Category Archives: Jason Carter

Former State Sen. Jason Carter Appointed Chair of Carter Center Board

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With additional reporting by Matthew Charles Cardinale.   (APN) ATLANTA — Former State Sen. Jason Carter (D-Atlanta), grandson to former President Jimmy Carter of Georgia, was named the Chair of the Carter Center Board of Trustees this past March 2015 and will take his post on November 20, 2015.   “Carter, a member of the Carter Center Board of Trustees […]

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APN 2014 General Endorsements Part Two: Hecht, Doreen Carter, Blackman, No on Income Tax Cap Amendment

(APN) ATLANTA — The Board of Directors of Atlanta Progressive News has issued a second round of endorsements in the General Election for 2014 for statewide, U.S. midterm, and other elections in Georgia. In our latest round of endorsements, we endorse Greg Hecht for Attorney General of Georgia; Doreen Carter for Secretary of State; and Daniel Blackman for Public Service […]

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Better Georgia Steps on GOP’s Last Nerve; Faces Ethics Complaint; Dodges Another

With additional reporting by Matthew Charles Cardinale   (APN) ATLANTA — Better Georgia’s publicizing on Gov. Nathan Deal’s ethics scandals has upset Republican activists to the point that two Georgia Republicans filed ethics charges against the organization.       Cade Joiner of Macon, Georgia, complained on July 08, 2014 that Better Georgia was violating the standards of a 501(c)(4), […]

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Settlement Amounts Add Up in Gov. Deal Whistleblower Lawsuits

(APN) ATLANTA — The latest reports on the whistleblower suits against Gov. Nathan Deal have him in full-blown denial and even attempting to revise whistleblowers laws, presumably to keep the embarrassment of getting busted from happening again.  Critics are none too pleased.   As previously reported by Atlanta Progressive News, in April 2014, whistleblower Stacey Kalbermann, former Executive Secretary of […]

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Georgia 2014 Primary Elections Results Part One: Statewide, U.S. House, Judicial, Fulton County

(APN) ATLANTA — Georgia’s Primary and Non-partisan Elections were held on Tuesday, May 20, 2014.  This overview presents the results in statewide, U.S. House, and Fulton County Commission primary races; and non-partisan judicial races. Georgia election results according to the Secretary of State’s office as of May 21, 2014 at 4:20 PM.   Registered voters 5,040,952; ballots cast 984.419 and turnout […]

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APN 2014 Endorsements Pt 2: Wilson, Pitts, Darnell/Edwards, Muhammad, Robertson, Mann, Decline/SOS, Decline/HD 58

(APN) ATLANTA — The Atlanta Progressive News Board of Directors has made selections for the Georgia 2014 Primary and Non-partisan Election.     On May 06, 2014, we announced our initial list of endorsements, which including: State Sen. Jason Carter (D-Decatur) for Governor of Georgia; former State Sen. Steen Miles (D-Decatur) for U.S. Senate; State Sen. Nan Orrock (D-Atlanta) for […]

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APN 2014 Endorsements: Miles, Decline/GA-4, Carter, Orrock, Williams

(APN) ATLANTA — The Atlanta Progressive News has approved five endorsements for the 2014 early Primary Election; APN hopes to make endorsements in additional Primary races next week.     The 2014 endorsements are: former State Sen. Steen Miles (D-Decatur) for U.S. Senate; decline to endorse for Georgia’s fourth U.S. Congressional District currently held by U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA); […]

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Michelle Nunn Faces Criticism from Progressives and Republicans Alike

  (APN) ATLANTA — Michelle Nunn, the centrist candidate seeking the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Georgia, is facing severe criticism from progressive Democrats and from Republicans alike, for her and her campaign’s tactics of vaguery, inaccessibility, equivocation, and deception, and for Republican-lite policy positions that are neither progressive nor openly right-wing.   Progressive Democrats, including her opponents in […]

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Georgia House Republicans Want to Block Gov. Deal from Expanding Medicaid

  (APN) ATLANTA — House Republicans are pushing new legislation to give the Legislature a say over whether the State of Georgia will accept federal funding to expand Medicaid in Georgia.   Medicaid expansion has been a hot issue, with Sen. Jason Carter (D-Decatur), the presumptive Democratic nominee for Governor, having criticized Gov. Nathan Deal for refusing to expand Medicaid […]

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APN Interview with Sen. Jason Carter, Candidate for Governor

  (APN) ATLANTA — State. Sen. Jason Carter (D-Decatur) is currently running for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Georgia, and is hoping to challenge Gov. Nathan Deal or another Republican nominee in the General Election this November.   Sen. Carter was elected to the Georgia Senate in the 42nd district by Special Election on May 11, 2010 and reelected […]

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Bill Would Promote Solar Power in Georgia by Breaking Utility’s Monopoly

(APN) ATLANTA — Senate Bill 401 is a new, bipartisan bill introduced in Georgia’s State Senate would encourage private investment in solar power, stimulate the economic growth of Georgia, and enhance the continued diversification of the energy resources. The bill would overturn two existing laws which are standing in the way of meaningful development of solar power alternatives in Georgia. […]

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Democrats, Republicans Diverged on HOPE Scholarship Reforms

Editor’s note: This article by APN’s News Editor was commissioned by, and will also be appearing on the Beacon Online, a North Fulton County publication.  In a unique partnership, the Beacon is also syndicating some of APN’s articles both in print and online. UPDATE: Since this article was written, the HOPE bill passed the State Senate with several amendments. #### […]

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