In the Loop
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Paul Broun Is Giving Away More Guns
A lucky contest winner will be able to choose between a Colt Marine Corps 1911 Rail Pistol Model Number 01070QB (left) or Colt Magpul 6920 Flat Dark Earth with an Aim Point Optic and sure fire tactical flashlight (right).
Athens' favorite Second Amendment crusader and U.S. Senate hopeful, U.S. Rep. Paul Broun (R-Athens), is once again giving away another firearm to his supporters.
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Qualifying Wrap-up: Herb Gilmore, Sharyn Dickerson
Herb Gilmore.
Qualifying for the May 20 and Nov. 4 elections concluded Friday with no one other than Tim Denson challenging Mayor Nancy Denson. Sharyn Dickerson signed up to run against Commissioner Doug Lowry. Herb Gilmore made Commission District 3 a four-person race. Gregory Davis stepped up to fill Denise Spangler's school board seat. And there are 16, count 'em, 16 people running for state school superintendent.
Here's a look at who'll be on the Athens ballot:
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Thursday Qualifying: Jared Bailey
Qualifying for the May 20 and Nov. 4 elections continued Thursday with Athens-Clarke County Commissioner Jared Bailey opting to run for re-election rather than mayor. Democrat Michelle Nunn qualified for the Senate race, too.
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Wednesday Qualifying: Jason Carter
Qualifying for the May 20 and Nov. 4 elections continued Wednesday with state Sen. Jason Carter (D-Decatur) formally challenging Gov. Nathan Deal. Here's a look at who'll be on the Athens ballot so far:
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Oconee Commission Delays SPLOST Vote
The Oconee County Board of Commissioners voted 3-1 Tuesday night to postpone from May 20 until Nov. 4 the referendum on a new Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax.
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Tuesday Qualifying: Tim Denson
Qualifying for the May 20 and Nov. 4 elections continued Tuesday. Tim Denson formally challenged Mayor Nancy Denson, but no one has signed up for several local offices, and a number of races remain uncontested.
Here's a look at who'll be on the Athens ballot so far:
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Georgia Republicans Don't Want You to Know How to Get Health Insurance
The state House of Representatives moved Monday night to outlaw University of Georgia and other state employees from implementing or even talking about the Affordable Care Act.
"This bill would prevent state agencies, local governments or even their employees from advocating on behalf of Medicaid expansion," said Tim Sweeney, director of health care policy at the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute.
"Among other consequences, it would effectively shut down the University of Georgia’s federally-funded Health Care Marketplace navigator program that helps insurance shoppers understand complex plan options," Sweeney said. "This amounts to cutting off our nose to spite our face."
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Georgia Mayors (Not Denson) Oppose Gun Bill
The mayors of 12 Georgia cities—including Atlanta's Kasim Reed, Augusta's Deke Copenhaver, Macon's Robert Reichert and the heads of such liberal bastions as Roswell and McRae—signed a letter to state leaders today urging them to reject House Bill 875, which would broadly expand where Georgians can carry guns.
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