Morning Reads for Friday, April 10, 2020

Date night ideas for that person you’re sick of looking at (JK, Honey!). The ultimate Rite of Spring is moved to November. Tybee Island bar owner helps staff.  Bernie bails. Does California’s fever dream have a Fort Sumter scene?  In The South, everybody waves at everybody else.  Is this truly some diabolical, secret signal, or

Speaker Ralston Claims Millions Of Dollars Wasted In Delay Of Moving Primary

The following was just sent over by Speaker David Ralston’s office. It’s seems there’s still a bit of a chill in the relations between the Secretary of State and his former legislative chamber. “I appreciate the Secretary of State finally using his statutory authority — which he has had all along — to delay the

Raffensperger Moves GA Primary Date To June 9th.

How do you have a primary without poll workers? You can’t. After weeks of public salvos between Speaker David Ralston and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, the Secretary of State today has decided to move Georgia’s primary until June 9th. Mark Niesse of the AJC brings the news: “This decision allows our office and county

Georgia Shelter In Place Order Extended Until April 30th, New Restrictions Added

Governor Brian Kemp announced today in a press conference that the state’s Shelter In Place order will remain in effect until the end of this month – April 30th. This extension is made possible due to the extension of the Governor’s State Of Emergency declaration, which was extended this morning with agreement from the Lieutenant

Sen. Loeffler Finally Adopts Transparency, Divests From Stocks

It’s hard to not feel sympathy for Senator Loeffler after reading her woe-is-me op-ed in The Wall Street Journal. Still, it’s a good thing she’s finally doing what the honorable Senator should have done four months ago by divesting herself from her stock holdings. I mean, it isn’t as if elected officials should go above

AG Carr Warns of Fake COVID19 Websites, Texts and Emails

From a press release from the Office of the Attorney General of Georgia: Attorney General Chris Carr is warning Georgians that scammers are using fraudulent websites, texts and emails to steal consumers’ personal or financial information and/or to install malware on their devices. “Scammers are pursuing different angles related to the Coronavirus pandemic to commit