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Pee cup for your thoughts?

One of the great escapades in Better Georgia’s formative years was delivering pee cups to policymakers at the State Capitol after they tried to pass a bill mandating drug tests for welfare recipients. The year was 2012. As per usual the state legislature was up to no good. The likes of Gov. Nathan Deal, state Sen. John Albers, state Rep. Matt Ramsey, former state Rep. Doug McKillip and far too many other Republican leaders were

Chip Rogers

Hide and Seek with Sen. Bill Heath

Elected officials in Georgia on far too many occasions say and do outrageous things, sometimes with no consequence. But one state Sen. Bill Heath not only sent a condescending email to thousands of concerned Georgians, he hid from a reporter when she approached him to ask about his email. He literally ducked into the nearest office and hid behind a printer. He was willing to send an email to taxpayers, describing petition signing as “childish

Better Georgia

Trump fan says Trump ‘hates everyone’ and Clinton ‘could run the country better’

At an Atlanta rally for Donald Trump, one Trump supporter surprised us by saying Trump’s views on race are “far-fetched” and that Trump “hates everyone.” “Who do you like?” the supporter asks Trump. The man’s passionate support becomes even more confusing when he admits, “I mean, I think she could run the country better. I really do. Because she’s smarter.” It’s too bad this man who thinks Hillary Clinton is smarter than Trump has been

Better Georgia

Rare progressive victory in Georgia in form of rape kit bill

At the end of a day longer than most, I watched something from the state House gallery that I had never seen before: the entire body rising amid cheers and thunderous applause to congratulate a single lawmaker for passing a simple bill. By now you know the story: a bill submitted by Rep. Scott Holcomb (D-Atlanta) to clear the rape kit backlog had been stalled by Sen. Renee Unterman (R-Buford), who argued that a law

Gov. Deal refuses to remove Confederate battle flag from official Georgia license plates

“The leader of the group Better Georgia which collected more than 4500 signatures on a petition to remove the symbol said, quote, state sanctioned bigotry is simply unacceptable and anything short of removing the confederate flag entirely from license plates is not a step forward for Georgia.” Watch more Better Georgia videos.