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Tag: politics
What political money can and can’t still buy
Many people think there’s too much money in politics, but for the few who actually spend that money, there are more pressing problems.
The Democratic Party’s current direction? Southward
This summer, most of the conversation about the future of the Democratic Party has been about the struggle between the upstart Democratic Socialist Party and the Democratic establishment. But as the midterms near, it may be the party’s renewed southward tilt that is the big development this year.
Data centers inspire both grassroots anger, and in the governor’s race, caution
Earlier this year, I sat in on a zoom presentation by a panel of Washington-based experts about the upcoming political season. It was an informative discussion, but I realized afterwards that there had been no mention of data centers.
Kemp signals his successor may not be as lucky as he’s been
In many respects, this has been a swell time to be a governor.
Rick Jackson stands beside the president he’s built his persona on
In retrospect, Rick Jackson didn’t have to base his political persona on Donald Trump quite as much as he has.
Things you didn’t hear in Trump’s speech, despite the rumors
In the days leading up to President Donald Trump’s speech to the nation last week, speculation about what bombshells it might contain veered predictably from Venezuela to — of course — Georgia.
In a growing region, a half decade has brought a lot of change to Georgia
They may not know it, but the kids growing up today in the outlying counties around Atlanta, or Nashville, or Charlotte, fit within an very narrow demographic.
A freedom of speech question: What would Charlie do?
To hear him tell it, Charlie Kirk was all for freedom of speech. There is no telling what he would have thought of the turmoil over free speech which has followed his death.
In soccer and war, it’s how you keep score
The World Cup has afforded us with a timely lesson which applies to much more than sports. On the world stage, winning and losing has everything to do with how you keep score.
South Carolina and Georgia have more in common than peaches
he month before the special session began here in Georgia, South Carolina’s legislature convened with the same mission: to redraw the state’s congressional map in line with the U.S. Supreme Court barring the consideration of race. What happened there was an accurate indicator of what would happen here.
Eleventh-hour endorsements mark runoff, but will they matter?
Late, late, late in the process, when a lot of people had already voted, when it wasn’t likely to matter much anyway, the two figures who have loomed over this year’s Republican primaries weighed in with endorsements.
Get out and VOTE!
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Tangled up in Trump: The Republican primaries at midpoint
t goes without saying that President Donald Trump is tangled up every which way in this year’s elections in Georgia. The question is what difference that’s going to make.
Early voting numbers don’t match what you’ve seen on TV
efore there’s much else to say about the results of Tuesday’s election, we can say that, perhaps to a surprising degree, people have been paying attention. We can draw that conclusion from the record early voting numbers, which topped a million for the first time.
Gov. Kemp vetoes historic rehabilitation tax credit expansion to preservationists’ dismay
On Wednesday, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp vetoed 12 state bills before the signing deadline, including HB 376, a bill that would have expanded tax incentives for historic property preservation. The bill, passed in the House and Senate, would have increased the limit on the available tax credits from $30 million to $60 million. It was […]
What’s in your 401(k)? That may get complicated
Whenever there’s a hard bump in the market or a bad economic report, you’ll hear commentators speak in worried tones about what this means for people’s 401(k)s. You would think, then, that any big changes in this retirement savings program would draw a lot of attention.
No reason to hurry to the maps in wake of Voting Rights Act decision
With all the confusion over how we’re going to vote, the only thing that could make this year’s Georgia elections a bigger mess would have been to start tinkering with the state’s congressional and legislative maps.
This year’s primary is a lot about getting acquainted
This would be a good year to check a sample ballot before you go to vote in either party’s primary. With a lot of open-seat races and pent-up ambitions, the ballots for both parties are long and filled with unfamiliar names.
Atlanta Press Club readies for largest debate series yet from April 26-28
The Atlanta Press Club is gearing up for its biggest debate year yet. From April 26-28, the Loudermilk-Young debate series will bring almost 85 candidates, ranging from governor hopefuls to the Public Service Commission, on the stage for 18 different primary election debates. “We’re like a little factory over three days,” Atlanta Press Club past […]
