State Representative David Clark, R-Buford, who recently qualified for re-election after announcing last summer that he would not seek re-election but keep “holding the powerful accountable and continuing to call out corruption” was hit with an ethics complaint from a constituent last week. The complaint states, “David Clark has made over $5000 in reimbursements to
The House Democratic Caucus sent the following release: ATLANTA – The House Democratic Caucus met and elected its key leaders on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. The Minority Caucus elected the following caucus members for leadership positions: State Rep. James Beverly (D-Macon), House Minority Leader; State Rep. Billy Mitchell (D-Stone Mountain), House Minority Caucus Chairman; State Rep.
The Georgia Budget & Policy Institute published a letter urging the governor and legislators to raise new sources of revenue. Thirty-six other signees joined the left-leaning organization including: the League of Women Voters of Georgia, the International Rescue Committee and Open Hand Atlanta. An odd mix to be sure. Charlie has a good primer on
On Friday afternoon, the Senate took a final vote on an amended SB 213, a bill much overshadowed by the Atlanta airport, heartbeats, and coal ash. In case you’re unfamiliar with SB 213, it has to do with donation disclosures by our state representatives and senators. Since 2014, there has been a report due on
Today at the Georgia Capitol, the Legislative Black Caucus hosted a press conference to commemorate the “Original 33.” This often-forgotten moment in Georgia history both highlights how much we have progressed while also reminding us that the foundation of our government has inherent flaws. Trying to build a balanced and fair government on top of
Whether you won or lost last night, coffee is probably in order this morning. Election News Atlanta will choose the next Madam Mayor on December 5th BOE results for the Metro area. Middle Georgia election results. South Georgia election results. Tybee Island results. Georgia election results from Fox 5 and the AJC. Results from the Blue
Blake Aued profiled the (surprise!) open seat for State House 117 in Flagpole yesterday, noting three candidates in the race: Doug McKillip, running as a Republican (bet you wondered…); Deborah Gonzalez, running as a Democrat; and Houston Gaines, running as a Republican. It’s been well-known for about a month that Gonzalez was running in the
Georgia will not be holding its tax-free weekend this August. WRDW has a crying Oprah GIF. The Macon Telegraph uses phrases like “Georgia shoppers will miss out” and “legislators shut down the sales tax-free weekend.” But is that really the case, or is this a surprisingly shrewd move from the Gold Dome? The annual tax-free weekend started
Dick Yarbrough is the latest to weigh in on the debacle that killed Rep. Bert Reeves’ adoption law update on the last day of the 2017 session of the Georgia General Assembly. His words aren’t kind, nor should they be. I’ve seen us lose more good and necessary legislation (locally and federally) to purposefully-toxic amendments than I
