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Parent Trigger Act Another Threat to Public Education in Georgia (UPDATE 1)

January 12, 2013 MARKO ROBINSON Leave a comment

(APN) ATLANTA — HB 123, the Parent and Teacher Empowerment Act, also known as the Parent Trigger Act, is the latest effort by some, mostly Republican, legislators, to promote charter schools in Georgia and continue to undermine the public education system and public schools. The Act was introduced on January 28, 2013 by State Reps. Edward Lindsey (R-Atlanta), Brooks Coleman […]

Georgia Third Party Ballot Access Bill Passes House Committee

February 19, 2012 MATTHEW CHARLES Leave a comment

(APN) ATLANTA — HB 949, a bill that would slightly reduce the number of petition signatures required by an independent or third party candidate running for office in Georgia, has passed the Georgia House Committee on Governmental Affairs. While the bill would not change the percentages required for independent and third party candidates running for office statewide or locally–that […]