Jody Hice (R-GA 10th), Athens representative to the US Congress, decided to prioritize the defunding of Planned Parenthood over the needs of his own constituents and district. Rep. Hice voted against the Spending bill (HR 2029) which included $114 million in funding for UGA’s Poultry Science Lab and relief funds […]
Yearly Archives: 2015
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Last night, the Athens-Clarke County Mayor & Commission met with our local delegation of state senators and representatives to give our local government’s opinion on important actions for the 2016 legislative session, which starts in January. Pressured by Athens for Everyone, they expressed their unanimous support for several valuable changes […]
As the Athens-Banner Herald reported, the ACC Board of Elections is pushing for all poll workers to be paid a Living Wage starting July 2016. The Athens-Clarke County Board of Elections is backing an attempt by Elections Supervisor Gail Schrader to boost the pay of poll workers, a move Schrader […]
Part 2 of 2 [to read part 1, click here] As the current pack of Republican presidential nominees stand before large crowds praising free-market capitalism, President Obama has been concluding seven-year long negotiations for a free-trade agreement that would encompass nearly forty percent of the world’s economy. In 1993, […]