After the primary, Casey Cagle was flying high. He was well ahead of his nearest competitor, Brian Kemp, and most considered him to be the shoo-in to be the gubernatorial nominee on the Republican side, with these next few weeks a mere formality before he’d be the real nominee. Well, bless his heart. Cagle has
Rosetta Stone Communications has released a poll for your viewing and discussion pleasure leading into the weekend. The poll was conducted yesterday, while some significant news was breaking on the Governor’s race side. The results show: CAGLE – 47.8% KEMP – 40.7% SHAFER – 46% DUNCAN – 18.9% RAFFENSPERGER – 41.5% BELLE ISLE – 24.4%
Ah, Georgia’s historic preservation tax credit. It’s a way to encourage restoration of older buildings to make them comfortable for modern-day residences and businesses while still conforming to each building’s original architectural particularities. Homeowners can receive up to $100,000, and $300,000, $5 million, or $10 million is available for commercial properties, depending on the expense
I thought this was evidence that someone had been spying on my family. And nobody wears a helmet. Hikes for the rest of us. Roadtrip! Mean Girls, the Musical. (Yes, there’s a Georgia connection.) I mean, it’s pretty. But I’m quite partial to Augusta National GC. How many more kids fall through the cracks? Everything
No surprise @joshmckoon that you endorsed @davidshafer. After all you’ve been one of his personal attorneys for yrs. Wondering if you told the other members of the Ethics Com that tidbit before you participated in Shafer’s sexual harassment investigation and cast a vote? #gapol — Geoff Duncan (@GeoffDuncanGA) June 7, 2018 McKoon’s responses: I didn’t
From a campaign press release. List of endorsers below. (Johns Creek, GA)—State Representative Darlene Taylor from Thomasville this week became the 100th member of the Georgia State House of Representatives to endorse Brad Raffensperger in the election for Georgia Secretary of State. “I am honored to have the support of such a large number of
Legislative records – they’re what political careers are made of. And if you’re Senator Renee Unterman (R – Gwinnett), you use legislative records to hold grudges, block bills of limited government, and dole out ‘payback.’ Unterman took to Twitter Wednesday to criticize State Representative David Clark for leading the ‘Veterans for Kemp’ coalition for Brian
The decision to change the rules about how NFL players should conduct themselves during the National Anthem occurred at a meeting in the Buckhead area of Atlanta. Miles away from the shiny, new, convertible topped Mercedes Benz stadium, a decision was made that not only affects football but affects the core of American culture. Football
On this date in 1965, in the U.S. the Gemini 4 mission was completed. The mission featured the first spacewalk by an American. Peaches Kemp moves to review voting machines Georgia making national headlines for a good reason… …and of course for the bad reasons Georgia Tourism announces “100 Places Locals Love” List Thanks, lawmakers, for attacking
A handful of Democratic candidates who lost primaries a couple of weeks ago are not handling defeat with stately reserve. If it were one or two, I’d dismiss it. But there’s a trend. Though the ballots have been counted, some Black women not named Stacey Abrams aren’t quite done campaigning. Black women are the key
