Looks like Georgia's unofficial state motto, "Deo gratias, quia Mississippi," needs updating. From the Athens Banner-Herald:
Click here for some background. And then there's this:
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The ACLU Foundation of Georgia and Georgia Detention Watch report that illegal immigrants at a detention center in Lumpkin, Ga., in the midst of a week-old hunger strike, and that authorities have responded by locking down the privately run unit. From the press release:
Detained immigrants, family members, and immigration attorneys have reported several immediate reasons for the strike. The same water used to boil eggs was reportedly being used to make coffee and maggots were found in the food. Immigrants working in the kitchen have stated that food preparation facilities were unsanitary and had a roach infestation. Two or three-day-old food was often served, even though it had gone bad.
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If you're U.S. Senate candidate David Perdue, and in a death struggle with a sitting member of the U.S. House, the Gallup organization has offered you a path forward:
Americans' confidence in Congress has sunk to a new low. Seven percent of Americans say they have "a great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in Congress as an American institution, down from the previous low of 10% in 2013. This confidence is starkly different from the 42% in 1973, the first year Gallup began asking the question.
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Back in March, the city of Atlanta cited U.S. Rep. John Lewis for neglecting a house that he moved out of eight years ago. Lewis apologized, via his chief of staff, to neighbors who have complained that the place is an eyesore in this piece by WAGA's Morse Diggs:
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Another signal in the 2016 race for the White House, from the New York Times:
Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana said Wednesday that he would seek to end his state's enactment of the Common Core educational guidelines and plans to administer a test tied to them, but other officials immediately said that the governor had overstepped his authority and vowed to resist his moves.
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On a similar note, on Wednesday we noted that Mike Buck, one of two GOP runoff candidates for state school superintendent, had picked up the support of Jeff Mullis of Chickamauga, chairman of the powerful Senate Rules Committee.
Buck’s opponent, Richard Woods -- who, unlike Buck, opposes Common Core standards -- sent us a note later in the day, noting his own Republican legislative support:
State Reps. Alex Atwood of St. Simons Island; Timothy Barr of Lawrenceville; Jeff Chapman of Brunswick; Emory Dunahoo of Gainesville; Jay Roberts of Ocilla; Jason Spencer of Woodbine; David Stover of Newnan; and state Sens. Buddy Carter of Pooler; Tyler Harper of Ocilla; Judson Hill of Marietta; and William Ligon of Brunswick.
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Businessman John McCallum, the third place finisher in the First Congressional District GOP primary, endorsed front-runner state Sen. Buddy Carter of Pooler for the runoff against Bob Johnson of Savannah. The key here could be McCallum's St. Simons Island address. Writes Marcus Howard at the Savannah Morning News:
His endorsement could be a big push for Carter heading into the July 22 runoff, especially in Glynn County, the district's second most populous county where both Carter and Johnson fared poorly, garnering 9 percent and 13.2 percent of the votes, respectively.
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The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports a new chapter in Virginia's current soap opera:
Puckett chose to leave office before his term expired and in the midst of a protracted partisan stalemate in the General Assembly over the budget and Medicaid expansion.
Puckett's resignation, effective Monday, June 9, came at a pivotal time, effectively tilting the balance of power in the Virginia Senate to Republicans. The GOP's new 20-19 edge paved the way for the Senate to join GOP-controlled House to pass a budget last week with an amendment that could scuttle Democrats' hopes of expanding Medicaid.
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This morning, thousands of surviving journalists are nodding their heads and mumbling, "Yup, that's how I got my start." From the Associated Press:
Bill and Hillary Clinton's daughter, who was hired in 2011, has done just a smattering of reporting for NBC News. Last week, Politico reported she is being paid $600,000 a year. Politico also said the 34-year-old, who is expecting her first child later this year, is now on a month-to-month contract that would ease her departure should her mother decide to run for president in 2016.
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