The title says its all—today is the last day to register as a voter in the 2016 presidential election. Despite differences in opinions, we can all agree that the ability to be heard by the leaders of our nation is indeed a great one. Every American citizen has the opportunity and the right to have
Announced in a press release, Georgia’s Attorney General Sam Olens, along with the Federal Trade Commission and agencies from every US state, was granted a permanent injunction to disband two nationally-operated sham cancer societies on March 30, 2016. The now dissolved societies, Cancer Fund of America Inc. (CFA) and Cancer Support Services Inc. (CSS), operated
Tuesday, March 8th marked the launch of the 5th annual Legal Food Frenzy. Attorney General Sam Olens, Young Lawyers Division director Jack Long, Georgia Food Bank Association Executive Director Danah Craft and representatives from Georgia’s 8 regional food banks joined together at the state Capitol to kick off the event. The Legal Food Frenzy is a statewide
Senate Bill 410, a bill that would make the English bulldog—mascot of the University of Georgia (UGA)—as the official state dog is currently being proposed to Georgia legislators. This legislation follows behind the proposal of House Bill 561, a bill that seeks to promote animal adoption and rescue through making “the adoptable dog” the official state
Georgia’s General Assembly has recently been presented with House Bill 1055, a bill that would end the state’s present healthcare regulations, the Certificate of Need program (CON). Andy Miller from Georgia Health News recently wrote extensively about the proposed legislation, available here. The bill intends to do away with CON and replace it with a
Since 2013, five rural medical centers in Georgia have closed, and countless others are struggling to stay afloat financially. From restructuring to cutting services, many hospitals are changing in whatever means necessary to survive. This financial crisis was unintentionally brought on by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and related legislation that followed it. Before the
By a vote of 75-20, the U.S. Senate passed a bill that will revise Customs and Border protection, strengthen trade enforcement, and permanently prohibit state and local taxation of internet access. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the bill in December 2015. Now it awaits the president’s signature before it is put into law. Senator
Yesterday, Representative Bill Werkheiser (R-Glennville) announced his intentions to file a piece of legislation aimed at increasing openness between the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) and southeast Georgians. A private company recently announced intentions to dispose of large amounts of coal ash in the region. While legal, the actions were kept out of public knowledge.
Last March, a DeKalb County police officer responded to a call reporting a naked man behaving strangely. The officer, Robert Olsen, shot the man dead. Tried by the grand jury, District Attorney Richard James won the indictment against Olsen. However, many believe that the justice system through which law officers are tried is in need
On Tuesday, the House of Representatives voted on a measure opposing President Obama’s recent veto of the Restoring American’s Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act. In a vote of 241-186, the House Democrats blocked the bill from passing. It included measures to defund Planned Parenthood and essentially end Obamacare. Following the vote, House Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price,
