Sensing he could lose the Democratic nomination in order to run for re-election as Fulton County District Attorney, Paul Howard decided to whip up anti-police voter sentiment by criminally charging two police officers involved in a fatal shooting. Yet he didn’t bother waiting for a still-not-completed Georgia Bureau of Investigation report of the incident. And now the GBI is conducting another probe— of Howard! This involves his issuance of grand jury subpoenas related to the shooting, even though no grand jury is impaneled. And get this: The subpoenas have become part of an ongoing GBI criminal probe of “salary supplements” Howard gave to himself as the head of two “charitable” groups. As he faces candidate Fani Willis in an Aug. 11 runoff election, Howard’s boat is SINKING…
Georgia Senate passes budget with no furloughs, smaller cuts to key programs
The Georgia Senate passed a $25.9 billion fiscal 2021 state budget Thursday that would avoid some of the deepest spending cuts lawmakers have been facing amid the coronavirus pandemic. The budget, which cleared the Senate 40-13 on the next-to-last day of the 2020...Georgia Power’s lakefront properties
In addition to being the state’s largest utility, Georgia Power also serves as the largest non-government provider of recreation facilities in the state. The company operates 15 lakes and 40 recreational properties across the state, from Lake Burton in...Watch Sunday’s Georgia Gang here!
The panel for the June 21st broadcast had plenty to say about Fulton County DA Paul Howard charging a white Atlanta police officer with 11 criminal counts including felony murder in the shooting death of a black man on probation who resisted arrest and attempted to...Georgia Unemployment Rate Drops in May
The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced today the May preliminary unemployment rate of 9.7 percent, a decrease of 2.9 percent from April’s 12.6 percent. The number of employed was up 144,877 over April, but down 480,592 compared to this time last...Georgia Dems draft their own FY21 budget proposal in response to COVID-19
Georgia Senate leaders released their Fiscal Year 2021 budget Wednesday, but they weren’t the only ones releasing a budget for the upcoming fiscal year that begins July 1. Several members of the Georgia House Democratic Caucus (GHDC) COVID-19 Subcommittee...
