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Also, Democrats need to present an alternative to the GOP's and their own 'status quo' & is there a pattern of campaign finance ethics issues with Bottoms' campaigns? Not only did Brian Kemp call a special session of the General Assembly back to the Gold Dome to address a mess of its own making (mandating the elimination of QR codes from voter ballots), but the already-and-disproportionately gerrymandered state - in […]
Crowded Georgia PSC races draw 10 candidates amid rising utility costs Two seats, 10 candidates. The Georgia Public Service Commission has gained popularity over the past year with rising utility costs accompanied by a historic expansion of Georgia Power’s grid capacity. Two seats of the five member commission are up for election this year. One, District Three, is currently held by Commissioner Peter Hubbard, a Democrat who beat out a […]
Kemp signs Georgia’s 2027 budget focused on growth and restrained spending Gov. Brian Kemp signed the budget for fiscal year 2027 on Tuesday saying that the plan will keep Georgia prosperous while also limiting government spending. “As I always say, our job is to be good stewards of taxpayer dollars, because that’s the people’s money, not the government’s! That’s why we’ve saved or returned over $12 billion to the taxpayers, […]
Governor Brian Kemp's last hurrah with the veto pen (and the 'sign into law' pen, too) is akin to burying landmines on property just before abandoning it for someone else to step all over. Income & property tax relief measures passed by the GOP-led General Assembly will shift tax burden onto consumption taxes everyone will pay - disproportionately impacting the poor and working class - to give the better-and-well-of a […]
Fair Fight Action CEO Lauren Groh-Wargo (who's now been called to testify before a state Senate panel investigating the now-defunct New Georgia Project) joined me to vent over the state of civil rights & marginalized voter rights in a post-'Callais' environment. Lauren spoke of the need for a "new civil rights movement." Well, that new coalition is assembling Saturday in Selma - first at the Edmun Pettis bridge - with […]
Georgia small businesses struggle with tariffs and rising operating costs Georgia small businesses are feeling the pinch from tariffs and rising costs. Katrina Golden owns Lil Mama’s Sweet Treats which serves coffee and baked goods at the VA Medical Center in downtown Augusta. She said rising costs and job uncertainty caused less people to buy from her shop. “Long term, it’s not sustainable for small businesses,” Golden said. “Just bottom […]
Kemp signs workforce bills aimed at boosting talent pipeline in Georgia In a mad dash to sign bills before the Tuesday deadline, Gov. Brian Kemp signed more pieces of legislation Monday focused on strengthening Georgia’s workforce. "In order to be the best state in the country for business and economic growth, Georgia also has to be the Top State for Talent," Kemp said in a news release. "Our skilled and […]
After the 'Callais' decision by the US Supreme Court, Democrats were already bracing for 'confederate' states to hastily re-draw Congressional maps to eliminate majority black districts, clearly showing southern conservatives having moved on from 'racism' (note: sarcasm). Then came the Virginia Supreme Court deciding that state's hasty left-leaning gerrymander ran afoul of state law (by a 10-1 vote - not even close). So naturally, Democrats initially started grasping at an […]
Our guest at the Kitchen Table this episode is Debbie Cox Bultan, CEO at NewDeal. NewDEAL is a selective center-left network of state and local elected leaders from across the nation. Ther mission is to scour the country to lift up the best and brightest elected officials who are pragmatic and get results – including councilmembers, county executives, mayors, state legislators, and state-wide leaders below the level of governor. We […]
PLUS: A Democrat governor in GA having to work w/a GOP legislature & 'Friday Funnies' Thursday's conversation with former Fulton prosecutor Will Wooten, running for a Georgia Appeals Court seat, dropped just before the AJC's Bill Torpy penned his op/ed where he somewhat insinuates that perhaps Fulton DA Fani Willis may have dispatched candidates for a 'revenge tour' of sorts. Georgia Recorder columnist Jay Bookman offered more perspective on the […]
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