Happy Wednesday! It’s the first full week of April, so y’all all know there’s this little ol’ tournamint happening over in my hometown. Today is Wednesday, which is traditionally the Par 3 Contest, but not today. That was well worth documenting in today’s Reads, but here’s to hoping for its return next year. Today is
This week’s Courier Herald column: Georgia is once again the epicenter of national politics. The vehicle of choice this time is a bill to codify changes to Georgia’s voting laws. An objective observer would find it important to delineate the word “codify” because many of the procedures used during the 2020 elections were done outside
Hello there! It’s probably best that I was delayed in writing this post this morning since had I not waited, I could not share this breaking #gapol news: Scorpion Stings Frog! State Representative Erick Allen is running for Lieutenant Governor! I admit, I’m awfully fond of my fellow Cobb County representative. You know who else
Hoping everyone’s Easter was bright and colorful and you were able to spend the day with the people you love. Social media was ablaze with what felt like a massive do-over from the year we lost. Georgia Lawmakers demand removal of Coca-Cola drinks In latest boycott over voting law Georgia spa-shooting victim is mourned by
The Supreme Court has ruled 9-0 that Florida failed to show that additional water flow from Georgia would save its struggling oyster industry, thus ending one of the more infamous disputes in the Water Wars saga that has been raging since the 1990s. The opinion, written by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, notes that Florida did
Peaches To God be the glory, it’s over. But Hollywood isn’t done telling us they’re done with us. Biden endorses moving MLB All-Star Game out of Georgia Rep. Cannon recalls the event differently than it appears on video. And her colleagues refute the 13-page report. There’s a lot of anxiety about what Trump plans to
Chairman David Shafer announced that the Georgia Republican Party has committed to intervening as a co-defendant in the lawsuit to overturn SB 202 that was signed into law by Governor Brian Kemp. The text of a presser issued by the GAGOP follows: At a headquarters rally in support of election integrity, Chairman David Shafer announced
And again, I’m choosing a week and not a day, but I live in the middle of the state and farming is vital in this neck of the woods. There’s a drive for long sleeved shirts for farm workers on the week’s official page, in which you can buy one shirt for $1, which helps
This week’s Courier Herald column: This is Easter Week. It’s also the week we sent the Georgia General Assembly home from their annual 40 day stay in Atlanta. The overlap on the calendar lends itself to a few words on the juxtaposition of religion and politics, but the focus today will be on a much
Former Congressman Paul Broun is looking to remove the “former” from his title. He’s announced that he’s looking to succeed Jody Hice, who has announced his own intent to run for Secretary of State, in Georgia’s 10th District per Tim Bryant: Hat tip to John Vestal.