by Patrick Hickey | Feb 19, 2015 | News
Let the debate officially begin. State Senator Josh McKoon dropped his highly anticipated ‘Religious Freedom’ Bill on Wednesday, following in the footsteps of State Rep. Sam Teasley’s HB 218, which was filed in January. SB 129, the...
by Patrick Hickey | Feb 10, 2015 | News
After failing to gain any traction in 2014, State Rep. Alan Powell of Hartwell has re-introduced a bill to the Georgia House which would essentially prevent the wildly popular Uber and Lyft car services from operating in the state. House Bill 224 would force...
by Patrick Hickey | Jan 28, 2015 | News
The announcement by the Koch brothers that they intend to spend $889 million in the 2016 elections has caused quite a stir this week, (and outrage from more liberal onlookers) to the surprise of absolutely no one. That total is over twice what the Republican...
by Patrick Hickey | Jan 26, 2015 | News
The superstorm of ’93. The tornadoes of ’08. The snowpocalypse of ’14. Here in Georgia we tend to remember when mother nature comes a-knocking. Sure, Florida has its hurricanes and California has its earthquakes. Oklahoma has monster...
by Patrick Hickey | Jan 19, 2015 | News
The debate over the pair of ‘Religious Freedom’ bills in the Georgia House and Senate has found a public face, and it may not be the one that the bill’s sponsors want. Former Atlanta Fire Chief Kevin Cochran – fired last week after...