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Hey y’all. As crazy as it may be, those in charge have decided to let another new intern on to the team, and I’m excited to have the privilege of joining them. My name is Alex Rowell, and I was born...
View ArticleQuestionable State Enforcement of CTCA’s Charity Care Commitment
Reporters at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution have done some digging into public records of Georgia’s “destination cancer hospital” run by the Cancer Treatment Centers of America and made possible by...
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Perdue’s Outsourcing Comments May Be Moving Voters in Northwest Georgia
Jon’s already done a great job of giving a full run-down of today’s SurveyUSA poll, which showed Michelle Nunn leading David Perdue 48%-45%. However, I noticed one major swing in the crosstabs that...
View ArticleNew #GAGov Ads: Experience, Kate Carter, and Jobs (en Español)
With just two weeks left until Election Day, the ad wars for Georgia’s gubernatorial race are heating up. The Republican Governors Association is bringing another ad to Georgia’s airwaves to support...
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Poll of Older, 25% African-American Electorate Finds Big GOP Leads
A new shocking poll from Monmouth University Polling might have been the biggest news of the morning had the NCAA not released their ruling on Todd Gurley’s eligibility. The poll found David Perdue...
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County-Level Look at a Changing Georgia Electorate
We’ve all heard the news about last week’s midterm election: it featured one of the lowest voter turnouts since 1942, and Georgia was no exception. While provisional ballots have yet to be fully...
View ArticlePeach Pass: Now Accepted in North Carolina and Florida
If you’re used to avoiding the traffic with your Peach Pass on I-85, you’ll now be able to save time and money by skipping out on traditional cash-based toll booths in North Carolina and Florida, too....
View ArticleSen. Curt Thompson Files Medical and Recreational Marijuana Legislation
While the current policy fight over marijuana in Georgia has been limited to medical cannabis oil for children, Sen. Curt Thompson (D-Norcross) has pre-filed two pieces of legislation that go much...
View ArticleKennesaw City Council Rejects Mosque Zoning Application, Inviting Lawsuit
In a blow to religious freedom significantly more serious than the “War on Christmas,” the Kennesaw City Council voted 4-1 yesterday to reject a zoning application to construct a mosque in a local...
View ArticleIncreased Competition Leads to Cheaper 2015 Obamacare Premiums in Georgia
Georgia’s consumers have an additional four insurers to choose from on the federal Health Insurance Marketplace established by the Affordable Care Act, and this increased competition has led to lower...
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Cheaper Oil Set to Help Georgia’s Economy More than Most
A new report from the energy policy think tank Resources for the Future has good news for Georgians: gas prices haven’t bottomed out yet, and Georgia’s economy is more poised than most to benefit from...
View ArticleTransportation Report Change Shows Dems Have Leverage on Revenues (And They...
The Georgia Transportation Joint Study Committee recently offered two major new revenue options to make up Georgia’s transportation funding shortfall: an additional 1% sales tax and a state gas tax...
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Georgia’s Working and Middle Class Face Nearly Double the Tax Rate of Top 1%
A new study from the Institute on Taxation & Economic Policy (ITEP) analyzes the tax structures of all 50 states and finds that Georgia’s richest contribute a much smaller share of their income to...
View ArticleHB 208: GA’s Largest Ever Proposed Tax Increase
As Jon reported, Rep. Tom Kirby introduced his “Georgia FairTax Bill,” H.B. 208, in the House Wednesday with visiting members from Georgians for Fair Taxation in attendance. The FairTax is meant to...
View ArticleStudent Loan Debt Could be Holding GA’s Recovery Back
The Center for State and Local Finance at Georgia State University recently issued a report on trends in Georgians’ student loan debt, and the results aren’t pretty. 33% of 25-year-old Georgians now...
View ArticleYou Ain’t Woman Enough
To Senator David Perdue, President Barack Obama’s Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch’s “patience, perseverance, professionalism and . . . graciousness” doesn’t outweigh her support of the...
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Sen. McKoon Files Senate “Religious Freedom” Bill
Senator Josh McKoon (R-Columbus) has filed the hotly-anticipated Senate version of a bill supporters claim is necessary to protect religious freedom in our state, SB 129. McKoon’s “Georgia Religious...
View ArticleGA Primary Care Docs Losing ACA Medicaid Payment Boost, But State Could Step In
Prior to 2013, Medicaid paid doctors on average nationwide only 59% of what Medicare would pay for primary care services, which itself pays less than what doctors typically bring in from private...
View ArticleFaith Leaders Call for Clemency as Georgia Prepares to Execute Kelly Gissendaner
The state of Georgia is preparing to execute Kelly Renee Gissendaner at 7:00 PM on Monday, March 2nd. If this continues as planned, her execution will be Georgia’s third of 2015 and our first execution...
View ArticleGA Dems Co-Sponsor Rep. John Lewis’s Voter Empowerment Act of 2015
U.S. Representative John Lewis has reintroduced H.R. 12, the Voter Empowerment Act of 2015, and Reps. Sanford Bishop, Hank Johnson, and David Scott have joined as original co-sponsors. This bill would...
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