Morning Reads – Thursday, May 31, 2018

On this date in 1913, the 17th Amendment went into effect. It provided for popular election of US senators. Peaches Childhood is threatened more in Georgia than in 41 other states The Hill: Abrams will revolutionize politics  Optimistic Georgia Democrats expect party resurrection  Seth Weathers makes headlines after inflammatory tweet Positivity for Amazon coming to

North Georgia Broadband Forum

Last Friday 9th District Congressman Doug Collins and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai gathered stakeholders from across Northeast Georgia to address the challenges of delivering affordable, accessible internet access to rural communities. The forum included local representatives, chamber of commerce leaders and internet service providers. Congressman Collins opened the proceeding with this statement:

Morning Reads for May 30, 2018

No lead is safe when playing the Braves. It’s almost as if we have to tell our opponents: hol’ up…. we dem boys. (Or kois). The future of learning: How Georgia State made its graduation rate jump John Lewis to ABC: “You Did the Right Thing”  Perdue: Georgia Can be Proud of Military Tradition Isakson:

Supreme Court Puts Casinos Back In Play

This week’s Courier Herald column: A couple of weeks ago, while the Georgia political world was mostly focused on political primaries, a United States Supreme Court ruling revived the somewhat dormant debate about casino gaming in Georgia. In a 6-3 decision, the court struck down a federal law that had prohibited most states from authorizing

Where will Hunter Hill’s voters go?

On July 24, Lieutenant Gov. Casey Cagle (R) and Secretary of State Brian Kemp (R) will compete in a runoff election for the Georgia Republican gubernatorial nomination. In the May 22 primary, Cagle received 236,371 votes (38.9%), Kemp received 155,324 (25.6%), former state Sen. Hunter Hill received 111,452 (18.3%), businessman Clay Tippins received 74,242 (12.2%), and