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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

New audio uncovered in Chip Rogers scandal

Chip Rogers worked a second full-time job while he collected $150,000 from Georgia Public Broadcasting and Georgia taxpayers like you. We are outraged, but we’re not surprised. Gov. Deal believes this is how government should be run. In Gov. Deal’s Georgia, giving away $150,000 of your tax dollars to solve his political problem is peanuts compared to ignoring a $74 million tax debt from one of his business partners. And collecting side income from a

What Gov. Deal doesn’t know hurts us all

It’s hard to follow the Chip Rogers story — as told by the governor’s office. Just over a week ago, Gov. Deal claimed that his office had nothing to do with Chip Rogers losing his $150,000 per year, taxpayer-funded job at GPB. But now — thanks to an open records request — that story has changed. The AJC reported late last week: “Gov. Nathan Deal played matchmaker to arrange the hiring of Chip Rogers last

Chip Rogers and GPB

Chip Rogers has lost his contract with Georgia Public Broadcasting. It’s hard to say that he was “fired” because he never had much of a job to begin with. GPB immediately hired an assistant to do the work for Chip. And now it appears that Chip may have kept a desk in a private lobbying group instead of logging his hours at GPB. Over the weekend, taxpayers learned that Chip Rogers seems to have worked

Here’s who Gov. Nathan Deal really loves

This Valentine’s Day, Gov. Deal is being selective with his love. He loves you if… You’re a large corporate donor. You’re Copart, Inc. and you owe Georgia $74 million in taxes.      You’re Chip Rogers and want a cushy job at GPB. You’re Holly LaBerge & will make his ethics problems “go away.” He loves you not if… You’re a middle class Georgian. You’re eligible for Medicaid. You’re a teacher who needs a pay

Gov. Nathan Deal admits FBI’s probe is focused on campaign documents

In a shocking interview with WSB-TV and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Gov. Nathan Deal admits for the first time that his 2010 campaign finances are at the center of the FBI’s two-year-old criminal probe. “There’s been a lot of time since the 2010 election cycle, and this all relates to that,” Gov. Deal said. Until now, Gov. Deal and his team have tried to deflect concerns and say that the investigation only involves a skirmish among