Governor Kemp updated the progress on Georgia’s re-opening this afternoon with an expansion of businesses that will be allowed to open – all after meeting new guidelines to minimize the possibility of spreading disease. A few highlights gleaned from the twitterverse: Bars and nightclubs can re-open June 1. If you’re not quite there yet, in-person

Georgia Power is cutting electricity rates. The shift to a larger use of natural gas and away from coal, combined with a drop in natural gas prices means the utility is paying less for fuel to generate electricity. As a result, Georgia Power will be lowering electricity rates beginning June 1st for the next 2

It’s no secret that politics is an ugly business. “Politics ain’t bean bag” is a quote old enough to have outlived bean bag or anyone with a memory of it, whatever it was. When you put your name out there for public office, you know you are putting your entire history on display for public

This is a surprise race for the Georgia Supreme Court, in that the challenger to Justice Charlie Bethel intended to qualify for a different race. Beth Beskin had planned on competing against John Barrow for a seat being vacated by Justice Keith Blackwell. Due to a quirk in Georgia elections law – a law upheld

Incompetence from a well intentioned group, or a grifting operation supporting one candidate while pretending to be an “independent” expenditure committee? In the case of U.S. Term Limits and the race for Georgia House District 71, it could be either. Maybe both. As is custom, interest groups spend the time between qualifying and an election

Georgia may soon take its name of the short list of states without a hate crime statute – especially given the newly announced support from two powerful lobbying arms in the business community. In 2019, the Georgia House of Representatives voted to approve a bill that would increase penalties for crimes committed against certain classes

Happy Thursday to you and yours. There’s a lot going on around the state and nation this week: Peaches A new reason Georgia may turn blue? Have you been watching the disaster of a DA’s race in Columbus? Of course they do. How very Lowndes County of them both. Some $230k for a housing study

Arrest warrants, both felony and misdemeanor, have been issued for Columbus attorney Mark Jones who is challenging current District Attorney Julia Slater. Jones turned himself in today, going live on Facebook sporting a bulletproof vest because “as we know, the police are trigger happy these days and I don’t want to get shot.” Over the

Good morning! Today is National Senior Health & Fitness Day, the oldest senior wellness event in its 27th year. Here are seven suggested activities to celebrate and I’ll definitely be doing #3 and #4 if rain permits, because all of us can participate, whether we’re seniors or not. And now, on to the news! Pat

Good afternoon! Time is a flat circle. If you live anywhere near the coast, you should be preparing for hurricane season now, because buying supplies and evacuating are different in the era of COVID-19 than they ever were in years past. More on how – and why – to prepare early. If you think you’ll