A 420-foot tower, the tallest in Cobb County, that will anchor German company thyssenkrupp* Elevator’s new North American headquarters at The Battery Atlanta was announced today. 900 jobs will accompany the tower. Governor Nathan Deal shared the news along with thyssenkrupp Elevator CEO Andreas Schierenbeck and thyssenkrupp Elevator Americas CEO Richard Hussey, as well as
Peaches What the cluck? If it pleases the crown, might I hold a sign when I protest in the People’s building? 4 Georgia companies land ‘Forbes’ ‘Best Companies for Women’ list That headline, though. Our opioid overdose rates are outpacing the nation Georgia’s most expensive zip code Georgia Grown Trail expands in SE and
The Georgia Legislative Black Caucus (GLBC) today issued the following statement in response to the resignation of State Representative Jason Spencer (R-Woodbine) from the Georgia House of Representatives effective July 31, 2018: “The leadership of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus (GLBC), the Georgia House Democratic Caucus and the Georgia Senate Democratic Caucus this morning agreed
It’s no secret that I’m a big David Shafer fan and supporter, so last night was hard. Those of us watching the results come in knew it was going to be tight, but we didn’t think we would end up drawing the short straw. Former State Representative Geoff Duncan will become the Republican nominee, but
Cook Political Report: Race Now Leans GOP, “Great Potential” for Tossup Georgia Gets the Woman Vs Mini-Trump it Deserves History: 65% of runoffs with no incumbent won by first-place primary finisher Panthers Poised to Lead Sun Belt in 18-19. Jimmy: US “Abandoned” Role as Human Rights Leader
State Representative Jason Spencer, the Woodbine Republican who made national headlines this week for appearing on SHOwtime’s “Who is America?” has resigned from his state house seat. I saw a copy of the resignation email late Tuesday night after it was sent to Speaker of the House David Ralston at 11:18 P.M. It reads as
Secretary of State Election Results Update 1: 8:30 p.m. – Cagle concedes Update 2: Statement from Speaker Ralston: “A long, hard-fought campaign for the Republican nomination for governor is now history. Congratulations to Secretary of State Brian Kemp on a well-earned victory. I want to also pay tribute to Lt. Governor Casey Cagle. Lt. Governor Cagle ran a
It’s time for the runoff! The biggies are the GOP gubernatorial primary and the Dem runoff for CD 6. But wait – there’s more! Who, exactly, is Rep. Jason Spencer? The Economist examines what might be next for Democrats under Trump. For the first time in six years, Georgia has transcended the bottom 10 in
N.B.: The following is a guest post from State Representative Scott Holcomb (D-Atlanta). Holcomb is one of the leading voices on election integrity in Georgia. – TLA Our federal government needs to speak with one voice about the security of our elections. That isn’t happening. And our state needs to take action, too. That’s not
I am not an attorney nor an expert on Georgia Law, but I know how to use Google. As I was pondering the calls for Rep. Jason Spencer to resign his position, I immediately went and researched the special election laws in Georgia for this case. Basically, it is up to the discretion of the
