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Thank you, Gov. Deal!

On the morning of March 28, 2016, Gov. Nathan Deal cemented his legacy as a Georgia governor who chose inclusion over discrimination. Gov. Deal has indicated that he will veto this year’s religious “freedom” bill, HB 757, which would have allowed nonprofits to discriminate against members of the gay community, among others. We applaud Gov. Deal for making the right decision for the people of Georgia. It was clear from Deal’s impassioned speech — which

Blatant corruption

Have you heard of the Judicial Qualifications Commission? If not, you’re about to. The JQC is the watchdog agency that makes sure Georgia judges aren’t overstepping their authority. Thanks to House and Senate Republicans (and quite a few Democrats), it might have its legs cut out from under it. If the Governor signs the legislation passed late last night, voters in November will decide whether to dissolve the Commission and replace the members. The Commission would

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Superintendent Richard Woods fires Jeremy Spencer

Because of your action, Superintendent Richard Woods backed off of his original statement that it would take two weeks to investigate. Instead, he did the right thing by taking swift action and letting Georgians know that hate speech will not be tolerated.

Together, we made Richard Woods feel the pressure on this important issue and take immediate action.

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Racist, bigoted Facebook posts from top schools official can’t be tolerated

Vile, racist and bigoted Facebook posts from a top Georgia Department of Education official go so far past the line of acceptable it’s almost hard to believe. Unfortunately, in a time when Donald Trump is surging in the Republican primary, many conservatives believe they can speak without consequences.

Better Georgia hopes this instance leads to the toughest possible consequence: Jeremy Spencer needs to hear his boss say, “You’re Fired!”

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Better Georgia kills Brian Kemp’s no-bid contract with Deal crony

Better Georgia learned today that Secretary of State Brian Kemp has abandoned his attempt to hire Nathan Deal’s former press secretary through a no-bid contract.

Kemp’s decision to cancel the contract follows a formal protest filed by Better Georgia with the state’s Department of Administrative Services.

Brian Kemp hires Nathan Deal crony with no-bid contract

Brian Kemp is clearly in crisis mode from a massive data breach of Social Security numbers that he shared with a “no compromise” gun lobby, a neo-Confederate political party and others. But crisis or no crises, Georgia’s no-bid contract law is clear.