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2018 Legislative Session

Bills to watch in Georgia: Gun control, anti-LGBT adoption and more

Last week in the Georgia Legislature marked the passage of Crossover Day, the final day for bills to pass out of the chamber in which they were introduced. The bills that don’t pass from senate to house or house to senate are considered dead. Here’s a rundown of the bills that made it through that we’re keeping a close eye on — the good, the bad and the “needs improvement.” We’re keeping a close eye

Government Accountability

Conservatives use conspiracy theories to erode the truth

Conservative conspiracy theories seem funny or ridiculous because of how half-baked and preposterous they often sound. But there’s something much darker beneath the surface of the seemingly thoughtless conspiracy theories being perpetuated by Conservatives and extreme Right media. Recently, Michael Davis, the Vice Chairman of the GOP in Cobb Co., shared a video that claims that the Parkland school shooting was fake and that students were rehearsed actors. Infowars has called it a “peculiar coincidence” that

State Rep. Betty Price smiles at the camera as her husband, Tom Price, shakes hands with Vice President Mike Pence.
2018 Legislative Session

Call me “Petty” Betty Price

Rep. Betty Price recently told a cyclist’s widow that she opposed a bill to curb distracted driving because of “spite.” She later defended the comments as “commonplace talk among state lawmakers,” according to the local WSB-TV reporter who broke the story. I think my civics class forgot to teach me the part of lawmaking where petty power plays determine the fate of bills. I also missed the follow up lesson teaching that that behavior is completely

Casey Cagle

Cagle’s tax cuts for wealthy, those who don’t question the NRA

It’s been a busy week for Ga. Republicans at the Capitol. Lt. Gov. Cagle started this week by slamming Delta Airlines, Georgia’s biggest employer, for ending discounts for NRA members. He decided to punish the airline by striking a provision that would have given Delta a $50 million dollar tax break on jet fuel. Deal, apparently angry that Cagle would go to the mat for gun lobbyists by penalizing a Georgia company that employs 33,000

Screenshot of Casey Cagle's tweet in support of the NRA
Casey Cagle

Casey Cagle fights Delta instead of gun violence

We all knew that politicians like Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle would never stand up to the NRA. As a self-proclaimed “lifetime member” of the NRA and as a politician that’s been endorsed by the NRA, we didn’t expect Cagle to take a stand against the NRA. However, we also didn’t expect him to threaten Georgia’s largest employer for the NRA. Cagle recently threatened to block a tax deal that could have potentially saved Delta $50

Government Accountability

Gov. Deal, supported by big pharma, commits to blocking medical marijuana expansion

Gov. Nathan Deal is continuing his pattern of blockading medical marijuana expansion legislation that would help thousands of Georgians. In a recent interview, Deal said he would oppose an effort to legalize the in-state cultivation of medical marijuana this year. This comes after a recent poll from the AJC that revealed an incredible 77 percent of Georgians support the cultivation of medical marijuana in our state. While Deal drags his feet on medical marijuana legislation,