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Elections

As Deal installs new PSC crony, fresh opportunity arises for progressives

Gov. Nathan Deal’s cronyism is on display once again with his recent appointment of Tricia Pridemore to the Public Service Commission. But the 2018 elections (including the primaries on May 22) give progressives an opportunity to push back. The Public Service Commission — which is charged with regulating the state’s utilities and defending consumer interests — is getting someone who will support the cost-overruns and significant delays that have plagued the Plant Vogtle expansion. Pridemore

Government Accountability

Gov. Deal, supported by big pharma, commits to blocking medical marijuana expansion

Gov. Nathan Deal is continuing his pattern of blockading medical marijuana expansion legislation that would help thousands of Georgians. In a recent interview, Deal said he would oppose an effort to legalize the in-state cultivation of medical marijuana this year. This comes after a recent poll from the AJC that revealed an incredible 77 percent of Georgians support the cultivation of medical marijuana in our state. While Deal drags his feet on medical marijuana legislation,

Education

Education czar eyes Atlanta for next round of school takeover projects

A year and a half ago, Better Georgia and a coalition of teachers, parents and advocates fought hard to stop Gov. Nathan Deal from taking local control away from our public schools and handing them over to his handpicked, unelected education czar. Thanks to a lot of hard work by the coalition, voters overwhelmingly rejected Deal’s school takeover measure at the polls in 2016, marking a huge win for pro-public education Georgians. But instead of

2018 Legislative Session

Georgians want increased access to medical marijuana

Georgians want increased access to medical marijuana. A new AJC poll shows that more Georgians than ever, 77 percent to be exact, support changing state laws to allow harvesting and distribution of medical marijuana. Under a 2015 law, licensed patients can possess up 20 ounces of cannabis oil to treat certain forms of 14 approved illnesses, including AIDS, Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, Parkinson’s disease and epilepsy. More than 2,500 patients are currently on the registry. But

Education

Deal’s takeover plan is already failing students and teachers

Deal’s takeover plan is already failing students and teachers. Despite Georgians voting ‘no’ to his school takeover, he snuck in his takeover policy through legislation called The First Priority Act. Deal has drained public schools of their resources, he has cut $9.2 billion in funding since 2003. It’s no wonder schools are struggling. It’s clear what Deal’s plan is. He starves our public schools and labels them “failing,” so he can take them over and

Education

First round of school takeovers spells trouble for Georgia schools

Last year, Better Georgia and a coalition of teachers, parents and advocates fought hard to stop Gov. Deal from taking local control away from our public schools and handing our schools over to his handpicked, unelected education czar. Thanks to a lot of hard work by the coalition, voters overwhelmingly rejected Deal’s school takeover measure at the polls last November, marking a huge win for pro-public education Georgians. But instead of listening to what Georgians