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Tag: Michael Thurmond

  • Isakson’s Health

    So Johnny Isakson had two visits to the hospital earlier this year, once with an irregular heartbeat. The reason? A “little infected bump” in his ear. Right. If Thurmond starts actively campaigning I have a hard time believing Isakson could keep up.

  • Unemployment Down Throughout Georgia

    Preliminary figures are good throughout the state. Atlanta did particularly well. From the GA Department of Labor: [T]he preliminary unadjusted unemployment rate in metro Atlanta declined to 9.8 percent in April, down six-tenths of a percentage point from a revised 10.4 percent in March. Meanwhile, the number of unemployed workers in the metro area decreased…

  • The Cream of the Crop

    Dammit Mike. Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond… hasn’t disclosed anything whatsoever since 2007. Thurmond, who’s running for the U.S. Senate, filed no financial disclosure forms with the State Ethics Commission in 2008 or 2009, a check of the commission’s online look-up shows. Elected officials in Georgia are required to report on basic details of their personal…

  • Whither Roy?

    As I wrote earlier on Capitol Impact’s Georgia Report, it looks like Roy Barnes won’t be making the big announcement on June 1 – he has a trial that starts on that date, so it may be another week or two before he tells whether he will run for governor or not.