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Is Nathan Deal’s diversity crisis already hurting Georgia?

Nathan Deal, Inc. is facing a diversity crisis. As the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported last week, Gov. Deal appoints mostly white male campaign donors to the state’s most powerful governing bodies. These aren’t honorary positions, but posts with real power and influence over our lives and tax dollars. The AJC added it up and found that these men pay back Deal in the form of campaign cash — $1.5 million from five families alone. Gov. Deal

Deal, Inc. Still Open for Business

“The Office of the Governor.” Those are the words painted on the door to Gov. Deal’s office at the State Capitol. But, the sign’s wrong. It should read: “Nathan Deal, Inc.” That’s right. From Congress, to the campaign trail, to the governor’s office, Nathan Deal has a shocking track record of using his public offices and positions for personal gain and for passing the cost along to taxpayers – a pattern that has repeatedly drawn the attention of state and

Gov. Deal signed a personal recommendation letter for someone he claims he doesn’t know.

In today’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution, we learn that Gov. Nathan Deal signed a personal letter to recommend the state ethics chief, Holly LaBerge, for an elite leadership program. The governor’s signature on this letter is important because for nearly a year Gov. Deal has tried to distance himself from LaBerge and her work making his ethics problems “go away.” Last September, in fact, Gov. Deal said in a “fiery news conference” that he “barely knows” LaBerge. You’ll remember that a jury found that

Battleground 2014

Georgia voters are finished with career politicians. The July 22nd primary runoff elections signaled that Georgians are fed up with government that only works for corporate interests and the wealthy elite. It’s clear we want new blood in public office. Republican voters sent career politician Jack Kingston packing, in favor of multi-millionaire David Perdue. Perdue is a former CEO of massive corporations. But he’s proven that he’s no leader. While serving as the head of Dollar General,

Sen. Carter leads with women by 2 to 1. Here are 7 reasons why Gov. Deal is so unpopular with women.

Last week, as another one of Gov. Deal’s ethics scandals unfolded, public trust and support for the governor plummeted. A conservative pollster found that Sen. Carter is crushing Gov. Deal by 8 points. And who was leading the pack? Women. Sen. Carter leads with women by an incredible 2 to 1. Gov. Deal can add these reasons to his list of why this is the case: 1. While in Congress, Gov. Deal sponsored 2 bills

Elections

Nathan Deal’s CNBC ranking tainted by donor, political allies

He did it again. Gov. Nathan Deal and his buddies have been jumping for joy for the past 24 hours because CNBC named Georgia the “No. 1 state for business.” The top guy at the state Department of Economic Development was so excited to finally win an economic honor fair-and-square, he told the newspaper, “And we didn’t buy this one, either.” Not so fast. There’s an even bigger problem with CNBC’s ranking than with Site