Tag nathan deal

Education, Georgia, Watchdog Reports

Injunction Sought to Block Political Appointee Sam Olens from KSU Presidency

A coalition of KSU faculty, students, alumni, joined by Cobb community leaders have filed an injunction to block Sam Olens as president of Kennesaw State University. Sam Olens is a political appointee…

Dr. Alan Wood
October 28, 2016
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Crime & Justice, Georgia

Payola: The Name of the Game for Georgia Governor Nathan Deal

The following article is being reblogged with permission from the Poltical Vine website. “No matter what they say it’s about, it’s always about money.” — Bill O’Neil, American Businessman Rumors have it that someone…

Dr. Alan Wood
February 27, 2016

Crime & Justice, Georgia, Opinion

It’s time for full legalization of Marijuana

The neutered marijuana law sponsored by Allen Peake has been a huge disappointment to most supporters in the state. Peake and our legislature voted to allow the sale of a pharmaceutical product…

Dr. Alan Wood
November 14, 2015
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Georgia, News, Politics & Elections

Nathan Deal Backtracks on Confederate License Plate

(Update: A day after this article was published, Nathan Deal did as we predicted and now wants a redesign of the license plate in Georgia. The current license plate has a large…

Dr. Alan Wood
June 23, 2015

Education, Georgia, Watchdog Reports

The Very Broken Georgia Board of Regents

The Georgia Board of Regents is probably the most powerful entity in the state. They control billions of the state budget yet operate without any oversight and practically no transparency or accountability.…

Georgia

Copart Still Owes Georgia $74M in Back taxes

Last year before the election we reported on a company named Copart that owed Georgia millions in back taxes. The reason this was especially newsworthy was due to the close business ties…

Dr. Alan Wood
June 2, 2015

Georgia, News, Watchdog Reports

Seeking sanctions against the Attorney General of Georgia for Hiding Evidence

In this article I am including three attachments. One shows sanctions against Attorney general Sam Olens in the Stacey Kalberman case which dealt with ethics charges involving Nathan Deal. Another attachment is the…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 23, 2015
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Crime & Justice, Georgia, News

Video Journalist Wins $200,000 in Lawsuit Against Cumming, GA Mayor

This week we would like to honor Nydia Tisdale with our Georgia Peach Award for fighting an heroic battle against City Hall and winning. Georgia Watchdog first learned about this intrepid watchdog…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 17, 2015

Georgia, Opinion, Politics & Elections

Dear Allen Peake, Who are those Many Critics of Whom You Speak?

My Dad would often use the collective “They” when having a debate with my Mom. He would say “They said…” to which my Mom very astutely would reply, who exactly is this…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 1, 2015
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Georgia, Opinion, Politics & Elections, Watchdog Reports

Casey “Crazy Eyes” Cagle Out to Ravage Georgia Medical Marijuana and Beer Bills

I happen to be a big Larry David fan. One episode of his show Curb Your Enthusiasm was called Crazy Eyes though it was spelled differently. While I was looking for a photo…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 1, 2015

Georgia, Health, Politics & Elections

NORML-Church Lady Georgia Marijuana Index. ®

Georgia NORML-Church Lady Marijuana Index. ® I thought it important to create an index so that people can more clearly understand where various power brokers stand on the issue here in the Peach…

Dr. Alan Wood
February 28, 2015

Georgia, Health, Opinion, Politics & Elections

Medical Cannabis May Determine Georgia’s Next Governor

Even though we just had an election a few months ago, the battle to decide the 2018 election is already in high gear. Allen Peake and Casey Cagle are likely to feature…

Dr. Alan Wood
February 9, 2015

Georgia, Health, Opinion

Nathan Deal Joins Georgia Sheriff’s Association Call to Weaken HB-1

Recently the fight for medical cannabis oil in Georgia took a new twist. The Georgia Sheriff’s Association said they think “the list of illnesses is too long”. They essentially only want to allow…

Dr. Alan Wood
February 5, 2015
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Georgia, Health, Lifestyle, Politics & Elections

Governor Deal, end the suffering

The following letter was written by Sebastien Cotte, his wife Annett and son Jagger lived in Stone Mountain before moving to Colorado as medical refugees. We contacted Mr. Cotte for permission to publish…

Dr. Alan Wood
January 25, 2015

Georgia, Health, Politics & Elections

Haleigh’s Hope Act More Restrictive than 1980 Version of Medical Cannabis Bill

If you have been following the news on the push for medical cannabis in Georgia you are probably aware that it took a major blow when Governor Nathan Deal decided to not…

Dr. Alan Wood
January 23, 2015

Georgia, Watchdog Reports

Nathan Deal’s Re-election Pays Off for Daughter-In-Law’s Company

By David Crockett of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal’s re-election campaign was very good for the Deal family, and not just because the governor won. A…

Dr. Alan Wood
January 21, 2015
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Georgia, Health, Lifestyle, Politics & Elections

Medical Marijuana shouldn’t be used as “Political Footballs”

(The following article was actually left as a comment but I thought it should gain more exposure by being published as an article by itself) By Jeff Deutsch This is taking WAY too…

Dr. Alan Wood
January 18, 2015

Georgia, Health, Opinion

Nathan Deal’s opposition to in-state growing of cannabis due to Big Pharma

2015 was supposed to be the year that medical cannabis finally came to Georgia at least partially. Only the oil would be allowed. Many people correctly in my opinion have equated the…

Dr. Alan Wood
January 12, 2015