Jon Ossoff is still pulling ahead of his Republican rivals as early voting for the 6th District continues, and Democrats are still outnumbering Republicans in early voting for the April 18 Special Election. While support for Ossoff mounts, the cracks are showing in Republican groups. A radio station had to edit a lie out of an… [Read More]
Ossoff dominating polls in 6th district race
Early voting for the April 18 special election has begun, which features the formidable Jon Ossoff running to replace U.S. Rep Tom Price in Georgia’s 6th district. Ossoff dominated an 11Alive poll conducted this week, winning over 43 percent of likely voters. The closest candidate after Ossoff was Republican Karen Handel at just 15 percent…. [Read More]
Jon Ossoff is a “wake-up call to the Republicans”
Jon Ossoff continues to rock the boat in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District race. He’s coming in so strong, that his Republican adversaries see him as one big threat: “His party is from the Dark Side — Darth Vader,” said Bruce LeVell, a pro-Trump candidate. This race is no small matter. Ossoff’s victory would be historic… [Read More]
Eric Holder calls new Ga. bill “political map-rigging at its worst”
The map rigging bill that’s pending in the Georgia Senate is so flagrantly unethical that former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder spoke out against it — his first time weighing in on a state redistricting fight since founding National Development and Reform Commission. “Voters should choose their elected representatives, not the other way around,” Holder… [Read More]
What you can do on International Women’s Day
Today is International Women’s Day, which was formed to recognize, honor and continue to fight for women’s achievements. The theme for this year is “Be Bold for Change.” Women make up nearly half the labor force in the U.S., and yet they are subjected to lower wages, discrimination, sexual harassment and job insecurity. This year,… [Read More]
Abortion “reversal” bill would mandate lying to women
A bill in Georgia’s Senate (SB 239) — sponsored by six Republican men — would require abortion providers to lie to women. Women who have decided to have a medication abortion are prescribed two doses of medicine to induce the abortion. If this bill passes, women seeking these kinds of procedures would be forced to… [Read More]
Tommy Hunter needs to go
On Feb. 22, embattled Gwinnett County Commissioner walked out of a board meeting when about two dozen protesters began to line up during the public comment period to speak out against him. They continued to speak out for over an hour even after he had scampered away. A wave of local protests have erupted since Hunter… [Read More]
Sonny Perdue, a disastrous pick for forest conservation
President Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of agriculture, former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue, doesn’t have a good track record with forest conservation to say the least. As governor of Georgia, he killed the green space program, designed with conservation in mind, and replaced it with one that allowed continued harvesting of trees on rural lands… [Read More]
Hold big energy accountable — replace Georgia’s Public Service Commissioners
There are Georgia Public Service Commissioners, and all five of them are Republican — Chuck Eaton, Tim Echols, Stan Wise, Doug Everett and Lauren “Bubba” McDonald, Jr. As we discussed a few weeks ago, these commissioners approved $2 billion in cost overruns for Georgia Power to expand Plant Vogtle, a nuclear power plant, and agreed to… [Read More]
Acting attorney general pays the price for standing up to Trump
On Monday night, President Trump fired his acting attorney general, Sally Yates, when she refused to defend his executive order closing the nation’s borders to refugees and people from predominantly Muslim countries. Yates, who graduated from the University of Georgia and worked her way to U.S. Attorney through Georgia offices, knew that she had to take… [Read More]
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