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Healthcare

Ga. conservatives continue to stall medical marijuana

Don’t be fooled — conservative politicians don’t want legal medical marijuana in Georgia. Their calls for Congress to “get off their duffs” and reclassify marijuana are completely disingenuous. As further proof of their unwillingness to join the 29 U.S. states and D.C. that have legalized medical marijuana, a new proposed bill that would add chronic pain and PTSD to illnesses covered by medical marijuana passed the House a month ago, but hasn’t received a Senate hearing.

Elections

As Deal installs new PSC crony, fresh opportunity arises for progressives

Gov. Nathan Deal’s cronyism is on display once again with his recent appointment of Tricia Pridemore to the Public Service Commission. But the 2018 elections (including the primaries on May 22) give progressives an opportunity to push back. The Public Service Commission — which is charged with regulating the state’s utilities and defending consumer interests — is getting someone who will support the cost-overruns and significant delays that have plagued the Plant Vogtle expansion. Pridemore

Chip Rogers

Hide and Seek with Sen. Bill Heath

Elected officials in Georgia on far too many occasions say and do outrageous things, sometimes with no consequence. But one state Sen. Bill Heath not only sent a condescending email to thousands of concerned Georgians, he hid from a reporter when she approached him to ask about his email. He literally ducked into the nearest office and hid behind a printer. He was willing to send an email to taxpayers, describing petition signing as “childish

Better Georgia

Defeating Gov. Deal’s school takeover plan

In a year of stunning buffoonery on the national level, it can be hard to remember the political wins Georgians have scored through hard work and dedication to important issues. But those wins have happened, thanks to the dedicated work of voters and advocates like you. Last year, Gov. Nathan Deal’s signature school takeover measure Amendment 1 was defeated. It was a stunning for public school supporters, with 60 percent of Georgians voting against the

2017 Legislative Session

Gold dome ready for more fights over guns, campus carry

It looks like campus carry is going to get new life, at least according to Speaker David Ralston. Last legislative session, Gov. Nathan Deal vetoed just a few bills of the hundreds the legislature passed, the campus carry measure among them. This earned him quite a bit of ire from conservatives and gun advocates at the time, and now it’s being reported that Speaker David Ralston is looking to revive the measure. “Let’s put together

Equality, Rights & Justice Issues

Gov. Nathan Deal appoints 5 new judges. And they’re all white.

Gov. Nathan Deal just appointed five new judges, and they’re all white. The day after the election, Deal’s office announced three new state Supreme Court Justices and two new judges to the Georgia Court of Appeals. Five out of five of these appointments are white folks, and four out of five are white men. The governor’s lack of interest in diverse leadership is disturbing and disheartening. Georgia is rapidly on track to become a “majority