(APN) ATLANTA — Republicans no longer have a supermajority in Georgia’s State House of Representatives. On Tuesday, August 11, 2015, Democratic candidate Taylor Bennett–an attorney and former football player–won a runoff election for House District 80, defeating J. Max Davis, a Republican. The district includes parts of Sandy Springs in Fulton County and Brookhaven in DeKalb County. […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — In this year’s General Election, along with a state constitutional amendment that would cap the income tax rate at six percent, voters in Georgia will have a chance to vote on a second constitutional amendment question and a referendum. http://www.atlantaprogressivenews.com/interspire/news/2014/09/17/income-tax-cap-referendum-if-passed-takes-progressivity-off-table.html SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT QUESTION The second constitutional amendment question deals with reckless driving fees […]
Read more(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 […]
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