This morning, Governor Kemp, Lieutenant Governor Duncan, and Speaker Ralston announced an extension of Georgia’s State of Emergency until May 13th. This is the action that allows for expanded authorities of the Governor and Executive branch, not to be confused with the Governor’s statewide Shelter In Place order, which is currently set to expire on
Good morning, and welcome back to my recognition of goofy and lighthearted holidays! I’ve been way too serious of late. It’s a little more difficult than most April 8ths to get your hands on empanadas today, so perhaps it’s time for a new challenge in the kitchen? I consider myself a pretty good cook, but
PSA: Days of the week don’t matter at the moment, and I’m going to spend some of my time (and this platform) sharing a bit more non-political content than usual that we normally save for weekends. When I started this public version of my cooking journey with a battle over pork tenderloin recipes, I got
I do not want to cause any panic. Many of us already have anxiety around the Covid-19 virus and the changes it is causing to our way of life. But as we navigate the new rules, emergency orders, and shelter in place requirements, I was interested in what other powers the State of Georgia has
I suppose the real news here is Congressman John Lewis saying Joe Biden should pick a woman of color as his runningmate. It would be good to have a woman of color. It would be good to have a woman. It would be good to have a woman look like the rest of America —
There was good news coming out of the state capitol this week as Governor Kemp announced state revenues for March were up 9.8% compared with March of 2019. For the first nine months of the state’s fiscal year which began on July 1st, revenues are up year over year by 2.1%. It’s safe to assume
This is going to be a technical piece, so be warned. COBOL was trending on Twitter this weekend. Neat, but it wasn’t because there’s been a sudden increase in folks wanting to learn how to program in COBOL. Nope, the Governor of New Jersey asked for volunteers from “Cobalt” programmers to help in maintaining (I
Senators Perdue and Loeffler sent a press release earlier today announcing an additional $9.2 million in federal funding to fight COVID-19 in Georgia. The monies are part of the Phase One funding package and will go toward local and state health authorities’ efforts. The full release is below: Perdue, Loeffler Announce Another $9.2 Million For
Well. It’s Tuesday, isn’t it. Again! There are fewer links than normal this Tuesday because you’re encouraged to take a little more time on this article in the New Yorker – written by Atlantan Charles Bethea, so don’t go all Pace Picante Sauce on me, y’all – about how COVID-19 will impact rural Georgia, which
