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Dems win Georgia senate runoffs Jan 6, 2021 | 1 Democrats Jon Ossoff, left, and the Rev. Ralph Warnock both appear to have won their runoff races against Republican incumbents in the U.S. Senate. Their victories put control of the Senate in Democratic hands. Lisa Keen  |  Keen News Service lisakeen@mac.com A look at the numbers in the Tuesday, Jan. 5, U.S. Senate races in Georgia indicate that Democrats have won control of the Senate, a development with enormous favorable consequences for the LGBTQ community and the nation. According to the Georgia Secretary of State’s website on Wednesd...

Democrats are on track to take Senate control. Here's what it means for Joe Biden SECTIONS Democrats are on track to take Senate control. Here's what it means for Joe BidenBy Share Synopsis ​​Which would mean that the tiebreaker vote will vest with Kamala Harris after she is sworn in on January 20 as the Vice President. Which would mean that Biden can get his Cabinet nominees approved. And which would mean that if there is a sudden vacancy in the 9-judge US Supreme Court, Biden could have his choice approved in the US Senate. The Democrats already control the US House of Representatives ...

A holiday wish list for notable NC politicians Published December 31, 2020 At a very small risk of violating North Carolina’s rather convoluted statutory ban on gifts to public officials, here is this year’s holiday wish list for some of our state’s most prominent political figures: For Governor Roy Cooper and Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen: The chance to make the announcement that each of them has no doubt been dreaming of for nearly a year – an end to the ban on large, in-person gatherings and the full reopening of all schools, churches, restaurants, bars, gyms, spo...

At a very small risk of violating North Carolina’s rather convoluted statutory ban on gifts to public officials, here is this year’s holiday wish list for some of our state’s

The Jan. 5 runoff elections for Georgia’s two U.S. Senate seats have grabbed the nation’s attention in recent weeks. If Democrats manage to somehow replicate President-elect Joe Biden’s narrow win in the once reliably Republican state two weeks from today, they would take control of the U.S. Senate. If the GOP holds one or both seats, they will retain a narrow majority and be well-positioned to block much of Biden’s policy agenda. In recent days, our sister publication — the Georgia Recorder — has published the following profiles of all four candidates: Democrats Ralph Warnock an...