His due date was

An announcement made today by Gov. Nathan Deal stated that Georgia’s net tax collections for September, 2018 totaled approximately $2.23 billion, an increase of about $153.1 million (7.4%) from September, 2017. Net tax revenues for the fiscal year have totaled $5.81 billion, an increase of $329.9 million (6%) from this point last year. The following is

From a press release sent a few minutes ago: “The Senate Judiciary Committee, led by Chairman Chuck Grassley, did a remarkable job conducting the confirmation process to consider the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. After reviewing the proceedings, including more than 30 hours of testimony from Judge Kavanaugh,