Despite a loss last November, few political stars have burned brighter than Stacey Abrams’ in recent years. Could that star now be headed for Washington? Rumors are flying that Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden could name Abrams as his own VP nominee early on in the primary, hoping to secure her many supporters and propel himself above the crowded field. Such a move would not allow her to run against Sen. David Perdue though – but Biden does lead nearly all of the (very early) primary polling. Whether she accepts or not, even more national consideration for Abrams has her ship RISING…
House Rules Committee holding incarceration cost transparency bill prisoner
For many watchers it has long been assumed that the Republicans who run the Gold Dome would rather taxpayers not have any official hard data on any part of the cost of illegal immigration. Now, with crossover day looming, the House Rules Committee with South...Response to GDOT’s Pirkle on E-Verify
In her response to my recent IAG column “Will the General Assembly reverse the 2018 GDOT carve-out on E-Verify for contractor bids?” GDOT writer Meg Pirkle accuses me of “a number of omissions and factual inaccuracies.” The topic was GDOT’s Senate Bill 445 from...Will the General Assembly reverse the 2018 GDOT carve-out on E-Verify for contractor bids?
In last year’s legislative session Republican state Senator Steve Gooch (R-Dahlonega) introduced legislation that gutted the process intended to ensure that the Georgia Department of Transportation hires contractors that are using a legal workforce. In the haste and...Elections official responds to temporary driver’s licenses being used at GA polls
We wish more officials would do this. Ms. Janine Eveler, Director of the Cobb County Elections and Registration, was kind enough to send this writer a response to my post on IAG earlier this week explaining that state law allows the drivers license Georgia...
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