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2018 Legislative Session

Sen. Josh McKoon deletes his own Twitter poll in embarrassing defeat

In an embarrassing move, State Sen. Josh McKoon deleted his own Twitter poll on multilingual driver’s tests after it backfired on Monday. He asked, “Should Georgia offer the Driver’s License Examination in 11 different foreign languages?” Before he deleted the poll, about 70 percent of people had answered in the affirmative — evidently not the response McKoon was hoping for. The poll was an effort to bolster support for his recent bill proposing amending Georgia’s

2017 Legislative Session

Immigrants, refugees targets of upcoming legislation

Immigrants and refugees are going to be top targets this upcoming legislative session. When legislators convene on Monday for the start of the 2017-2018 legislative sessions, bills targeting Georgia’s immigrant and refugee populations are going to see lots of action. Although nothing has been officially filed yet, the AJC recently reported on bills that are expected to show up. Not surprisingly, Sen. Josh McKoon — who has previously backed other anti-immigrant measures — is one

Better Georgia

McKoon attacks Better Georgia — again

A right-wing state lawmaker has attacked Better Georgia — again. Sen. Josh McKoon (R-Columbus), the sponsor of pro-discrimination legislation like the so-called religious “freedom” bill, is furious about about a Better Georgia blog post written by Crystal Muñoz, calling him out on his controversial bills targeting undocumented immigrants, among others. The senator, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, attacked us on one of the state’s top political sites, calling our post a “fairy-tale smear” and accusing

2016 legislative session is no game

Today is one of my favorite Mondays. Tonight, I will cheer for my alma mater, Alabama, as the Crimson Tide plays to win the college football national championship. I’m also hoping Kirby Smart brings all of his success at Bama back to UGA and Athens, the city I now call home. But first, Better Georgia will start its fifth legislative session at the Gold Dome. The big difference between football and Georgia’s legislative session is

Josh McKoon ethics
Ethics

Josh McKoon’s okay with political pay-to-play

It’s amazing what happens when someone like Sen. Josh McKoon decides to run for statewide office. McKoon once had a well-earned reputation as a fierce ethics watchdog. But now he’s turned into a lap dog when it comes to Georgia’s lax pay-to-play laws that allow companies that do business with the state to contribute to the politicians who control their budget. On Sunday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution published an in-depth investigative report detailing the flow of

Economy

Josh McKoon’s Donald Trump-style politics

Donald Trump’s got nothing on Sen. Josh McKoon. Author and #1 cheerleader of Georgia’s “license to discriminate” bill that was rejected by his colleagues and Georgia’s business community for the second time last year, Sen. McKoon recently announced a series of press conferences to roll out his look-at-me 2016 legislative agenda. He held the first one last week to bash immigrants, and Better Georgia was there. Will you make sure Better Georgia can continue to