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2018 Legislative Session

Why are conservatives afraid of more voters?

Yesterday, the Georgia House of Representatives passed a bill that would carve out a new city, called Eagle’s Landing, from the existing city of Stockbridge, along racial lines. The bill was amended slightly from the Senate’s version, so now it’s headed back to the Senate for another vote. So far, it seems the vote has been split on party lines — it’s clear that Republicans in the state legislature are determined to carve out a

2018 Legislative Session

Ga. conservatives try to chip away at voting rights

Georgia conservatives have long displayed a dangerous pattern of chipping away at the rights of Georgians. They’ve worked to strip away LGBTQ rights through a number of measures and have continuously attacked women’s access to abortion. But they haven’t stopped there — they’re actively working to chip away our voting rights as well. They know that more voters means less power for conservatives. Conservatives have pushed strict voter I.D. laws, which disproportionately targets students, low-income

Economy

Conservatives sneak backwards priorities into tax plan

Determined to secure a healthcare “win” regardless of who it affects, conservatives are slipping language into the tax bill that restricts women’s rights and attacks the ACA. Conservatives, led by a desperate Trump, buried a provision on page 93 of their 429-page proposal that would allow fetuses to be treated as individuals and named as beneficiaries of college savings accounts. This is obviously a thinly-veiled back-door attempt to establish personhood from the moment of conception.

Podcast Ep. 05: Medical Marijuana

Today we’re taking a look at medical marijuana. Is Georgia’s cannabis oil law working? Will we join the 24 other states with legal medical marijuana? Listen in as we talk about what’s wrong with Georgia’s current medical marijana law, why Governor Deal is blocking cultivation, and why some people need this medication. You can Subscribe and Listen to the podcast on iTunes, and be sure to leave us a rating and review! 85{21a0f2e682527d5e15328a793158bcc0a9b8955c1b60e5cb556db3e7991c3fc5} of Georgia voters support in-state

Hypocrisy in the House

This morning, Republican State House lawmakers paraded before their colleagues to condemn Mike Griffin, a familiar face around the State Capitol who has lobbied for groups like Georgia Right to Life and the Georgia Baptist Mission Board. Griffin’s sin? He launched a direct assault on legislators in an online letter, saying “We must not let the government do to us what Hitler did to the pastors and churches of his day. He got them to