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Better Georgia kills Brian Kemp’s no-bid contract with Deal crony

Better Georgia learned today that Secretary of State Brian Kemp has abandoned his attempt to hire Nathan Deal’s former press secretary through a no-bid contract.

Kemp’s decision to cancel the contract follows a formal protest filed by Better Georgia with the state’s Department of Administrative Services.

Brian Kemp hires Nathan Deal crony with no-bid contract

Brian Kemp is clearly in crisis mode from a massive data breach of Social Security numbers that he shared with a “no compromise” gun lobby, a neo-Confederate political party and others. But crisis or no crises, Georgia’s no-bid contract law is clear.

More questions for Brian Kemp data breach

We finally have our first hint at why Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp released the social security numbers of every Georgia voter. Kemp responded to a request from Georgia’s tax agency, the Georgia Department of Revenue. That leaves us asking a new questions: Why does Georgia’s tax office need social security numbers, driver’s license numbers and dates of birth from the voter file? Why does Georgia’s tax office need to know how you vote?

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Ethics

McKoon caves on pay-to-play

That was fast. Just last week, we told you that when it comes to Georgia’s lax pay-to-play laws, the once-fierce ethics watchdog, Sen. Josh McKoon, has turned into a disappointing lap dog who isn’t even willing to say that the practice should be illegal. Instead, he told the newspaper that he wanted to protect politicians. Sen. McKoon didn’t like that we called him out on his weak ethics stance, and within hours, attacked Better Georgia

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Ethics

Josh McKoon’s okay with political pay-to-play

It’s amazing what happens when someone like Sen. Josh McKoon decides to run for statewide office. McKoon once had a well-earned reputation as a fierce ethics watchdog. But now he’s turned into a lap dog when it comes to Georgia’s lax pay-to-play laws that allow companies that do business with the state to contribute to the politicians who control their budget. On Sunday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution published an in-depth investigative report detailing the flow of

A win for ethics!!

Yesterday was a victory for good government. In Atlanta, Democratic Mayor Kasim Reed lost his bid to appoint a failed politician who has been disbarred by the State Bar of Georgia for taking $30,000 intended for an injured child to a position of public trust. AJC: Atlanta council votes down Reed appointment of disbarred councilman For several days we’ve told you about Mayor Reed’s planned appointment of disbarred former Atlanta City Councilman Lamar Willis. You took