The announcement that Georgia Supreme Court Justice Robert Benham will retire in March instead of seeing out his term has turned the race to replace him on his head, as Gov. Brian Kemp will now appoint his replacement, who will serve until 2022. Court of Appeals Judge Sara Doyle, former lawmakers Beth Beskin and John Barrow, and Superior Court Judge Horace Johnson had already kicked off campaigns for Benham’s seat, campaigns that with this latest twist are now left DRIFTING…
Corrections Dept. In Hot Seat Over Inmate Escape
Rapist and child molester Tony Maycon Munoz-Mendez, imprisoned at Rogers State Prison in Reidsville, walked free last Friday. He was serving a life sentence when he swapped places with an inmate set to be released, and it took prison staff approximately three...SEC Probe Gives Impetus to State Airport Authority
First, there is the ongoing federal investigation into Atlanta city hall corruption. Second, there’s also a Federal Aviation Commission probe into alleged diversion of airport revenue to the city. Now comes news that the Securities and Exchange Commission is...Debate Ignites Over Paying College Athletes
State Rep. Billy Mitchell, D-Stone Mountain, plans to introduce legislation this January in the General Assembly modeled after California’s “Fair Pay to Play” bill that allows college athletes to be compensated for their name, image and likeness. Mitchell says...Georgia Leads in Battling Illegal Human Smugglers
Former Immigration Customs Enforcement Director Tom Homan emphasized to this writer at a Sunday conference that the federal “ICE protects the public every day.” ICE’s performance in Georgia, as well as that of many aggressive prosecutors, bears that out....
