When the story about Hoschton Mayor Theresa Kenerly and Councilman Jim Cleveland making racist comments first broke, Georgians on both sides of the aisle called for their resignation. Several weeks later and with both still in office, the chairs of the Jackson County Republican and Democratic Parties are both helping residents file complaints urging Kenerly and Cleveland to step down from their roles in the small East Georgia town. So far the pair have stood firm, but with pressure mounting from both inside and outside voices, their ships are SINKING…
Divisive Program Haunts New Fulton Superintendent
Georgia’s fourth-largest school district just appointed a new superintendent who previously led the Williamson County, Tennessee, school system. Dr. Michael Looney is praised by his former school board, but social media in Fulton County is buzzing about...Controversial Dax Lopez Seeks Superior Court judgeship
News that DeKalb State Court Judge Dax Lopez is on a three-person “short list” for a gubernatorial appointment to a Stone Mountain Circuit Superior Court seat should bring back memories for Gov. Brian Kemp. It was just a few years ago when then-President Barack...Could Mandatory Bar Dues End in Georgia?
Some Georgia lawyers have been grumbling for years over the fact that the State Bar forces them to fund the organization’s political views. And paying dues to the Georgia Bar is a precondition of practicing law, so to date there hasn’t been any recourse except...Abrams out; Democrats Looking for a Perdue Opponent
Tuesday’s announcement by failed 2018 Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams that she will not challenge the 2020 re-election campaign U.S. Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., sent Democrats scrambling to ascertain who could be their strongest candidate...
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