For too long, Georgia’s conservative supermajority has been the mouthpiece of corporations, the ultra-rich and the radical Right. They push legislation intended to strip rights away from gays and lesbians, disenfranchise minority voters and hurt Georgia families. They slash Georgia’s education budget, do nothing as our infrastructure crumbles and block common-sense health care … [Read More...]
Medicaid expansion a must for Georgia’s hospitals and families
Rural hospital closures continue to decimate local communities in Georgia. Gov. Nathan Deal, House Speaker David Ralston and House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams, … [Read More...]
Deal’s school takeover plan a failure from the start
The hotly contested education reform championed by Gov. Nathan Deal will be on the November ballot. Called the “Opportunity School District (OSD)” by supporters, the … [Read More...]
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Sen. Perdue supports Trump’s hate
“We’re at war. We’ve been invaded, in my opinion, when you see the rise of homegrown terrorism through the Internet,” Sen. David Perdue said earlier this week. Following Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s lead, Perdue is doing the incredibly brave and patriotic act of being afraid of other people, and having power and a platform… [Read More]
Monroe Co. students take on irresponsibly useless sex-ed program
Taking on your school’s abstinence only sex-ed culture is no easy task, but five graduates of Monroe County’s Mary Persons High School are advocating that their school provide a comprehensive sex-education curriculum. The school’s current curricula — “Choosing The Best” — is strongly centered on abstinence until marriage, which leaves students without the tools they… [Read More]
FDA decision leaves medical marijuana roadblocks in Georgia
Although Federal officials said they would expand marijuana growth and research through the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) as well as conduct more research into marijuana’s medicinal properties, the fact remains that marijuana still banned. The FDA decision forces marijuana to remain a Schedule I drug, in the same class as heroin and LSD…. [Read More]