by Phil Kent | Mar 6, 2019 | News, News 2
Citizen pressure on Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and the city’s police chief to do something about crime reveal a very under-reported issue: the criminal gang factor and state law. When it comes to criticism of Atlanta’s mayor, Fulton County magistrate...
by Phil Kent | Feb 20, 2019 | News, News 2
With murders rising and crime surging in various areas of Atlanta, especially the Buckhead business section, citizens activists are demanding that judges and prosecutors come up with new ways to fight crime. Amber Connor and Taryn Bowman, who have organized a...
by Phil Kent | Feb 15, 2019 | News, News 2
House Bill 175, which removes protections for Confederate monuments on public property in Georgia, is co-sponsored by state Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver, D-Decatur, and others. It deletes language from OCGA 50-3-1 which prohibits the removal, relocation, or...
by Phil Kent | Feb 11, 2019 | News, News 2
Georgia Republicans held mass statewide precinct meetings on Saturday, with an eye toward electing delegates at their Savannah state convention on May 17-18. Former Cobb County party chairman Scott Johnson is the only announced candidate for state party...
by Phil Kent | Feb 8, 2019 | News, News 2
Yesterday Gov. Brian Kemp announced twenty-five appointments to the Judicial Nominating Commission, an advisory body that interviews superior, state and appellate judge applicants and gives recommendations to the governor when judicial vacancies occur. Some of...
