The Georgia Chamber of Commerce released Tuesday its 2015 legislators of the year – Senator Steve Gooch, Representative Bruce Williamson and Senator John F. Kennedy, who took home titles for Legislator of the Year in the Senate, House, and top freshman, respectively. Quite the honor for these three men, whose efforts under the Gold Dome have clearly not gone unnoticed. The ships for Gooch, Williamson, and Kennedy, are undoubtedly RISING…
Major contender enters CD-6 primary
With U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath expected to announce her bid for governor in the near future, Democrats are lining up with their eyes on her current, 6th District seat. The first candidate to jump into the race is state Sen. Sonya Halpern, a well-connected lawmaker who will be among the favorites to win a hotly contested Democratic primary in the deep-blue district. By getting in early, Halpern’s odds at winning the primary in the west metro Atlanta CD-6 are RISING…
