
Craig Nelson
Journalist at The Current GA
Articles
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2 weeks ago |
thecurrentga.org | Craig Nelson
The clock is winding down on the Chatham Area Transit Authority’s current board of directors. Under a measure finally signed into law by Gov. Brian Kemp last week, the nine members of the current board must vacate their seats by June 30. A new, 11-member board will replace it the following day.
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2 weeks ago |
thecurrentga.org | Craig Nelson
Casting himself as a genuine American conservative, Chatham County Commissioner Patrick Farrell signaled Sunday that he plans to enter the race for Coastal Georgia’s seat in U.S. Congress. “I’m the authentic candidate for this position,” Farrell told the Tybee Island Republican Committee, newly renamed One Tybee. With that self-portrait, he likened himself to the seat’s current holder, Earl “Buddy” Carter, who earlier this month announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate and attended the meeting.
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3 weeks ago |
thecurrentga.org | Craig Nelson
After announcing last week that he won’t run in next year’s U.S. Senate race, Brian Kemp went out of his way to make it clear he has no intention of coasting through his remaining 19 months as governor. “Just because my name’s not going to be on the ballot, that doesn’t mean that I won’t be on the political playing field,” Georgia’s two-term governor told reporters.
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1 month ago |
thecurrentga.org | Craig Nelson
Legislation ensuring a woman’s right to in vitro fertilization in Georgia and a measure authorizing a memorial to the state’s first Black lawmakers topped the list of bills signed into law by Gov. Brian Kemp at a ceremony Thursday in Savannah. The ceremony, held at the Savannah Convention Center and attended by local lawmakers and business leaders, capped two days of official business in Savannah for Georgia’s Republican governor.
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1 month ago |
thecurrentga.org | Craig Nelson
Buddy Carter’s refusal to hold an open, in-person town hall in Coastal Georgia’s largest city and county has fueled frustration and anger among their residents, Democrats and some Republicans alike. Now, even a stage prop intended to illustrate Carter’s absence at a public forum in Savannah last week, has sparked controversy, showing that even so-called empty-chair town halls can be become perilous in today’s politically toxic environment.
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