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…
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.” —…
Laurens County Board Meeting of September 2, 2014
This is the audio from the called meeting at Laurens County Board of Education which has been the center of…
Reverse Decisions and Hidden Agendas at Laurens School Board
The Reason To Remove Tim Passmore Becoming Clearer Just when the citizens of Laurens County thought that things couldn’t possibly…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
Georgia has three of the Fastest Shrinking Cities: Macon #7
Georgia has the dubious honor of being the only state in the country to have three cities on the recently…
Are Georgian’s getting a Raw Deal from our Governor?
There is a very old expression that nothing is fatal in politics besides a bullet. When it comes to many…
Here is your document Mr. Richardson
I suppose the fact that Cliffard Whitby is the director of the Central Georgia Partnership for Individual and Community Development…