Rahul Bali tweeted out earlier today that State Senator Bruce Thompson has filed a declaration of intent to run for Georgia Labor Commissioner. ELECTION 2022 UPDATE: Georgia State Senator Bruce Thompson tells me he has filed his Declaration of Intent to run for the Republican nomination for Georgia Labor Commissioner. #gapol #gagop #GPBLawmakers pic.twitter.com/9C6DjtuTjA —

Good afternoon! Tomorrow is Sine Die. Today is quiet – or at least, it appears to be. Most of the hot House & Senate conference committee action today is happening behind-the-scenes. No Wild Adventures for Governor Kemp this week. What political fallout can we expect from the passage of SB 202? The citizens’ arrest overhaul

Yesterday was an injustice on top of an injustice.  Republicans passed a law that Governor Kemp describes as “fair, secure & transparent” when they are completely the opposite.  Most legislation is signed on a date in the future, not minutes after it is passed.  So much for transparency.  To add insult to the injury, State

It was on this date in 1966 that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a poll tax was unconstitutional, but some 55 years later, we’re still arguing over what constitutes a poll tax. Peaches Georgia makes The Onion Trump’s endorsement likely cements Shafer’s bid to lead Georgia GOP again Juvenile charges for Georgia 17-year-olds may

Hello and happy Wednesday! We’re almost half of the way through the week, and it’s National Cocktail Day. Forbes has a list of 10 cocktails to try (but maybe not all today). If mocktails are more your thing, WCCB out of Charlotte has you covered. Last night, Georgia’s own Flannery O’Connor (who I reference every

This week’s Courier Herald column: It’s time to close the books on the November election.  After all, it’s spring of 2021.  What happened in 2020 is done.  And yet, Georgia Republicans have some unfinished business which must be addressed. Former President Trump’s refusal to accept that he lost his bid for re-election and the aftermath

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has issued a press release going after “Kraken lawyer Sidney Powell:” Kraken lawyer Sidney Powell admitted in a filing in federal court that “no reasonable person would conclude that [her] statements were truly statements of fact.” Powell made the filing in response to a defamation suit from Dominion Voting

Good morning! Today is Day 37 of the 2021 Legislative Session. Here’s today’s House Rules Calendar; highlights include the bill that would suspend pay for public officers who have been indicted on a felony charge, and something having to do with flammable vegetation. If you read only one article today, it should be this in-depth

Happy Cattleman’s Day at your state capitol, which means steak biscuits and chocolate milk all around and we even got a visit from Maggie, the milk cow. Trump looks to take down Raffensperger in Georgia Why some Georgia lawmakers want last week’s shootings labeled Hate Crimes Georgia Appeals Court says judge can rule on Abrams

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has been embroiled in an intra-party fight among the Georgia Republican Party that began with his and his office’s defense of the General Election where former President Donald Trump lost the state. Since November, it seems that Secretary Raffensperger and the Georgia Republican Party, mainly Chairman David Shafer, have been