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Brian Kemp

Kemp claims credit for ACLU victory

Local elections officials will now automatically update addresses for voters who move within the same county instead of marking them “inactive,” representing a major victory for voting rights in Georgia. The change comes after a lawsuit filed against Sec. of State Brian Kemp by the American Civil Liberties Union.  Last year, almost 169,000 registered voters were sent notices by the Secretary of State after moving within the county. They were told they had 30 days

Education

Education czar eyes Atlanta for next round of school takeover projects

A year and a half ago, Better Georgia and a coalition of teachers, parents and advocates fought hard to stop Gov. Nathan Deal from taking local control away from our public schools and handing them over to his handpicked, unelected education czar. Thanks to a lot of hard work by the coalition, voters overwhelmingly rejected Deal’s school takeover measure at the polls in 2016, marking a huge win for pro-public education Georgians. But instead of

Plant Vogtle

New proposal would force Georgia Power to pay for Plant Vogtle

A new proposal, SB355, which boasts bipartisan support, would prevent utilities from collecting finance fees for a project beyond its initial completion date. This would be a huge blow to Georgia Power whose Plant Vogtle project is five years past schedule and $22 billion over budget. This bill would shift the cost burden for the Plant Vogtle disaster back on Georgia Power. Ratepayers shouldn’t have to shoulder the cost of a project like Plant Vogtle,

2018 Legislative Session

Georgians want increased access to medical marijuana

Georgians want increased access to medical marijuana. A new AJC poll shows that more Georgians than ever, 77 percent to be exact, support changing state laws to allow harvesting and distribution of medical marijuana. Under a 2015 law, licensed patients can possess up 20 ounces of cannabis oil to treat certain forms of 14 approved illnesses, including AIDS, Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, Parkinson’s disease and epilepsy. More than 2,500 patients are currently on the registry. But

Economy

TPS holders contribute $339.3 million to Georgia’s GDP every year

Trump’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status for Salvadorans living in the United States is going to have treacherous consequences for families, communities and the economy. Many Salvadorans have been here for almost two decades. They’ve gone to college, bought homes, owned businesses, worked hard and had kids, and now that’s all being torn away from them. Salvadorans who are now parents have to make the agonizing choice of leaving their children in the U.S.

Government Accountability

Former Ga gov. may have sanctioned the Moore’s Ford Lynching

In 1946, two African American couples were brutally murdered by lynch mobs, an event known as the Moore’s Ford Lynching. Throughout the last 72 years, the case has been investigated by both the FBI and GBI. Ten years ago, the FBI released records showing that former Ga. Governor Eugene Talmadge may have sanctioned the murders to secure rural white votes weeks before being elected governor. Other memos within the records raised suspicions that state employees