Category Georgia

Georgia, Politics & Elections

David Perdue, John Barrow join drumbeat for travel ban on Ebola-troubled nations

By Daniel Malloy August, 5, 2014 Atlanta: Medical workers roll patient, Nancy Writebol into Emory University Hospital. AJC / John Spink A Dallas health care worker stricken with the Ebola virus arrived…

Dr. Alan Wood
October 16, 2014

Georgia, News, Opinion, Politics & Elections

Republican Calls for Ebola Czar Height of Hypocrisy

Rep. Jack Kingston is a Republican who represents the 1st Congressional District of Georgia wrote an editorial today called We need an Ebola czar. In the article he wrote “The global response…

Dr. Alan Wood
October 16, 2014

Georgia, Opinion, Politics & Elections

Max Cleland, David Poythress accuse Nathan Deal of appointing cronies to Georgia National Guard

By Walter C. Jones [Link] MARIETTA, GA. | Fellow Democrats David Poythress and Max Cleland gave Jason Carter a little help Thursday in criticizing Nathan Deal. Surrounded by historic military planes, the men…

Dr. Alan Wood
October 16, 2014

Georgia, Politics & Elections

Andrew Hunt Calls Nathan Deal an Idiot Over Ebola Comment

The following dispatch comes from our AJC colleague Nicholas Fouriezos: Plenty of people have already grilled Gov. Nathan Deal over his “water kills the Ebola virus” comment during a recent campaign stop. On Wednesday,…

Dr. Alan Wood
October 16, 2014

Georgia, Macon

Macon’s Blight Fight: What Happened to the Houses Nobody Wanted

An abandoned, boarded up house in Macon, Georgia, the kind of Macon blight the county Blight Fight and blight tax target, under a live oak at golden hour

this post began in 2014 as a reblog of a Creative Loafing Atlanta report about a conservatorship proposal for blighted houses. It has been replaced with an original Macon update. Georgia never…

Dr. Alan Wood
October 15, 2014
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Georgia, Macon, News, Watchdog Reports

Reminder: Macon Open Government Symposium Oct. 17

I encourage all to attend. The info I have for the event is in a PDF at the link below. I will also upload a screenshot as well. Any and all watchdog…

Dr. Alan Wood
October 15, 2014

Education, Georgia, Watchdog Reports

Don’t Bother Appealing to Georgia Board of Regents

As Part of our new CIG (Corruption in Georgia) Project I will be looking into the powerful Georgia Board of Regents which controls a budget of over $7Billion a year. I want…

Dr. Alan Wood
October 14, 2014

Georgia, News, Politics & Elections, Watchdog Reports

Tax Cheat Copart Donating Big to Deal Re-Election Bid

The scofflaw that made Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal rich while in office is also donating heavily to support the governor’s reelection according to IRS reports. That same company owes the state more…

Dr. Alan Wood
October 14, 2014
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Georgia, Watchdog Reports

The CIG Project Launched: Corruption In Georgia

Today I am proud to announce that our new CIG project has officially launched. I have a static page in the menu that will always be available even as this posts becomes…

Dr. Alan Wood
October 14, 2014

Georgia, Politics & Elections, Watchdog Reports

Meet your Attorney General Sam Olens

It is a shame so few races besides Governor and the U.S. Senate are garnering any media attention. Many of these other offices can have as big if not bigger effect on…

Dr. Alan Wood
October 13, 2014

Georgia, Politics & Elections

David Perdue Hiding Time at Gujarat Heavy Chemicals

Gujarat Heavy Chemicals Ltd. (GHCL) is an Indian chemical textile conglomerate. The Hill reports David Perdue worked for them as a Senior Consultant between 2007 and 2009. This company also makes chemicals, textiles, yarn,…

Dr. Alan Wood
October 13, 2014

Georgia, Politics & Elections

Jimmy Carter’s Record as Governor Versus Nathan Deal

Since President Carter has decided to be a bit more active in the campaign for his grandson in the closing weeks of the campaign I decided to compare and contrast the record…

Dr. Alan Wood
October 12, 2014
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Georgia, Politics & Elections

Meet Ralph Hudgens Georgia Insurance Commissioner

What Does an Insurance Commissioner Do? From this website: The Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner is a state executive position in the Georgia state government. The commissioner heads the Georgia Office of Insurance and Safety…

Dr. Alan Wood
October 12, 2014
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Georgia, Politics & Elections

National group sues Georgia over missing voter applications

By Kristina Torres – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution The national Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights filed suit against Secretary of State Brian Kemp and five Georgia counties late Friday, asking a state judge…

Dr. Alan Wood
October 10, 2014

Crime & Justice, Georgia, Politics & Elections

Stalking vs. First Amendment in Dekalb? Not So Fast

There was a recent story out of Dekalb county in Atlanta about a political candidate that got a temporary restraining order earlier this week against a journalist blogger he accuses of threatening and…

Dr. Alan Wood
October 10, 2014
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Crime & Justice, Georgia, Macon, Watchdog Reports

Vindication for Opponents of Romain Dallemand by Georgia PSC

Romain Dallemand, former Bibb County superintendent, whose tenure ended in a federal tax conviction and a $47.5 million civil damages order

It has just been reported that the Georgia Professional Standards Commission has revoked the licenses of disgraced former Bibb county Superintendent Romain Dallemand and his inept sidekick Tom Tourand. Tourand was the…

Dr. Alan Wood
October 9, 2014
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Georgia, Opinion, Politics & Elections

Why We Need More Women in The Senate

Out of the 100 U.S. Senators only 20 are female at the moment even though more than 50% of our population are women. I am not in favor of quotas in any…

Dr. Alan Wood
October 9, 2014

Georgia, Politics & Elections

Republican Governor Association Gives Deal another Million

Today the Atlanta Journal reported that the RGA is heeding Nathan’s Deal’s call for help as the election nears and polls shows Carter in a tie or a lead depending on which…

Dr. Alan Wood
October 6, 2014