Tag Archives: Mark Hatfield

Goggans won’t run for Senate again, opens up opportunity for Hatfield

Greg Goggans says he won’t run again for the Georgia Senate, opening up a political avenue for Rep. Mark Hatfield . . .

Tags: Georgia Senate , Greg Goggans , Mark Hatfield

House approves minor changes to redistricting map

The House passes legislation that tweaks the boundaries of a few districts . . .

Tags: Elly Dobbs , House redistricting map , Mark Hatfield , Michele Henson , Roger Lane

House bill gives more power to development authorities

House passes measure that will allow local development authorities to provide bond financing for public-private projects . . .

Tags: bond financing , development authorities , Jay Powell , Mark Hatfield , public-private projects

Legislature not likely to revisit immigration law

Even with the latest revelation that Georgia’s controversial immigration law has cost UGA Coach Mark Richt a prized football recruit, legislators are not expected to take another look at the statute . . .

Tags: Brooks Coleman , Brooks Coleman Georgia football recruit , Edward Lindsey , immigration law , Mark Hatfield , mark richt , Pedro Marin , Stacey Abrams

Administrative judge grants hearing on Obama ballot challenge

Administrative law judge Michael Malihi will proceed with Jan. 26 hearing on birther challenge to Barack Obama’s listing on the Georgia election ballot . . .

Tags: Barack Obama , birthers , Mark Hatfield , Michael Jablonski , Michael Malihi , OSAH

Political Notes – Birthers plow some familiar ground

Barack Obama’s right to run for president is challenged, yet again, in a round of complaints filed with Georgia’s secretary of state . . .

Tags: Barack Obama , birthers , Calvin Smyre , J. Fred Taylor , Mark Hatfield , Mark Taylor , Michael Malihi , Office of State Administrative Hearings , Orly Taitz

They’re breaking up that old gang of mine

Rep. James Mills (R-Gainesville) is one of several conservative Republicans who, for one reason or another, are leaving the Georgia House . . .

Read Tom's Blog | Tags: Bobby Franklin , Georgia House , James Mills , Jason Spencer , Mark Hatfield , Martin Scott , Rick Austin , State Board of Pardons and Paroles

Redistricting is a time to settle scores

A look at how the backs were stabbed and the scores were settled in the special legislative session on redistricting . . .

Read Tom's Blog | Tags: Bobby Franklin , Jason Spencer , Mark Hatfield , Mitch Seabaugh , Pedro Marin , redistricting , tax break for developers , Tom Murphy , Vincent Fort

Political Notes – Deal gets an answer to his Obama letter

Gov. Nathan Deal’s letter requesting President Barack Obama to release a copy of his birth certificate is affirmatively answered . . .

Tags: Barack Obama , Hawaiian birth certificate , Mark Hatfield , medical marijuana , Nathan Deal

A birther too far

Even for Arizona’s headless torso-seeking governor, there are some bills that are just too weird to be signed into law . . .

Read Tom's Blog | Tags: Jan Brewer , Mark Hatfield , Obama birth certificate