Tag Archives: Tim Pawlenty

The year in politics: follow the money

You can tell who were the winners and losers in Georgia politics in the year 2011 — they’re the ones who wound up with the money . . .

Read Tom's Blog | Tags: bank loan default , Bartow County Bank , Chip Rogers , deadbeats , Eric Tanenblatt , Kasim Reed , Nathan Deal , Nick Ayers , Nikki Haley , Savannah Harbor expansion , Sonny Perdue , Tim Pawlenty , Tom Graves

Political Notes – Perdue people pile on for Pawlenty

A look at some of the leading Georgia contributors to Republican contenders for the presidential nomination . . .

Tags: Beverly Hall , campaign contributors , Herman Cain , Jim Wooten , Mitt Romney , Newt Gingrich , Sam Williams , Sonny Perdue , Tim Pawlenty , Vincent Fort

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

Political Notes – Atlanta cheating prosecutions could occur in Douglas County

The Atlanta school district does not overlap with any part of Douglas County, but that’s where there could be some prosecutions of those alleged to be part of the standardized test cheating scandal . . .

Tags: African Americans , Alabama bribery case , Atlanta cheating scandal , casinos , David McDade , Douglas County , Georgia farm labor shortage , Jay Walker , Tim Pawlenty

Obama raises $86 million, Gingrich a little less

President Barack Obama’s campaign organization raised a whopping $86 million during the second quarter; Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich hasn’t reported his amount yet, but it will probably be a little less . . .

Tags: Barack Obama , fundraising reports , Mitt Romney , Newt Gingrich , Randy Evans , Tim Pawlenty

Pardon me!

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who was thinking of running for president, may want to give a little more thought to that after pardoning a sex offender . . .

Read Tom's Blog | Tags: GOP presidential candidate , Jeremy Giefer , pardon , sex offender , Tim Pawlenty