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Gwinnett goes purple?

Gwinnett County is a’changing, and local races can expect to feel that impact. State House races for Lawrenceville and Lilburn are predicted to play out Georgia’s purple future. BJ Pak, who just retired from his HD 108 seat, representing Lilburn and surrounding areas, told the AJC he expects the seat to be competitive by 2020. Pak, a Republican, is retiring after six years in office. He sees the district becoming more competitive, if not this

Brian Kemp

Kemp ain’t worried

Sec. of State Brian Kemp isn’t worried about Georgia’s voter suppression tactics coming under fire anytime soon, despite the recent ruling that North Carolina’s laws are unconstitutional. “I don’t believe North Carolina or Texas does allows for the free photo ID. I think that if they did that, their law wouldn’t have got thrown out, so I think worst case scenario for Texas and North Carolina is they’ll go back and amend their law and

Better Georgia

Two debt-reducing aspects of Clinton’s College Affordability plan

On average, Georgians have the most student loan debt per capita in the U.S., about $5,870 per person. With just over 10 million people in Georgia, that’s almost 60 billion dollars worth of student debt. Georgia also has a 13 percent student loan delinquency rate, delinquency meaning 90 days or more late on payment. College loan debt isn’t only a problem in Georgia, Jamie Hopkins of Forbes writes, “For the class of 2016, the average

Podcast Ep. 13: DNC 2016

Today on the show we’re talking about the Democratic National Convention, which Louis and Bryan were both able to attend last week in Philadelphia. Listen in as we talk about who was there representing the state of Georgia and what speeches we found to be the most fiery, touching, and inspiring. You can Subscribe and Listen to the podcast on iTunes, and be sure to leave us a rating and review! The Democrats didn’t simply embrace diversity this

Better Georgia

Hillary Clinton finishes strong at DNC

The balloons have dropped, the speeches are over and the Democrats have finished their convention on a high note. Reviews from partisans, pundits and focus groups of Independents show that Democrats presented a successful argument to American voters and will begin the last 100 days in a strong position. Hillary Clinton for the White House It’s official. Hillary Clinton accepted the Democratic nomination for President. Secretary Clinton rose to the moment with a homespun speech

Democratic stars shine on DNC Day Three

The third day of the Democratic Convention is history. It was a day full of Democratic stars. Mayor Reed urges diversity, not division Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed took the stage to loud applause and quickly made an optimistic case for the future of our nation: “I believe we have a responsibility to one another, and to the next generation, to ensure that our opportunity is limited only by our imagination. I share this belief with