Archive for July, 2008

Secretary of state's handling of residency issue for PSC candidate shows a troubling partiality As the elected official charged with overseeing fair elections, Secretary of State Karen Handel must be scrupulous in keeping partisan leanings out of her decisions. The way she handled a residency question involving a Democratic candidate for ...
Twenty-five states and the District of Columbia are supporting renewable energy through renewables portfolio standards (RPS), according to a report recently released by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. RPS are policies that obligate each retail seller of electricity to include in its resource portfolio (the resources procured by the retail seller ...
SECRETARY OF State Karen Handel's handling of Jim Powell's candidacy for the Public Service Commission does not pass the sniff test. Either Ms. Handel was up to some political shenanigans, or she fell down on the job. The issue of Mr. Powell's eligibility to run in the Democratic primary for the District ...
Former state Public Service Commissioner Lauren McDonald narrowly edged out a renewable energy lobbyist Tuesday, becoming the Republican nominee for his old seat. But neither McDonald nor the state's voters know who he'll face in November. Democratic newcomer Jim Powell blew past his primary opponent, winning an unusually high 85 percent of ...
This is from the Creative Loafing Atlanta Blog: And then there were some convincing victories: * Public Service Commission: Democrat Jim Powell must have turned into some sort of folk hero after Republican Secretary of State Karen Handel tried to strike him from the ballot despite a judge’s ruling. Or he just plain ran ...
Despite signs posted —- incorrectly —- at several precincts that Public Service Commission candidate Jim Powell's votes would not be counted, the District 4 candidate had a clear lead over Democratic opponent Bob Indech Tuesday night. "I'm thrilled, I really am," Powell said. Powell was one of two Democrats and two Republicans ...
A Democratic candidate for the state Public Service Commission is back on Tuesday's ballot, after a last-minute skirmish with Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel and an even more last-minute intervention by a court. The candidate, Jim Powell, said he learned only Sunday that Handel had thrown out his candidacy three ...
With primary voting day tomorrow, Jim Powell, Democrat for Georgia Public Service Commission in District 4 would like to remind all voters of the fundamental, but vitally important, distinctions between himself and his opponent. Perhaps the most important difference between the two candidates in the Democratic Primary revolves around their approach ...
ALBANY — Jim Powell may be new to the game of politics, but the Democratic candidate for the vacant District 4 Public Service Commission seat has an energy-related background that he feels easily trumps all current PSC members and candidates.The Hiawassee native worked 35 years in the energy industry, the ...
Jim Powell Atlanta Press Club Debate Closing Remarks