Tag Archives: Mike Berlon

Another Democratic Party official resigns

Athens attorney Russell Edwards, state treasurer of the Georgia Democratic Party, has resigned . . .

Tags: Georgia Democratic Party , Mike Berlon , Page Gleason , Rashad Richey , Russell Edwards

Democratic Party officials defend their political director

The controversy continues over the employment of Rashad Richey as political director of the Democratic Party of Georgia . . .

Tags: Al Williams , Andre Walker , arrest records , Gail Davenport , Georgia Democratic Party , libel lawsuit , Melanie Goux , Mike Berlon , Rashad Richey

Political Notes – Democrats squabble over police records

Infighting among Democratic Party activists centers around the personal background of a top party official; Deal signs bills for the alcoholic beverage industry . . .

Tags: Andre Walker , brew pubs , distillers , Eric Gray , Georgia Democratic Party , Mike Berlon , Nathan Deal , Rashad Richey

Political Notes – Richardson says Latino vote could swing election for Obama

Bill Richardson, the former New Mexico governor, predicts that the Latino vote will swing the outcome of the presidential election . . .

Tags: Barack Obama , Bill Richardson , Board of Regents , David Ralston , Donald Leebern , farm labor , Georgia Democratic Party , immigration law , Latino vote , Mike Berlon , Mitt Romney , Red & Black , university of georgia

Georgia matters again in the presidential race

Gingrich tries to hold on to his lead among Georgia voters as the Super Tuesday presidential primaries approach . . .

Tags: crossover voting , Georgia primary , Mike Berlon , Mitt Romney , Newt Gingrich , Rick Santorum , Super Tuesday

Political Notes – Important deadline nears on T-SPLOST votes

The regional roundtables must finalize their list of road and transit projects for the T-SPLOST referendums by Oct. 15; strong reaction in Savannah to an EPD settlement over a chemical spill in the Ogeechee River . . .

Tags: chemical discharge , Chris Clark , EPD , Hall County Commission , Jerry Keen , King America Finishing , Mike Berlon , Ogeechee River , Senate settlement of discrimination complaint , T-SPLOST , Tom Oliver

Political Notes – Olens launches another attack on healthcare reform

Attorney General Sam Olens is already involved in one lawsuit that challenges the constitutionality of the federal healthcare reform law, but he’s joined in on a similar lawsuit filed in Missouri . . .

Tags: David Plouffe , gay restaurant , Healthcare reform , Mike Berlon , Missouri lawsuit , Nathan Deal , Nick Ayers , Robert Brown , Sam Olens , Tim Pawlenty

Berlon charts a course for Georgia’s Democrats

Mike Berlon, the recently elected state chair of the Democratic Party, talks about his plans for bringing the party out of its political slump . . .

Tags: Georgia Democrats , Mike Berlon

Political Notes – Deal keeps Childress as COO

Incoming governor Nathan Deal will keep another Perdue holdover, Trey Childress, as chief operating officer . . .

Tags: exotic dancers , Georgia Democratic Party , illegal drugs , Jack Camp , Mike Berlon , Nathan Deal , Sonny Perdue , Trey Childress