Longtime Cobb Sheriff Neil Warren’s annual Corn Boilin’ event for charity last night brought out the lawman’s supporters but also a throng of Republican activists who will have the sheriff at the top of their Cobb County ticket in 2020. Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton won Cobb over Donald Trump in 2016, perhaps why GOP Gov. Brian Kemp made it a point to attend and support Warren. Also there was former Cobb DA and now-GBI Director Vic Reynolds. Some attendees think the Warren-Kemp-Reynolds tough stance on illegal alien and gang crime is a good reminder for Cobb Countians, especially for moderate/independent voters. In the Corn Boilin’ aftermath, GOP hopes for Cobb in 2020 could be RISING…
Discovery begins in voting rights lawsuit
Discovery began Monday in the state’s voting rights lawsuit, the Fair Fight Action v. Raffensperger, and a tentative court date has been set for March 23, 2020 — the day before Georgia’s presidential primary. Judge Steve C. Jones issued an order...Coweta Co. state House race now has four candidates
There will be now be four names on the Sept. 3 ballot when voters in Coweta County’s state House District 71 vote to fill the unexpired term of David Stover, who resigned following a bizarre incident where he was accused of being chronically absent from his...New Mercatus study shows extent of Georgia regulations
Looking for your next good reads? If you are into the law and don’t mind something that can be a little dry, perhaps the US Code of Federal Regulations could be a good option. It would take a mere three years to read the entire approximately 104 million word...Georgia Lottery reports historic $1.2 billion for education in FY19
The Georgia Lottery continues to experience unprecedented sales and returns to education in its 26-year operation. Late last week, Governor Brian Kemp announced that the Georgia Lottery recently made its largest annual transfer to the State Treasury’s Lottery...Reflections on the End of the Henson Era
It was a sign of the political times this week when the only white male Democrat in the chamber, state Sen. Steve Henson of DeKalb County, announced he would not seek re-election in 2020. With white male Democratic office-holders becoming ever scarcer in the...
