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2017 Legislative Session

Where did the American Dream go?

Middle class incomes are disappearing in Georgia, rapidly being replaced by even greater income inequality, according to a new report from GSU’s Center for State and Local Finance. And not only are middle-income jobs disappearing, but the median income in Georgia has fallen since 2000. This means that the middle class jobs that are around pay less, even as costs of living in this state have skyrocketed. Factor in cuts to benefits — like employer-funded

Economy

Rural Georgia deserves better

Rural Georgia has it rough, economically speaking. Since the Great Recession, Georgia’s cities have regained the jobs they lost during that devastating economic contraction. Meanwhile, rural Georgia has not. In fact, rural Georgia has fewer jobs post-2012 than it did in 2000, according to a new report from Georgia State University. So when Gov. Nathan Deal touts the “25,341 new jobs” and “$4.4 billion in investment,” from global commerce or the “record $58.9 billion economic

2016 Legislative Session

Abrams: ‘We need to keep our promise’ to military families

Georgia’s military families “have served our nation, they have served our state, and we need to keep our promise to them,” House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams (D-Atlanta) told WABE reporter Denis O’Hayer. To honor this service, Leader Abrams will propose “A Promise Kept” in this year’s legislative session.

Georgia dead last in jobs: WGAU talks with Better Georgia

The word is getting out. Better Georgia is raising awareness around the fact that Georgia is dead last in job growth over the past two years. Radio talk show host Tim Bryant interviewed Better Georgia Executive Director Bryan Long on Newstalk 1340 WGAU the morning after we published a full page ad in Gov. Deal’s hometown newspaper to highlight these bleak facts about Georgia’s economy. The full coverage is included in the video clip below.

Deal’s response to full page ad: ‘Liberal, Liberal, Liberal’

Gov. Nathan Deal didn’t like the full-page ad Better Georgia placed in his hometown newspaper on Tuesday. 11Alive’s Jeff Hullinger was the first reporter to get reaction from the governor’s office. The Governor’s response was half expected and half surprising. On the expected side, the Governor’s office called us names. “It’s interesting that this is a liberal group, placing a liberal ad, with a liberal message in one of the most conservative pockets of voters

Better Georgia calls out Deal’s jobs record in full page ad

Today, on the morning of Gov. Nathan Deal’s State of the State address, Better Georgia published a full-page ad in his hometown newspaper to highlight how ineffective his job plan is. Over the past two years, Georgia ranks dead last in job growth. In fact, Georgia ranks 51st when Washington, D.C. is included.Gov. Deal’s so-called business-oriented policies have been a disaster for Georgia businesses and for the people who are working hard to find jobs.