Despite the opposition of Georgia’s Republican members, the budget deal is passed by the U.S. House and heads over to the Senate . . .
The real primary season for the presidency will be launched this week with the Fox debates televised from Cleveland . . .
The owners of Georgia’s largest newspaper have made substantial contributions to Sen. Jason Carter in the governor’s race — but that hasn’t been reported in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution . . .
Gov. Nathan Deal’s media spokesman, Brian Robinson, engages in a war of words with AJC columnist Jay Bookman over a recent governor’s race poll . . .
Gov. Nathan Deal is still getting some heat over his controversial appointment of anti-immigration lobbyist Phil Kent to the state’s immigration review board; a candidate for the Legislature has some unpaid tax issues . . .
Brian Robinson and Michael Shaffer will be two of governor-elect Nathan Deal’s key staffers . . .
