Letters & Commentary

Habersham County State Senator John Wilkinson

Sen. John Wilkinson: GA Senate Approves Bills on Hope and Religious Freedom

This week was our busiest yet here at Georgia’s Capitol as we worked long hours to discuss and pass legislation before we reach Crossover...

Rep. Dan Gasaway: Budgets and Abortion Consent

National Planned Parenthood Controversy spurs legislative action in Georgia Week Six of the 2016 Georgia General Assembly saw significant bills emerge from House committees and...

Rep. Terry Rogers: School Board Transparency and Pastor Protection

​We got back to work for the fifth week of the Session, and by Thursday, February 11, we reached the half-way mark of the...

House Considers Bill to Make Public School Finances More Transparent

HB 659 would require school boards to make financial information publicly accessible Week Five of the 2016 Georgia General Assembly was a busy week.  In...

Rep. Dan Gasaway: Banks Crossing Improvements and Casino Polling

Week Four of the 2016 Georgia General Assembly is complete.  We had many people from District 28 at the Capitol last week.  I met...

Rep. Terry Rogers: On Budgets, Courts and Honoring Our Troops

We returned to the Gold Dome on Monday, January 25 for the third week of the 2016 legislative session. The week was fast paced,...

Rep. Gasaway: Lawmakers to Debate $100 Million Courthouse

Chief Justice of State Supreme Court makes pitch to lawmakers for most expensive state building in history. Week three of the 2016 Georgia General Assembly is complete....

Legislative Highlights: Budget Growth and Education Spending

Lawmakers consider largest budget in state history This past week was week 2 of the Georgia General Assembly.  Traditionally, week two is filled with Appropriations...

Legislative Highlights: Payraises, Transportation and Replacing QBE

We began the second part of the 153rd General Assembly session on Monday, January 11, 2016. With only 40 legislative days to accomplish our...

Legislative Highlights: Reserve Fund, Furloughs and Casinos

The second session of the 153rd Georgia General Assembly convened on January 11, 2016.  According to House leadership, this year’s session will be fast-moving...

Trump Talk in Habersham

(PHOTO/Politistick) No, he’s not likely to campaign in Habersham County anytime soon, but he is certainly the talk-of-the-town. In fact, the whole country. Whether local...

Give back to honor those who gave all

As we approach Memorial Day, most of us are making plans for the rest of our long, three day weekend. Maybe it's making plans...