Georgia Senate Passes First Two Bills of the 2016 Session
News Release by: Sen. Steve Gooch (R – Dahlonega) The Senate reconvened after a busy third week of budget hearings and committee meetings. It was also a very productive week in that we’ve finally got the ball rolling on a number of pieces of legislation that are sure to benefit the people of Georgia. We […]
Read More »Virgilance or Reticense
Opinion by John Tutten: Are you as sick and tired of this presidential campaign as I am? It has descended to a level more typical of a student council election than one to choose the leader of the greatest country in the history of our planet. Every day it’s some new drama that has little […]
Read More »Plea to Democrats
Opinion written by Joene DePlancke: I find it so hard to believe that amongst all the fine Democrats out there that the only Democrat we can find to represent this great country of ours is someone that has lied about just about everything she has ever been involved with even going back before Whitewater. And the […]
Read More »No Accountability For Dishonesty
Opinion written by George McClellan: Many feel that government is incapable of doing anything honestly and will, by habit, consistently operate in a corrupt manner that alway’s ends up screwing the tax payers. The formula is so entrenched that any GOP reformer will wilt in the face of stiff opposition to any attempts at correction. […]
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A Paradox: Trump or Cruz?
Opinion by George McClellan: I frequently rail against the GOP “elites” for their betrayed of America. Nothing has occurred yet to cause me to alter my opinion. Too, I no longer blindly donate funds to the RNC. I do donate to the Georgia Republican party but the majority of my funding goes to the candidate(s) […]
Read More »Attorney General Olens Objects to EPA’s Cap-And-Trade Rule
Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens joined officials from 18 states in challenging a proposal to force costly cap-and-trade on states that do not comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s Power Plan. The States contend that the EPA’s federal implementation plan upends state authority, increases electricity prices, and violates federal law. Attorney General Olens objected to […]
Read More »Kerry Admits Obama is Funding Iran’s Terrorism
Opinion by George McClellan: What Kerry said, precisely, was: “Some sanctions relief money for Iran will go to terrorism,” (CNN, January 21, 2016). Who the hell’s side is he on any way? Does one suspect this represents the total knavery of the Democrat party or Obama’s treachery alone? We are only now learning why, during […]
Read More »Reviewing Georgia’s Budget
By: Sen. Steve Gooch (R – Dahlonega) The Senate reconvened for week two after taking a long weekend to observe Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Every year, the Georgia General Assembly comes together to review and approve a budget for the state. Passing a balanced budget is a requirement set forth by the state constitution, […]
Read More »Principle vs. Expediency
The 2016 election offers our best opportunity since 1980 to put a real conservative back in the White House. Given the direction of our economy, the mess the present administration has made of our foreign policy, and the laughable slate of “Demarxist” candidates in the race, there’s no way a Democrat will be elected this […]
Read More »GA DOL Office in Metro Atlanta and State of Emergency Areas to Close at Noon Today
January 21, 2016………………………………………………FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Georgia Department of Labor offices in metro Atlanta and State of Emergency areas to close at noon tomorrow ATLANTA – All Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) offices in metro Atlanta and the 21 counties in northern Georgia included in Gov. Nathan Deal’s declaration of a State of Emergency will close […]
Read More »Georgia’s Unemployment Rate Declines to 5.5 Percent in December
There is more encouraging news in Georgia’s latest job market report. Watch and learn what Labor Commissioner Mark Butler says about the latest developments affecting the state’s job seekers and employers.
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