We’ve seen a troubling pattern with Gov. Nathan Deal. Instead of taking care of Georgia’s business, Gov. Deal is busy taking care of his own personal interests and constantly trying to fix scandals. Whether he is preparing to testify in court about an alleged cover-up of his campaign’s finance violations, or putting $76 million dollars… [Read More]
Bringing HOPE back to Georgia students
Earlier this week, State Senator Jason Carter outlined a series of reform proposals that would ultimately help restore HOPE scholarships, provide additional assistance for those seeking education degrees and restore funding for National Board Certified teachers. The biggest of those proposals: restoring HOPE to its former glory. Since 2011, the HOPE scholarship program has taken… [Read More]
Teachers are Georgia’s real job creators
Let’s talk about Georgia’s real job creators: teachers. Teachers spend their days creating the next generation of doctors, nurses, engineers, lawyers and skilled professionals of all kinds. But in Georgia, we haven’t treated our job creators very well at all. About 80 percent of Georgia’s school districts will furlough teachers this school year. In Stewart… [Read More]
It’s time for Gov. Nathan Deal to go
If you had Gov. Deal’s job performance, would you still have your job? Over the weekend we learned the “final price tag” of Gov. Deal’s signature legislation that broke the HOPE Scholarship. It turns out, the law was worse for Georgia than we even imagined. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that hidden deep inside Gov. Deal’s… [Read More]
Rep. Buzz Brockway’s and the GOP’s profound disconnect
On Thursday, Rep. Buzz Brockway (R-Lawrenceville) took to Peach Pundit and posted a Harvard study that many passed around all week.Except Rep. Brockway drew a much different conclusion than most did. He posited that “… the general breakdown of marriages – and the decline in the number of people bothering to get married in the… [Read More]
Gov. Nathan Deal tweets support for HOPE Grant
There is great news today for Georgia’s high school students looking for skilled training at trade schools. Gov. Nathan Deal’s office used Twitter to signal his support of a bill crafted by Rep. Stacey Evans and Rep. Craig Gordon that will make it easier for high school graduates to afford technical post-graduate school. When Gov. Deal broke… [Read More]
Gov. Nathan Deal strips HOPE, and future, from Middle and South Georgia
Progressives across the state fought against the changes to the HOPE program and warned of an impending exodus of students unable to afford an education. Turns out, they were right. Governor Deal’s tech school and HOPE policies are direct assaults on the well being of Middle and South Georgia because they close-off educational access to… [Read More]
Gov. Nathan Deal pays Chip Rogers how much? To do what?!
Governor Nathan Deal has sewn a $150,000 per year golden parachute for disgraced former Senate Majority Leader Chip Rogers by creating a new Executive Producer position for him at Georgia Public Broadcasting. This 760-percent taxpayer-funded raise will make Chip Rogers the second highest paid employee at GPB. Rogers’s new “dream job” will be to produce… [Read More]
You won’t guess what Gov. Deal ignored today.
Gov. Nathan Deal gave his third state-of-the-state speech today but offered nothing more than political rhetoric and empty promises for Georgia’s working families. Frankly, we aren’t surprised that Gov. Deal doesn’t want to tell voters the truth about the dire condition of the state’s economy. When you look at all the data, it’s clear that… [Read More]
Sen. Steve Henson’s Democratic response to state-of-the-state address
Georgia State Sen. Steve Henson delivered the Democratic response to Gov. Nathan Deal’s 2013 state-of-the-state address on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. This is the full text of Sen. Henson’s speech as distributed by the Senate Democratic Caucus: Good afternoon. My name is Steve Henson, Leader of the Georgia Senate Democratic Caucus. On behalf of my… [Read More]