This week’s Courier Herald column: The state legislature completed crossover day last Thursday, entering the home stretch towards a close of business on midnight March 29th. All that is certain between now and then is that a balanced budget will be passed by both chambers. That is, after all, the minimum requirement for their annual

You wouldn’t know it from reading most press clippings, but the folks that work in and around the capitol are family. Partisan squabbles are for the outside. Inside, especially in state capitols, folks have to work together across party lines. They get to know each other. Relationships matter. Co-workers become friends. Friends become family. The

Happy Monday, everyone! Here’s to less than one month of session remaining! News by the Numbers 90th Academy Awards – Here are the winners of last night’s Oscars. As always, I feel Timothee Chalamet was robbed because he didn’t win every award. 5 open seats – The Georgia House of Representatives could undergo a radical

My state Representative and House Majority Leader Jon Burns (R, 159) has announced that he will be seeking re-election this year. Rep. Burns serves as a member of the House Agriculture & Consumer Affairs, Appropriations, Economic Development & Tourism, Ethics, Game, Fish & Parks, Rules, and Transportation Committees. Rep. Burns: “I am excited to announce my

Bonnie Rich, an attorney for over 20 years, will qualify next week as a Republican in House District 97. The seat is currently held by Rep. Brooks Coleman, who is retiring after 20+ years in the Georgia House. Rich stated: “Brooks Coleman has been a passionate leader for Duluth, Suwanee and Sugar Hill. He deserves

Let’s get the big part out of the way: half of the Democrats polled in the lastest Mason-Dixon Georgia Gubernatorial poll don’t know who either Stacey is so who really cares what those numbers are (Stacey A. 29% to Stacey E.’s 17%). Also, this poll was conducted before the Delta-NRA fiasco and Casey Cagle has the support

Oh, the hilarity. It burns. The Stitch is still chugging along. 13 out of 40 ain’t bad. Doubt you’ll hear about this on the telly. Amazon rolling in dough. Surely the apocalypse is upon us. Yep, Facebook really is spying on you. Not the land of breezy blondes anymore… A bit chilly, but the view

From a press release: State Representative Joyce Chandler (R-Grayson) today announced that she will not seek re-election to the Georgia House of Representatives. Rep. Chandler will retire at the end of her current term after serving six years in the Georgia General Assembly. “After much prayerful consideration, I have decided not to seek re-election,” said

AJC: Georgia Dems ask voters about redistricting – and challenge GOP to do same – State Republican chair responds: Thanks, but no thanks Georgia House approves bill to keep guns from mentally ill  Georgia lawmakers reject public dollars for private schools Georgia House approves bill for automated speed traps in school zones Georgia bill extends

As I’ve noted before, in my day job with PolicyBEST, I’ve once again been working with the Georgia Transportation Alliance in an effort that began in 2014 and resulted in the passage of HB170 in 2015 – the bill that provided for almost $1 Billion annually to fix Georgia’s roads & bridges. It also for