I started with that headline in hopes that national media, specifically those at CNBC, take notice. It seems some segments of New York based media enjoy reporting that Georgia is “fully open” with “no restrictions”, when in fact, Georgia has significant restrictions on those businesses that have been allowed to reopen, with some such as

Georgia House Speaker David Ralston’s office distributed a report that frames guidelines developed by the House Committee on Reopening in consultation with the Georgia Building Authority, the Georgia Department of Public Health, and others. You can read the full Speaker’s memo here, and you can read the full committee report here. Some highlights: Public areas

My print column this week as a refresh of last week’s post on the state of Georgia’s unemployment claims and the DoL’s efforts to process them. Since it was mostly a reformatting of what was already posted, I didn’t double post. Instead, I’ll revert to a more blog style entry for our readers here, and

Cobb DA Joyette Holmes will lead the prosecution team in the Ahmaud Arbery case. Kemp will extend operating restrictions for nightclubs and bars. At 39%, Kemp’s approval rating is among the lowest of all U.S. Governors. Georgia’s first COVID-19 death was earlier than previously thought. Is it healthy – like, pandemic healthy – for members

I won’t lie, the best part of pandemic world is not having to “get ready” for meetings because sleep regression is a very real thing in the Robertson house. At this point, it’s our 13 month old’s world and we’re all just living’ in it. So, welcome to Mid-Morning Reads. Live updates: Coronavirus in Georgia

Seeking a “complete and transparent review”, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr today asked the United States Department of Justice to review the handling of the Ahmaud Arbery case. Arbery was shot and killed February 23rd of this year, but arrests in the case were not made until a video publicly surfaced of the shooting, with

We get a lot of press releases from individual legislators here. We don’t post most of them, as our space is limited and many are often just PR vehicles or for bills being dropped that have no chance of moving. I’m sharing two today because they are the opposite of those. The shooting of Ahmaud

Sunday is Mother’s Day. Hug her, squeeze her, blow kisses from afar. Celebrate your mom while you can! Jericho Brown wins Pulitzer in poetry. Sad changes coming in Tifton. Hurry up, already! Crunchy! Zesty!  So did you venture out for Taco Tuesday? No good deed goes unpunished. Race car driver in training. Self-determination. The operative