Public Officials Should Disclose Executive Session Discussions
In my most recent article entitled “Are Georgia Sunshine Laws Under Assault” I attempted to provide a short guide on what the open meetings and open record sections of the…
Are Georgia Sunshine Laws Under Assault?
Open records and meetings are our best insurance against government corruption “When there is not openness, corruption grows rapidly.” — Vernon Keenan, director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Sunshine…
The Repeal of Glass-Steagall Nearly 15 Years Later: Future Prospects
It was almost 15 years ago that the government in it’s infinite wisdom chose to dismantle a key firewall between commercial and investment banks. Commercial banks used to be more…
Orange is the New Deal: AG’s Office & Ethics Chief Ordered to Pay $20k
A Fulton County Superior Court judge on Wednesdsay sanctioned the Attorney General’s Office and state ethics commission director Holly LaBerge and ordered each to pay $10,000 in fines for failing…
Citizen journalist Violently Restrained at Public Event
There are so many disturbing aspects to this story. An off-duty deputy manhandled a female citizen journalist and slammed her against a table. She still has bruises and pain a…
Nathan Deal Steps in it Again With $74M Copart Tax Dispute
One month ago I wrote an articled entitled “Are Georgian’s Getting a Raw Deal from Our Governor?” The more we learn about Nathan Deal the clearer that answer becomes. In…
Financial State of States Released: Georgia Sinkhole State
Truth in Accounting is a non-partisan group that has been examining the financial health of states since 2002. Their mission statement: To educate and empower citizens with understandable, reliable, and…
Why is There No Database For People Killed by Police
We Have No Idea How Many Americans are Killed By Cops Each Year Because of several high-profile killings of unarmed people by cops recently, I became curious what the total…
Do We Have A Fourth Estate Left To Save?
Edmund Burke, an 18th century British political philosopher, came up with the the concept of the Fourth Estate. The “three estates” present in the Parliament were the king, the lords,…
Largely Ignored South Bibb Had First Roundabout in Macon,GA
Let me begin by saying that I think roundabouts are generally a very good thing. They are safer, reduce congestions, save money over time, and also can save lives. I…
Where Nathan Deal’s Georgia Really Ranks
I collected a list of statistics on where Georgia ranks in a lot of important categories but since it was hidden at the bottom of another article, I thought it…
My Lunch with Andrew Hunt: Libertarian Candidate for Governor
I just returned home from a very enjoyable lunch at Ingleside Village Pizza. The lunch included several supporters in addition to Andrew Hunt and some very good pizza. We were…
Georgia Only State Not To Display Executive Orders
I decided to share this story from the Sunlight Foundation with their permission about the sudden removal of all the executive orders from the governor’s website. The sunlight foundation is…