Much will be written in coming days about former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away Sunday. But here in Georgia it’s important to remember his legacy as the state’s 76th governor. “I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over,” he said in his 1971 inauguration speech. Carter went on to appoint more Blacks and females to government positions than any governor before him. He also reorganized the state’s agencies, creating the state department of transportation and department of natural resources. He went on to the White House following his one term, but his gubernatorial legacy is felt to this very day in his home state. RISING…
National Rifle Association salutes Mike Collins
As campaign season ramps up, the National Rifle Association (NRA) is hitting the trail with its Gun Bus Battleground Tour, where it will visit 13 battleground states backing candidates it says are staunch defenders of the 2nd Amendment. One of those is here in Georgia in U.S. Rep. Mike Collins, running for U.S. Senate against Democrat Jon Ossoff. The NRA has endorsed Collins with an ‘A’ grade, pledging to back his campaign and work to activate pro-2A voters, and their support has the Collins campaign RISING…
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