by Phil Kent | May 31, 2019 | News, News 2
It has been decades since there has been a contested Georgia Supreme Court seat— but there’s one now and yesterday the Georgia Press Association convention at Jekyll Island heard from candidates Sara Doyle and John Barrow. Court of Appeals Judge Doyle is...
by Phil Kent | May 30, 2019 | News, News 2
Even though Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has decided to close the Atlanta City Detention Center, a move ratified by City Council, insiders hear rumblings that the move will put further pressure on the already-overcrowded Fulton County jail as well as translate...
by Phil Kent | May 16, 2019 | News, News 2
DeKalb County State Court Judge Dax Lopez was a longtime board member and fundraiser with the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO) until he resigned under pressure when then-President Barack Obama nominated him for a federal judgeship....
by Phil Kent | May 9, 2019 | News, News 2
Georgia’s fourth-largest school district just appointed a new superintendent who previously led the Williamson County, Tennessee, school system. Dr. Michael Looney is praised by his former school board, but social media in Fulton County is buzzing about...
by Phil Kent | May 3, 2019 | News, News 2
News that DeKalb State Court Judge Dax Lopez is on a three-person “short list” for a gubernatorial appointment to a Stone Mountain Circuit Superior Court seat should bring back memories for Gov. Brian Kemp. It was just a few years ago when then-President Barack...
