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2018 Legislative Session

Why are conservatives afraid of more voters?

Yesterday, the Georgia House of Representatives passed a bill that would carve out a new city, called Eagle’s Landing, from the existing city of Stockbridge, along racial lines. The bill was amended slightly from the Senate’s version, so now it’s headed back to the Senate for another vote. So far, it seems the vote has been split on party lines — it’s clear that Republicans in the state legislature are determined to carve out a

2018 Legislative Session

Ga. conservatives try to chip away at voting rights

Georgia conservatives have long displayed a dangerous pattern of chipping away at the rights of Georgians. They’ve worked to strip away LGBTQ rights through a number of measures and have continuously attacked women’s access to abortion. But they haven’t stopped there — they’re actively working to chip away our voting rights as well. They know that more voters means less power for conservatives. Conservatives have pushed strict voter I.D. laws, which disproportionately targets students, low-income