Category: Public Policy
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Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story?*
Knock.Knock. Hello, is anyone out there? In the wake of the Great Peach Pundit Blogger Breakup I felt the timing might be right to dust off my password and see if this thing still works. It appears it does. Yay. Just when you thought blogging had gotten dull, leave it to the son of master…
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Gov Deal: Is He Really A Good Manager Of Your Money?
On the heels of creating a new state Agency to direct public tax dollars to charter schools, Governor Deal announced support for a yet another new agency aimed at helping re-train and assist Georgia Veterans for jobs. It sounds all good and noble right? Just one problem…We already have one. Governor Deal’s office is responsible…
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Kazanow Seeks Clarity in the Wake of Akin Rape Comments
Jeff Kazanow (D-GA06) released this statement this morning regarding the controversy surrounding Rep. Todd Akin’s comments about rape this past weekend. Rep. Akin and Rep. Price both sit on some of the same committees, and both have made questionable comments about women’s reproductive health in the past. As an editorial note, I, too, hope that…
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All politics is local
Latest smart commentary from Rep. Scott Holcomb District 82. Published this morning on the Tucker Patch. There’s a time-honored saying that any state legislator knows well: “All politics is local.” It remains true today. As a community, we need to remain focused on what keeps our local economy prosperous and our cities like Atlanta safe…
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Your Prefiled Legislation
Oh, and how I know this is the moment you’ve all been waiting for. Time for another legislative session where we get to see what terrible legislation the Republicans are cooking up. Without any further ado, I give you Your Prefiled Legislation (please play this music as I make the introductions)
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…The Harder They Fall
Remember Artur Davis? The Democratic United States Representative from the 7th District of Alabama, based in Birmingham? You know, the district so liberal it has a Cook PVI of D+18, and voted for Barack Obama with over 70% of the vote? Well some of you may well recall that Davis (a man with wide name…