Tag Archives: Tea Party

Coalition makes another try at ethics law revision

A coalition of ethics advocates is making another attempt to get legislation passed that will place limits on what lobbyists can spend to influence legislators . . .

Tags: Common Cause , David Ralston , Georgia Watch , Josh McKoon , league of women voters , legislative ethics , lobbyists , Tea Party , Tommy Smith

Political Notes – Gingrich concedes defeat in Iowa

Newt Gingrich has slid from the top to the middle of the pack among Republican presidential hopefuls, and concedes that he will lose in the Iowa caucuses . . .

Tags: Bill Evelyn , Ed Jenkins , Iowa caucuses , Mitt Romney , Newt Gingrich , Republican primaries , socialism , T-SPLOST , Tea Party

Political Notes – It’s a Blue Christmas for Gingrich, Paul

It was a bad weekend, media-wise, for presidential contenders Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul; Georgia Tea Party groups may take a shot at House Speaker David Ralston . . .

Tags: conspiracy theories , Cox Media , David Ralston , Doug Collins , Jeff Mullis , Martha Zoller , Newt Gingrich , Ron Paul , Tea Party , Virginia primary

If you like paying higher taxes, Herman’s your man

One of the supreme ironies of this election cycle is that anti-tax tea partiers are wowed by a candidate who wants to raise their taxes . . .

Read Tom's Blog | Tags: 9-9-9 , electrified border fence , electrocute undocumented immigrants , Herman Cain , higher taxes , Tea Party

Political Notes – Graves causing static in his own caucus

Rep. Tom Graves is a hero to tea party activists, but draws a somewhat cooler response from his caucus leadership because of his uncompromising votes on spending bills . . .

Tags: 9th Congressional District race , Bob Barr , communications networks , Hunter Bicknell , NFIB Georgia , Tea Party , Tom Graves

Political Notes – Fleming wants to return to the House

Columbia County lawyer Barry Fleming, the former House majority whip, says he will run for the Georgia House again in 2012 . . .

Tags: Barry Fleming , Chuck Williams , Cobb County , competitive legislative districts , Doug McKillip , Nathan Deal , rail terrorism , Savannah harbor , Tea Party

No racism in the Tea Party, Cain says

Black presidential candidate Herman Cain drops by the capitol, says he does not see any racist intent in the Tea Party movement . . .

Tags: GOP presidential race , Herman Cain , media coverage , Tea Party

The ‘Anti-Tea Party’ flexes its muscles

Local government lobbyists played a key role in defeating the Tea Party’s attempt to have local tax referendums held in conjunction with general elections . . .

Tags: ACCG , GMA , local tax referendums , T-SPLOST election date , Tea Party

Political Notes – Driving away from the T-SPLOST

There’s no longer much enthusiasm among the capitol leadership for moving the date of the T-SPLOST tax referendum, which for now remains on the July 31 ballot . . .

Tags: Chip Rogers , David Ralston , Masters tickets , Nathan Deal , T-SPLOST election date , Tea Party , Tim Echols

Deal me out, says Deal of road tax efforts

Gov. Nathan Deal says legislative Republicans can change the date of the T-SPLOST vote in next year’s regular session if they want to, but the issue is “not on my agenda” . . .

Tags: chamber of commerce , Nathan Deal , T-SPLOST election date , Tea Party