Two distinctions in one week
A bit of news from another state capital, courtesy of Stateline.org: A Georgia lawmaker charged with driving under the influence after hitting a utility pole Sunday was named “Legislator of the Year” two days later by James magazine, which covers Georgia politics. Magazine publisher Matt Towery, a former Republican lawmaker, said the magazine chose GOP state Rep. Ben Harbin before the crash but still considered him the right choice. “We were sorry that the timing was the way it was, but there is just nothing you can do about that,” he told the Atlanta bureau of The Associated Press.
