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2018 Legislative Session

Why are conservatives afraid of more voters?

Yesterday, the Georgia House of Representatives passed a bill that would carve out a new city, called Eagle’s Landing, from the existing city of Stockbridge, along racial lines. The bill was amended slightly from the Senate’s version, so now it’s headed back to the Senate for another vote. So far, it seems the vote has been split on party lines — it’s clear that Republicans in the state legislature are determined to carve out a

2018 Legislative Session

Anti-LGBT adoption amendment hurts parents and children, threatens Georgia’s chances at Amazon headquarters

Georgia’s adoption laws are in the process of being updated for the first time in 27 years. While many welcome the updates, some conservative lawmakers are holding the process back. At the tail end of the 2017 legislative session, Sen. William Ligon (R-Brunswick) added discriminatory language to the much-needed bill, causing it to stall. The amendment would have allowed adoption agencies to refuse potential parents based on the agency’s “mission.” This would have opened the door

Podcast Ep. 38: Legislative Victories

Today on the podcast we’re talking about the 2017 legislative session in Georgia. Instead of focusing on the focusing on the mess that this session was, instead we’re focusing on the victories: the campus rape cover up bill and the map rigging bill. In this episode we’re also catching up with Mareshia Rucker, a political activist who started out at her local high school. You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on iTunes, and be sure