Media release: Georgia House Majority Whip Matt Ramsey (R-Peachtree City) on Tuesday announced the appointment of his Deputy Whip team, including Cedartown Republican Trey Kelley. “These Representatives are indicative of the strong geographic and ideological diversity within our caucus,” said Ramsey. “Their hard work and integrity have earned the respect of their fellow House members, and… Read more
Feb. 7: Floyd County Republican Party to hold precinct mass meetings: At 10 a.m., the Floyd County Republican Party will convene Precinct Mass Meetings to elect Delegates and Alternate Delegates to the Floyd County Republican Party Convention. All Floyd County residents who are legally registered to vote and believe in the principles of the Republican Party… Read more
Six people met the noon Thursday deadline to apply for the open Coosa District seat on the Floyd County Board of Education. It might be another day before those names are public, however. Board spokesman Tim Hensley says some preliminary checks must be done to ensure the applicants all live in the Coosa district. Also,… Read more
The 2015-16 House Committee assignments are out (click). Here’s a look at how our local delegation did: Paul Battles, R. Five committees Chair, Retirement Secretary, Motor Vehicles Appropriations/higher education Economic Development and Tourism Ways and Means Christian Coomer, R. Five committees Vice chair, retirement Banks and Banking Juvenile Justice Judiciary (non civil) Appropriations/public safety Katie… Read more
Politics: Rep. Tom Graves has been named to the House Committee on Appropriations’ Subcommittee on Defense and Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government. In November, Graves was selected to serve as chairman of the Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch for the 114th Congress. “These subcommittee assignments will allow me to serve my constituents even more… Read more
Gov. Nathan Deal presented the annual state of the state address at 11 this morning. A media release follows: Lt. Governor Cagle, Speaker Ralston, President Pro Tem Shafer, Speaker Pro Tem Jones, members of the General Assembly, constitutional officers, members of the judiciary, members of the consular corps, my fellow Georgians: read more
Media release:U.S. senators David Perdue, R-Ga., and Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., on Tuesday introduced the Fair Tax Act of 2015 to promote freedom, fairness and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax. read more
Hufstetler gets key Senate committee appointments: State Sen. Chuck Hufstetler, who’s beginning his second term representing Floyd and parts of Bartow, Gordon and Chattooga counties in the Georgia Senate, has been appointed to the following committees: read more
Politics: The Floyd County Republican Party will be collecting food donations at Kroger in East Rome from 8 until 11 this morning as part of the “With A Servant’s Heart” campaign launched by Gov. and Sandra Deal in 2011. Politics: Rep. Tom Graves announces staff changes in his Washington and Dalton offices. read more
Media release: U.S. Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-14) issued the following statement after voting in favor of the Keystone XL Pipeline Act (H.R. 3), which would authorize construction of the Keystone XL pipeline: “Building the Keystone XL pipeline is just common sense. It creates tens of thousands of good-paying jobs and adds billions of dollars to our economy.… Read more
Media release: U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., today was officially named chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, which will play a key role in ensuring that critical reforms passed by Congress last year are implemented to improve services and health care delivery for our nation’s veterans. Isakson also was named chairman of the Senate Select… Read more
Media release: U.S. Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., was sworn into office as a member of the 114th Congress by House Speaker John Boehner. Representative Loudermilk succeeds Congressman Phil Gingrey to represent Georgia’s 11th Congressional District, which includes all of Bartow and Cherokee counties and portions of Cobb and Fulton counties. “While we will enjoy the… Read more
Media release: U.S. Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-14) issued the following statement after being sworn in to the 114th Congress as the Representative for Georgia’s 14th District: “It’s the honor of my life to continue serving Georgia’s 14th District in the House of Representatives. I will fight every day for the people I represent, and for our great… Read more
U.S. Rep. Tom Graves, who represents much of Northwest Georgia in Congress, and Barry Loudermilk — just sworn into office to represent Bartow, Cherokee and parts of Fulton and Cobb counties — both voted with the majority to re-elect John Boehner as speaker of the House. The Ohio Republican received 216 votes. The Washington Post reports… Read more
Media release: U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA) released the following statement after being sworn in as Georgia’s junior Senator in the 114th Congress: “I am honored and humbled to be Georgia’s next Senator, and I am excited to work alongside my colleague Johnny Isakson. But I came to Washington for one reason: to make America… Read more