Tag: General Assembly
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Georgia: The new Mississippi
Atlanta’s downtown connector is about to get another coat of asphalt. Why? The resurfacing of the northbound lanes should correct the problem of water seeping through the roadway that led to patches of black ice this past winter. “Crews will cut very thin horizontal grooves in the asphalt to drain any seeping water,” DOT spokeswoman…
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Paulding County Republicans and their “San Francisco values”
To fill the seat vacated by former House Speaker Glenn Richardson, who resigned earlier this year after his ex-wife confirmed he had an affair with a lobbyist, Paulding County voters on Tuesday elected Daniel Stout, a 29-year-old banker. Stout won despite acknowledging an affair with his mother-in-law while his wife was pregnant. If John Edwards…
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Georgia praises Scientology
This may come as a surprise to some, but your Republican-controlled state Senate – usually known for catering to the concerns of conservative Christians – last week issued a sincere commendation to the Scientology Volunteer Ministers Corps. SR 998 passed the chamber on Feb. 8. The sponsors were three Democrats: Donzella James of College Park,…
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the georgia general assembly, sponsored by the nra
The Georgia General Assembly is about to convene — bad news for Georgians. Among the bills they’ll be considering: I am posting his note about House Bill 615 because the bill would allow guns in schools. In fact, the only places off limit to guns in the legislation would be a courtroom, jail or prison.…
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will a bible thumpin’ atlanta hater be georgia’s next speaker?
Few Georgians will miss current House Speaker Glenn Richardson, whose outster appears imminent. But don’t pop any champagne corks — in fact, you might want to hide the bubbly if, as Scott Henry predicts, St. Simons legislator Jerry Keen assumes the House leadership. You may recall Keen, the former director of the Christian Coalition, telling…
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i’d gladly give them baxley
Nearly one-third of Georgians who identify with the party of Lincoln say they favor secession from the U.S. Just a tad ironic. Not that I’m opposed. Hell, I’d give them a majority of state property if they opted to leave peacefully (the rest of us would keep Atlanta, the mountains and the coast. New Georgia…
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