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Trump and Perdue: an ethically challenged bunch

Congrats to Sonny Perdue on becoming President Donald Trump’s secretary of agriculture. Trump seems to be adept at picking like-minded folks. For example, both Perdue and Trump have made some questionable ethical decisions, particularly around their finances. Like president, like secretary, as they say? Perdue’s sight unseen Florida swampland purchase allowed Perdue to skip — or at least delay for a long time — paying $300,000 in federal taxes. And at the same time, back in 2006, Perdue

Elections

Gov. Deal’s ethically dubious funding for school takeover

Recently, the AJC revealed that Gov. Nathan Deal’s daughter-in-law is one of the major fundraisers behind his pro-school takeover push. Thanks in part to the Citizens United ruling, the donations to Gov. Deal’s pet project are largely unknown (to the public anyway), and handled by a family member of the governor. If this whole set up strikes you as ethically dubious, you are not alone. Do you remember back in 2011, when Congressman turned Governor Nathan Deal

Podcast Ep. 18: Trust Deal?

Today on the show, we’re talking about Gov. Deal and why so many Georgians don’t trust him. Listen in as we talk about his school takeover proposal and why it’s not nearly as good as the deceptive preamble and ballot language makes it out to be. Plus hear about how Gov. Deal has failed Georgians on the health care front, and why his ethics are questionable at best. You can Subscribe and Listen to the

Ethics

Judicial watchdog faces more controversy

A northwest Georgia judge recently resigned as Chair of the State’s judicial watchdog group, after she inappropriately pressed charges against a journalist investigating her office’s use of funds. Judge Brenda Weaver accused reporter Mark Thomason and his attorney Russell Stookey of identity theft and attempt to commit identity theft, after Thomason filed open records requests to ascertain financial records for her office and that of another judge, who has since resigned. This request stemmed from

Podcast Ep. 8: Ethics

Today I’m talking to Better Georgia Board Chair Amy Morton about some recent developments  in ethics in Georgia. Listen in as we discuss a controversial new appointment to Georgia’s ethics commission by Governor Deal as well as the corruption of the Judicial Qualifications Commission. You can Subscribe and Listen to the podcast on iTunes, and be sure to leave us a rating and review! Governor Deal’s track record of corruption is well documented and it includes numerous instances

Ethics

Gov. Deal’s latest appointment smacks of cronyism

Governor Nathan Deal just used the holiday weekend to hide a questionable decision: the state ethics commission will now be headed by a woman closely tied to him and his office. This is the same ethics commission that has been mired in controversy and lawsuits, some directly involving concerns about Deal’s behavior while in Congress and while running for Governor. The state had to pay over $3 million to settle multiple lawsuits after several ethics