Morning Reads for Tuesday, May 25

Good morning! Today is an auspicious day: it is my 19th wedding anniversary, it is my parents’ 47th wedding anniversary. I hope this is a good day for you, too. The 2021 hurricane season is expected to be a doozy; accordingly, President Biden has already allocated $1 billion in disaster relief funds. There are myriad

Morning Reads for Friday, May 21, 2021

In a town with the reputation of tearing down everything in sight, this is encouraging. State rep charged with election violations.  Stay tuned. Georgia Senator vs. Camden SpacePort. Well, duh.  Physical activity helps everyone, period. Didn’t they know not to mess with Little Old Church Ladies From Pasadena? Oregon counties vote to move to Idaho.

Morning Reads – Thursday, May 20, 2021

Peaches Georgia lawmakers under investigation for handing out snacks to voters Panel to advise if Georgia sheriff should be suspended Faker, faker. Georgia labor advocates push to keep $300 federal unemployment benefit Georgia bureau probing extortion allegations against sheriff Georgia lawmakers look to enhance their General Assembly retirement benefits Georgia Power customers to find out

Morning Reads for Tuesday, May 18

Good morning! It’s a great day in Georgia. Dr. Fauci spoke to Emory grads this weekend and his remarks included discussion about how the COVID-19 pandemic revealed the results of generations of systemic racism in the healthcare system. The latest in the awful saga of the Golden Ray: fire and (more) pollution. Representative Barry Fleming was

District Deviations: Change Is Coming

Get ready to learn new district lines for the State Senate and House later this year. The apportionment data release last month provided the 2020 state population. This allowed me to calculate the new ideal population for each congressional district and each state legislative district. The new ideal population per district for the Georgia State

Morning Reads for Monday, May 17, 2021

Happy Monday! Georgia gas situation largely remaining flat despite normal operations resuming on pipeline Georgia State study finds Atlanta students lost months of progress in pandemic Georgia Museum of Art honored for pandemic programs Georgia universities advised to drop mask mandates, social distancing Taking a closer look at the citizens arrest repeal in Georgia Heiress