Morning Reads 2.24.2024
Today is Legislative Day 22, which means we are 55% of the way to Sine Die. The General Assembly will take a day for committee work only tomorrow before picking up with Legislative Day 23 on Wednesday. we are still on schedule for Crossover Day taking place on March 6th.
Mass Precinct meetings were held by the GAGOP across the state this past weekend for counties with populations over 80k. This is the first step in the GAGOP state convention process where party leaders will be elected to serve for the next two years. They are usually very brief and without drama. Usually. One longtime activists was arrested in Columbia County for throwing a cup of coffee in the face of a long time rival.
Whistleblowers claim Georgia Tech is misappropriating money.
A County Commissioner-elect found out that she could not take the oath of office because she worked in the bail bonds business. A law that seemingly no one remembered before she ran and won her election prevented her from taking office, forcing her to vacate and for Heard County to call a special election. The first bill to make it all the way to the Governor’s desk addresses the issue in time for her to run in that special.
Don’t just read the headline, but look at the reasons why ethics investigations into public school teachers have spiked.
Trump appoints Kemp to Council of Governors. Can we definitively claim the one-sided feud is over?
How much is DOGE actually saving us so far?
Congress considers no taxes on tips.
Is the Stock Market creating a bubble? JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon seems to think so.
