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Better Georgia is under attack; ethics complaint filed

Better Georgia is under attack. The organization we’ve built together, is facing a vicious, baseless attack, launched by a GOP loyalist and a Republican establishment executive officer. There has never been a more important day for you to give to Better Georgia. Whether you can give $3, $18, $50 or more, we need your help, and we need it now. Dr. James Burnham, a St. Mary’s chiropractor and past chair of the 1st Congressional District

Thick as thieves: Georgia’s one-party rule hurts us all

Gov. Nathan Deal may have broken Georgia law by paying himself and his family members from his campaign funds and later covering up the paper trail, but Georgia’s Attorney General has decided not to even look at the evidence. On Friday, just before 5 p.m., Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens declined a request to investigate Gov. Nathan Deal’s cover-up of campaign finance records. This letter signals the death knell for all hope that our one-party

Nathan Deal used taxpayer money to secure a personal business deal that made him a multi-millionaire

Since becoming governor, Nathan Deal has gone from rags to riches by using taxpayer-funded staff to work on his own personal business deals behind closed doors. At first, the governor promised no such shady business practices had taken place. Upon taking office as governor, Deal transferred his share of the company he co-owned with Ken Cronan, Gainesville Salvage, to a blind trust to avoid any conflicts of interest between his personal finances and the governor’s

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Nathan Deal’s CNBC ranking tainted by donor, political allies

He did it again. Gov. Nathan Deal and his buddies have been jumping for joy for the past 24 hours because CNBC named Georgia the “No. 1 state for business.” The top guy at the state Department of Economic Development was so excited to finally win an economic honor fair-and-square, he told the newspaper, “And we didn’t buy this one, either.” Not so fast. There’s an even bigger problem with CNBC’s ranking than with Site

Chip Rogers

Nathan Deal’s failures and scandals

GOV. DEAL’S SCANDALS Gov. Deal is up to his eyes in scandals as he asks for your vote. Here are just a few: Gainesville Salvage – When Nathan Deal was in Congress, the Congressional Ethics committee launched an investigation into his shady business practices. Congress determined that Deal had improperly used the power of his public office to secure business contracts from the state of Georgia for his private business, Gainesville Salvage. (Download the 152-page

Deal’s ethics scandals: the 13 names you need to know right now

Gov. Nathan Deal—Became the focus of a state ethics investigation after questions about his 2010 campaign finances were raised. Allegedly, Deal’s campaign paid $322,000 to companies that Deal or his associates own or have an interest in. Denise Deal—Gov. Deal’s daughter-in-law and founder of Southern Magnolia Capital, a fundraising company that received $90,000 from Deal’s campaign. Southern Magnolia has no website or phone number listed. Richard Riley—Chief-of-Staff Chris Riley’s father and owner of Creekside Consulting.