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Chip Rogers

Chip Rogers had to go

Chip Rogers served the Senate Majority Leader in the state legislature, then as a political appointee at Georgia Public Broadcasting. Now he’s done with public service thanks to the persistence of Better Georgia and our supporters. Rogers’ tenure as the Senate Majority Leader ended in 2012 after Better Georgia brought to light video of him comparing then President Barack Obama to Stalin and accusing groups like the Georgia Chamber of Commerce of using mind control. Rogers

Energy

Ga. Power gets green light at Vogtle, after leaving airport in the dark

From The AJC: “Georgia’s Public Service Commission has voted unanimously to allow continued construction of two nuclear reactors at Georgia Power’s embattled Plant Vogtle, which is billions of dollars over budget and years behind schedule.” The PSC has once again shown voters that they will always side with corporate greed over working Georgians. Fortunately, two commissioners are up for re-election in 2018. On a related note, The Atlanta Hartsfield Airport power outage hit about 1

Elections

Celebrate progressive victories, but keep fighting

Stephe Koontz of Doraville is the only transgender elected official in Georgia right now. She won the District 3 seat on the council by just six votes last Tuesday. Her victory came along with a string of wins for more openly transgender officials across the country — and all of these victories are worth celebrating. Koontz, a longtime active community member, continues to focus on local work for Doraville as an elected official. She’s making

Elections

VOTE ON NOV. 7. – Special elections a chance for progressive gains

If you’re frustrated with the many scandals stemming from Trump and conservative Georgia officials every day, then I have good news for you. Tomorrow, we have an opportunity to hit these conservatives at the only place it really counts -– at the polls. We can start chipping away at their conservative foundation right here in the Georgia Legislature. The Nov. 7 special elections are today, and there are two Georgia Senate seats and seven Georgia

Ethics

Georgia’s watching you, Trump

Earlier this year, Republican leaders sat in silence when Trump fired FBI Director James Comey, lied about his reasons for doing so and then admitted publicly that it was to impede investigations into Trump and his associates. This was a blatant misuse of power, but very few members of the GOP came out to condemn the president on his actions. That begs the question: what can we expect from Republicans if Trump fires current FBI

Ethics

Betty Price suggests quarantining people with HIV

Last Tuesday, at a House study committee meeting addressing the barriers that HIV-positive people face, Betty Price – a doctor and wife of disgraced former HHS Secretary Tom Price – asked a state health official if people with HIV could be quarantined. The news of her barbaric comments broke thanks to Better Georgia writer Regina Willis, who wrote a piece for Project Q. Now, Price is claiming that her words were taken out of context.