http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:36:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/30/supreme-court-jim-powell-is-on-the-ballot/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/30/supreme-court-jim-powell-is-on-the-ballot/#comments Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:45:14 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=8232 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/30/supreme-court-jim-powell-is-on-the-ballot/feed/ 6 Democratic nominee wins ballot access after long battle with Secretary of State over residency. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/16/jim-powell-karen-handel-case-summary/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/16/jim-powell-karen-handel-case-summary/#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:23:48 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=7418 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/16/jim-powell-karen-handel-case-summary/feed/ 1 For you political junkies out there, here's the state Supreme Court case summary of the Jim Powell and Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel residency slugfest. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/13/jim-powell-goes-to-state-supreme-court-on-monday/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/13/jim-powell-goes-to-state-supreme-court-on-monday/#comments Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:20:28 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=7234 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/13/jim-powell-goes-to-state-supreme-court-on-monday/feed/ 0 A source sends word that the Georgia Supreme Court will hear arguments in the Jim Powell residency kerfuffle on Monday, Oct. 20 at 10 a.m. Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel started fighting Powell — the Democratic nominee for the Public Service Commission’s Northern District — shortly before the primary. Even with that cloud hanging over [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/08/7056/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/08/7056/#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:34:50 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=7056 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/08/7056/feed/ 2 Jason Pye of Peach Pundit reports the residency of Public Service Commissioner Doug Everett has been questioned by Libertarian Party nominee John Monds, the lone challenger in his re-election bid. Pye writes: The complaint alleges that Everett lives in Clarkesville and Atlanta, but not at any of the addresses provided in official filings to the State Ethics [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/24/state-rep-elect-ralph-long-faces-possible-residency-challenge/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/24/state-rep-elect-ralph-long-faces-possible-residency-challenge/#comments Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:47:21 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=6351 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/24/state-rep-elect-ralph-long-faces-possible-residency-challenge/feed/ 0 Andre Walker at Georgia Politics Unfiltered reports that three former opponents of Ralph Long, the Democrat who won the state representative district that includes Atlanta, have filed a residency challenge against him with Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel. Long does not face a Republican challenger in the general election and is therefore the presumptive [...]