It’s almost election day, and over at Better Georgia we are feeling the final push. We recorded this episode on the Friday before the election, so all of our information is from polls and articles before the weekend. There have been some clear signs that Amendment 1, the school takeover amendment, might fail, which is good news for us here and great news for parents, students and teachers. In this episode, we’re talking about that
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
On the morning of March 28, 2016, Gov. Nathan Deal cemented his legacy as a Georgia governor who chose inclusion over discrimination. Gov. Deal has indicated that he will veto this year’s religious “freedom” bill, HB 757, which would have allowed nonprofits to discriminate against members of the gay community, among others. We applaud Gov. Deal for making the right decision for the people of Georgia. It was clear from Deal’s impassioned speech — which
Taylor Bennett, a bold, unabashed progressive candidate, defeated a Republican former mayor in House District 80 last night. He did it by campaigning for equality and promising to fight so-called religious “freedom” laws that are intended to write discrimination into Georgia law. With this historic victory, the conservative supermajority in the Georgia House of Representatives is now a thing of the past. And YOU helped make it happen. The odds were stacked against Bennett. The
There are rare moments when we have the chance to take a simple action that can change the future of our state for the better. Today is one of those times. As Georgians, we believe everyone deserves to be protected from discrimination. Not just people who look like we do, live like we do, or believe like we do. Everyone. That’s why, last week, Republicans and Democrats worked together to stop SB 129, a dangerous
Sen. McKoon’s right-to-hate bill is going to pass unless Speaker Ralston stops it. CALL SPEAKER DAVID RALSTON AT (404) 656-5020 and tell him to kill this dangerous hate bill. Yesterday lawmakers debating the so-called religious “freedom” bill rejected changes to include anti-discrimination language and restored the most controversial sections of the original proposal. These lawmakers took a compromise bill and made it more dangerous than ever before. Now, the bill could hit the House floor
