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‘From a march to a movement:’ Organizers shape 2018 Atlanta Women’s March into a rally

Last year, the Atlanta March for Social Justice and Women became one of the largest social-justice gatherings in Georgia history. Over 60,000 people — six times the predicted number — showed up to march for civil liberties and human rights. The march, which was part of a nationwide movement with 673 sister marches across the country, came a day after Trump’s inauguration. His presidency was one of the many reasons Georgians stood up to march.   This Saturday,

Brian Kemp

The worst secretary of state in the U.S.

Brian Kemp — Georgia’s Secretary of State and a 2018 gubernatorial hopeful — provides no shortage of indefensible acts as leader of this state’s election infrastructure. Multiple data breaches, insecure voting machines, wiped servers and lawsuits have defined his tenure as Secretary of State. Currently, Kemp’s office is being sued by a coalition of voters challenging the integrity of elections. Samantha Bee dove into the issue on a recent episode of Full Frontal, highlighting the security

Podcast Ep. 60: Tom Price

Today on Better Georgia, we have guest host Jeff Romig, founder of Five Points Civic Strategies and political activist in Georgia. We’re talking about the recent controversy surrounding Tom Price, and the various positions that are open in Georgia’s state elections. You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on iTunes, and be sure to leave us a Rating and Review! I don’t think logic and the Trump administration go together that well.” – Jeff Romig Show Notes:

Podcast Ep. 47: Ossoff is Winning

Today, we’re talking about the many different elections coming up in Georgia statewide. These elections are critical to both our state and the many issues we’re facing now, but also to the rest of the world. Listen in as we discuss these in detail, and we hope you join us in this important fight to #FlipThe6th, as well as the rest of Georgia. You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on iTunes, and be sure to leave us a

Podcast Ep. 45: Ossoff and The Resistance

This week on the show, we’re talking about the many upcoming elections around Georgia, from the big runoff for Sixth Congressional District to city councils. How is Donald Trump’s association with Karen Handel being treated? How important are smaller city elections for the rest of Georgia? Guest host Kyle Keyser also is talking about what has changed politically in Georgia since the presidential election, and how Better Georgia is looking to help local resistance groups.

Congressional District 6

DeKalb needs early voting sites — and a way to contact officials

There’s a continued push to get adequate early voting sites in DeKalb County for the Congressional District 6 special election run-off, now a race between Jon Ossoff and Karen Handel. Right now, there is only one early voting site inside the district, limiting access for many voters. On May 11, the DeKalb County Board of Registration and Elections will hold a public meeting, where they will make their final decision about opening an additional site