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Faith-Based Amendment Attacked as Vehicle for School Vouchersnew
On its face, Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue's "Faith and Family Services" amendment is possibly the simplest bill that lawmakers will deal with all session. Less than a page long, it seeks to overturn a state constitutional provision that prohibits public money from being given to religious institutions.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
02-10-2005 |
Politics
Lawmakers Make Sure Everyone Has Right to Knownew
If, as they say, a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, then Georgia lawmakers could be flirting with disaster over various "right to know" legislation.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
02-03-2005 |
Politics
Will GOP Overkill Give Dems a Taste of Their Own Medicine?new
During the first few days of the new legislative session, Democrats could be heard making light of their lackluster committee assignments, discussing rumors about desperate would-be party-switchers, and musing over the awkwardness of moving out of their old Capitol offices as Republicans moved in.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
01-21-2005 |
Politics
Blue Island in a Red Seanew
This year's election put Republicans firmly in control under the Gold Dome. It's too soon to tell what that spells for Atlanta. But it does create a new color scheme for the political map.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
01-13-2005 |
Politics
A Newly Empowered Georgia GOP and its Legislative Wish Listnew
Now that Republicans control both chambers of the Georgia General Assembly for the first time since Reconstruction, consider this spring's legislative session a playground for the GOP agenda. These conservative-friendly issues can be expected to top the legislation shortlist.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
11-11-2004 |
Politics
Gay Amendment Redux: Does GOP Want Supreme Court Defeat?new
Here's what Georgia state Republican leaders aren't saying about the new amendment banning gay marriage: That their fondest wish is that it be overturned by the courts. Say what? That would mean, in 2006, they'll get to do it all over again.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
11-11-2004 |
Politics
How to Cope, Post-Election 2004new
The dust has settled on the election and your side lost. Big time. But don't give up hope. To help you through this troubling time, your friends at Creative Loafing have thrown together this handy list of coping techniques for distraught liberals.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
11-11-2004 |
Politics
Tags: election, postmortem
Georgia Official Says He'll Quit Doing Business With His Agencynew
Although he confirms doing $30,000 in private business deals with the agency he oversees, state Department of Human Resources board chairman Bruce Cook says he doesn't believe he's violated any state ethics rules.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
11-04-2004 |
Politics
State Official May Have Used Public Post to Promote Private Businessnew
Critics contend Bruce Cook has blurred the line between public service and private commerce. Last week, he seemed oblivious to the implications of using his position as chairman of Georgia's Department of Human Resources to drum up business for his company's abstinence-education products.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
10-28-2004 |
Politics
Expect Redistricting Maps to Come Out if GOP Wins Big in Georgianew
If Republicans retain their grip on the state Senate and manage to eke out a narrow majority in the state House for the first time in 130 years, Georgia will see a slew of changes. Probably the most clandestinely discussed byproduct would be yet another round of reapportionment.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
10-14-2004 |
Politics
Could Zell Miller's Unbalanced Keynote Tirade Hurt the GOP?new
By the time of the Don Imus interview, Zell Miller already had learned that he and his wife, Shirley, were unceremoniously bumped from their enviable place on the stage during the president's speech — a move that seemed a clear acknowledgement that Bush's most ardent Democratic cheerleader had become an embarrassment.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
09-13-2004 |
Politics
Follow the Bouncing Zell: A Report on His Zig Zagsnew
One of Zell Miller's favorite lines is "To thine own self be true." Which, judging from the congressman's darting to and fro on every issue from the Civil Rights Movement to the Bush family, just goes to show he's every bit the ping-pong ball that Rudy Giuliani accuses John Kerry of being.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry and Mara Shalhoup |
09-02-2004 |
Politics
Halliburton Finds Plenty of Takers for Risky Iraqi Gigsnew
Halliburton representatives came to Atlanta looking for a few good men and women brave or nutty enough to drive 18-wheelers through enemy fire or serve as medics in the middle of war-torn Iraq.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
07-22-2004 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Can Johnny Isakson Out-Conservative the Conservatives?new
Widely regarded as the most reasonable, amiable and downright likable Republican lawmaker in Georgia during the long years in which Democrats ruled the political roost, Isakson has found that those qualities aren't exactly selling points among the post-Newt, ditto-headed, conservative hard-liners who control his party these days.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
06-24-2004 |
Politics
Formidable Field of Women Seek Congressional Seatnew
Cynthia McKinney, who wants to regain her seat in Congress, is a favored candidate among the five women and one man who will face off in the July 20 Democratic primary. Once regarded as a loose cannon, she's now seen as an outspoken advocate for the oppressed.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
06-16-2004 |
Politics
