This little brindle boxer mix needs someone to step up and rescue or foster him ASAP. He’s in the Barrow County Animal Shelter, which is less-than-ideal for a puppy because their weaker immune systems can often mean they get sick easily, which leads to euthanasia.
Click this link for a video of the little puppy.
Barrow also has what appears to be a litter of four puppies age 4-6 weeks, who are described as bulldog mixes.
If you’re interested in rescuing or fostering one of these little puppies, often shelter volunteers can help you find a rescue group to work with or someone who will transport. Contact me via email if you need help with this.
Contact information for Barrow County Animal Control Shelter
616 Barrow Park Drive Winder, GA 30680
Department Contacts:
(770) 307-3012 Phone (they will not return long distance calls)
(770) 867-1660 Fax Candace Crawford, Receptionist, ccrawford@barrowga.org
Danyal Harper, Senior Officer, dharper@barrowga.org
Missy Burrell, Director, mburrell@barrowga.org
The shelter is OPEN to the public from 8am to 5pm on the following days:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday & Wednesdays 1pm-5pm
NOW OPEN SATURDAY 9-12
Georgia Politics, Campaigns & Elections
The Georgia Senate and House are in recess today and Monday and will convene again on Tuesday, February 19, 2013.
House Bill 176, which was before the House Energy, Utilities & Telecommunications Committee yesterday would restrict local governments’ ability to regulate the placement of cell phone towers. Local governments object to what they consider a restriction of their ability to zone in accordance with residents wishes and local conditions.
House Bill 80 by Rep. Tom Rice passed the House and will “fix” an issue in last year’s tax reform that ended yearly ad valorem for new cars beginning in March and substituted a substantial “title fee” tax paid upfront. The legislation removes what was considered double taxation for lessees of cars who would pay both the upfront title fee sales tax and a monthly fee on the lease.
As originally written, HB 80 would have added the title tax to car leases, too. But the bill left in place the monthly use tax paid as part of monthly lease payments. The bill has since been amended to eliminate the monthly fee.
The title tax will rise to 7 percent in 2015.
“We thought that was a good change,” Rice said.
More than 30 percent of car transactions in Georgia are leases, nearly twice the national average.
House Bill 356 by Rep. Alan Powell would clarify Georgia law permitting holders of concealed weapons licenses to carry in parts of airports.
Fulton County Tax Commissioner Arthur Ferdinand might receive a haircut in his $350k per year income if House Bill 346 by Rep. Harry Geisinger passes. Yesterday someone told me that back in the 1970s when Geisinger and recently-deceased Senator Jim Tysinger served together in the General Assembly, the two Republicans were called the “Singer Twins” for the similar endings to their last names.
A memorial service celebrating the lift of late Senator Jim Tysinger will be held at St Luke’s Presbyterian Church, locatead at 1978 Mount Vernon Road, Dunwoody, GA 30338-4617 on Sunday, February 24th at 3:00 p.m. with a reception in the Great Hall following the service. If you are able to provide finger foods for the reception, they would be welcomed and appreciated by the Funeral Guild.
The family will receive visitors at Patterson Funeral Home in Brookhaven on Saturday, February 23 from 4:00 to 7:00 PM.
House Bill 349 by Rep. Rich Golick and others would allow judges discretion to depart from mandatory minimum sentences for certain felonies where the defendant is not accused of having led or used a weapon in the crime, has no prior felony convictions and no one was killed or seriously injured. From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
The bill, which has bipartisan support, is sponsored by the chairman of a key judiciary committee, the governor’s three floor leaders and a former federal prosecutor.
“The governor’s legislation restores judicial discretion to a limited degree in very narrow circumstances where that discretion is appropriate,” said Rich Golick, R-Smyrna, the bill’s lead sponsor and chair of the House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee. “We have something very similar in the federal system, so we’re not plowing new ground.”
The Special Council on Criminal Justice Reform, a group of judges, prosecutors and other state officials appointed by Gov. Nathan Deal, recommended the safety valve for mandatory minimums in a report released in December.
Deal has pledged his support for HB 349, which also includes an evidentiary change that helps prosecutors in child molestation cases and gives drug court participants the chance to get limited driving permits.
“Working with legislators, we’ve put together a bill that will further the governor’s goal of increasing public safety by holding offenders accountable and reducing recidivism,” the governor’s spokesman, Brian Robinson, said Thursday.
State Rep. Jason Spencer, who was drawn into a district with former Rep. Hatfield leading Hatfield to run for Georgia Senate, continues to attempt to walk the line between far right and tinfoil hat crazy with the introduction of House Bill 352, which would create a ten-member panel with the power to nullify federal laws and regulations. Joining him as co-sponsor is State Rep. Charles Gregory. Walter Jones writes:
Whether states can nullify a federal law without a court striking it down was an issue that sparked the Civil War, and many scholars argue the matter was settled 150 years ago. The courts are the only option for disgruntled states, according to Neil Kinkopf, a constitutional expert at Georgia State University’s law school.
“This is the most thoroughly settled question in constitutional law,” he said.
However, Spencer, a Woodbine Republican, argues that Thomas Jefferson and other founding fathers supported nullification and that the Civil War didn’t change the powers the Constitution gives to the states.
“It’s a doctrine I believe is valid,” said Spencer, who is a member of the informal Conscience Caucus of conservative legislators.
“Neither the state nor its citizens shall recognize or be obligated to live under such statute, mandate or executive order,” notes the bill.
