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Brian Kemp’s $800,000 insider loan debt

During the official start of the Great Recession, many of us were struggling just to hold on to our homes and our jobs. But Brian Kemp was able to secure more than $2,000,000 in loans from First Madison Bank and Trust in Athens, Ga. What’s unique about these loans is that Kemp is a founding board member and stockholder. What’s more, it’s clear from a Fox 5 investigative report that the loan terms have been

Ethics

Sen. David Shafer accused of sexual harassment in the courtroom

Another Ga. Republican lawmaker is being sued for sexual harassment in the courtroom. Sen. David Shafer, who is also a leading Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, is referring to the accusation that he sexually harassed a veteran lobbyist as “politics, not the truth.” The lobbyist making the accusation, a 20-year Capitol veteran, said Shafer retaliated against her after she rejected his advances and harassed her after helping her get a bill passed in 2011. Shafer

Environment

Public Service Commissioners are trying to buy your vote

After years of allowing Georgia Power to swindle its ratepayers to fund the Plant Vogtle disaster, the Public Service Commissioner is making the corporation send three $25 refunds to their ratepayers, right before the PSC’s 2018 elections. The motion to approve continued investment in the nuclear project, authored by Tim Echols, includes this command: “The Company will take a portion of the amounts received from the Toshiba Parent Guaranty and credit each customer with three

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

Chip Rogers

Chip Rogers had to go

Chip Rogers served the Senate Majority Leader in the state legislature, then as a political appointee at Georgia Public Broadcasting. Now he’s done with public service thanks to the persistence of Better Georgia and our supporters. Rogers’ tenure as the Senate Majority Leader ended in 2012 after Better Georgia brought to light video of him comparing then President Barack Obama to Stalin and accusing groups like the Georgia Chamber of Commerce of using mind control. Rogers

Podcast Ep. 63: Interview with McCracken Poston

On this special episode of Better Georgia, we speak with attorney and former state representative of Ringgold, Georgia, McCracken Poston, about his career in the state legislature. We go over a wide range of topics, from his beginnings in Graysville and his unique election campaign, to his crackdown on lobbyists and comprehensive ethics reform. Listen to learn more about Poston’s incredible political career and how he has shaped our state for the better. You can