I ran into Debbie Dooley of Atlanta Tea Party Patriots this morning, who told me that a major change in the dynamic of the transportation sales tax campaign is coming next week. The Georgia chapter of the Sierra Club is preparing to join the opposition... »
My AJC colleague Chris Quinn reports that the price of luring Baxter International to Georgia could be more than double last week’s estimate: Incentives for luring a new pharmaceutical manufacturing plant and its 1,500 promised jobs to a location 40 mi... »
Because metro Atlanta is what it is, you have a good grasp of what road rage is. But consider that – again, because metro Atlanta is what it is — we may need to add another syndrome to our list of social ills: Call it mortgage rage. Several days ago, J... »
From over in the world of sports, my AJC colleague Tim Tucker sends you a copy of the report that recommends the demolition of the Georgia Dome in favor of a new Falcons stadium, funded by a hotel-motel tax, perhaps in downtown Atlanta’s nearby Gulch. ... »
My AJC colleague Daniel Malloy, who’s tracking Newt Gingrich, now has this: DENVER, N.C. – Newt Gingrich is expected to drop out of the presidential race on Tuesday and “very likely” endorse Mitt Romney, a source close to the Gingrich campaign confirme... »
On Wednesday, the Georgia Municipal Association will announce the winner of its annual “If I Were Mayor…” essay contest. More than 6,200 were submitted from sixth-graders across the state. For the unschooled, that means the authors are 11 and 12 years ... »
U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss on Monday said he’s taken heart from Mitt Romney’s mention of the possibility of doing away with mortgage interest deductions on second homes, and said he’d like to see a presidential debate this fall dedicated to the federal ... »
The cover of a flyer sent to metro Atlanta voters this week by Citizens for Transportation Mobility, the group pushing the July 31 vote for the transportation sales tax. If opponents of a transportation sales tax for metro Atlanta seem to be flailing, ... »
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed was in New York this week, pitching American cities as an alternative to a gridlocked federal government. “We’re being strangled by the lack of action at the federal level. That’s why mayors are where the action is,” Reed said ... »
A fundraising email circulating out of Georgia is already promising big donors to a Mitt Romney “victory fund” that they will have special access to a “Presidential Inaugural retreat” after the candidate’s election in November. The presumptive email wa... »
In honor of Tax Day, a California-based group called In Defense of Animals has come out with a list of what it calls the 10 “most ridiculous” government-funded research projects involving animals. Emory University and the Yerkes National Primate Resear... »
Georgia Public Broadcasting quotes state Sen. John Albers, R-Roswell, as saying that Gov. Nathan Deal today will sign into law his bill to require drug tests for welfare applicants. A lawsuit to block enforcement – which recently happened in Florida – ... »
Long-time state Rep. Kathy Ashe of Atlanta, a former Republican-turned-Democrat, has told supporters that, as a result of the “current polarized political situation” in the Legislature, she has decided not to seek an 11th term. State Rep. Kathy Ashe, D... »
In metro Atlanta, Robert Highsmith is known as one of the best fixers around. If you’re a politician just arrested for DUI, perhaps in the company of a woman who is not your wife, this is the barrister who receives your one phone call. Highsmith runs t... »
Something was different about the night the Legislature shut down, and it wasn’t the hovering protesters or fisticuffs between lobbyists outside the chamber. Nor was it the sneaky, last-minute amendment, or the bottles of oak-aged stimulant tucked insi... »