Georgia has used the courts to try to strike down laws it objects to. For instance, it joined half of the states in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reject the federal health-reform law known as Obamacare. That court upheld the bulk of the law, but it agreed with the states about a provision that would have withheld Medicaid funds as punishment if states refused to expand that insurance program for the poor. As a result, Gov. Nathan Deal has decided not to expand it now that there’s no penalty.
But the federal courts could be wrong and refuse to reject an unconstitutional law passed by Congress and enforced by the executive branch, Spencer notes.
Georgians ordering from Amazon.com will soon have sales tax collected if Governor Deal gets his way; given his track record of achievement as Governor, I expect that to happen.
Georgians using Amazon.com will soon pay taxes on their purchases, a spokesman for Gov. Nathan Deal said, but talks on the start date continue.
“We expect Georgia to be collecting this tax in a reasonable amount of time,” said Brian Robinson, the governor’s spokesman. “The state has the authority to collect the tax. We’re negotiating from this position.”
Robinson said he expects more details, including the timing, to be laid out in coming weeks.
Robinson said he could not say if talks involve Amazon bringing facilities and jobs to Georgia, as it has done in some other states in exchange for a delay in collecting sales tax. But Robinson said the state would “welcome any new jobs” that Amazon might bring.
In “5 Ways Politicians Should Use Social Media For Grassroots Mobilization,” Rachel Dodsworth writes,
Use social media to communicate with your grassroots network – and to fire them up!
Think Corey Booker. Are people telling you what bothers them? Then answer them. Are people telling you they will support your new legislation. Well answer them and let them know how they can help you! Use social media to find real-time information on what people are thinking about issues and legislation.Think about what your audience values and reward participation. Reward participation without spending lots of money by offering powerful incentives to your grassroots groups. You can have dinner with a supporter or dedicate a flown flag. Think of creative ways to use social media to recognize supporters or to give them a more visible profile in your political endeavors.
The legislative session offers members many opportunities to hear from their constituents on issues of local concern, or when the constituents are visiting the Capitol. Think of ways to leverage the power of these one-on-one personal interactions through your social media to amplify the effectiveness of your communications.
National Politics comes to Georgia
You may have heard that President Obama visited Decatur yesterday. Savannah’s Senator Lester Jackson was among those who greeted the President. Also along for a group hug, James “47 percent” Carter IV and his cousin, Senator Jason Carter.
Backstage at the Decatur Recreation Center, James Carter’s cousin, state Sen. Jason Carter, told Obama during a handshake-and-photo lineup that James Carter was the man behind the “47 percent” video.
“Well, get over here!” Obama replied, thanking James Carter for his support, Carter recalled.
As James Carter was leaving, he said, Obama thanked him again and added: “Now that we have a second term we can work to get these kids what they need,” a reference to the day’s pre-kindergarten initiative.
A guest post by Georgia Democrat Seth C. Clark on the proposal by Gov. Deal and Rep. Stacey Evans to expand HOPE grant eligibility received some national attention from national Dem strategist Paul Begala.
Local issues
An audit of Chatham County financial records found weak spending controls and cash money missing. This is a condition known as “government.”
After the Georgia Bureau of Investigation declined to investigate allegations that Savannah-Chatham police are suppressing crime reports, the Federales will take the job.
FBI officials have notified Savannah-Chatham police Chief Willie Lovett that agents will investigate claims that his officers have under-reported or failed to report local crimes.
Acting City Manager Stephanie Cutter on Thursday notified members of the City Council that she had earlier asked Lovett to pursue an outside review by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, but that agency declined, citing its requirement that it only investigate criminal matters.
“It’s not a crime, if in fact that’s what they’re doing,” said Catherine Sapp, special agent in charge of the Statesboro office. “That’s an internal affairs issue … that’s an administrative problem, that’s basically somebody not doing their job. That’s not a crime.”
Alderman Tony Thomas at a January council retreat questioned whether the police department’s record-low 2012 annual crime statistics were based partly on officers refusing to write reports about thefts, burglaries and other major crimes that are required to be reported annually to the FBI.
Other council members said they, too, were hearing similar complaints from constituents.
Ends & Pieces
When not busy pursuing world domination, some lawyers at the McKenna Long firm are volunteering to help victims of human and sex trafficking.
A partner at McKenna Long & Aldridge, [Summer] Chandler and colleague Jill Kuhn utilized the firm’s Atlanta Women’s Steering Committee to help these women receive legal assistance.
“There is the issue of domestic violence, language barriers, and the many issues they would have if they went to their home country,” Chandler said. “So, this became a personal issue, and I couldn’t imagine what these women would be going through. We had to find a way to get involved.”
MLA partnered with the Georgia Asylum and Immigration Network, a nonprofit agency that was started by Atlanta-area law firms to focus on asylum and immigration cases.
Atlanta is one of the top 10 cities nationwide for human trafficking and MLA partnered with GAIN in 2012 to give back to the victims. MLA has worked on four cases to date and more than 20 lawyers and numerous paralegals have been trained to help these women start new lives.
The nine-month deployment, in support of the more than 11-year-old Operation Enduring Freedom, marks the fourth combat tour for 4th Brigade soldiers since the unit was activated at Fort Stewart in May 2004. It most recently returned from Iraq in June 2011.
We pray for their safe return and the safe return of all United States military personnel in service to our country.
Georgia Republican Party News
The backlog of legislative news that has swamped me lately means I’m struggling to deal with profiles of the candidates for State and District office in the GAGOP this year. If you’re seeking one of those offices, stay tuned….
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