A suspended member of the DeKalb County school board plans to keep fighting his ouster and is asking for donations to pay his legal fees. Eugene Walker, the former board chairman, said he still hopes to get a ruling on the constitutionality of the new law that allowed Gov. Nathan Deal to suspend him and [...]
Ga. NAACP Accuses Gov. Deal of Racism For Suspending DeKalb School Board Members
March 1, 2013 | Posted by
The issue of race has been simmering just beneath the surface of the DeKalb school board controversy. On Thursday, Georgia’s NAACP, other civil rights activists and some African-American state legislators made it official. They accused Republican Gov. Nathan Deal of being part of an alleged conspiracy to get rid of black officeholders and deprive black [...]
Georgia Gov. Deal Set to Remove 6 of 9 DeKalb School Board Members
February 25, 2013 | Posted by
Gov. Nathan Deal announced Monday he’ll remove six of the nine members of the DeKalb County school board, but a federal court order now has to be addressed. Deal said in a news conference that he was naming six persons to determine who should replace the outgoing board members. “The stakes in this case are [...]
Georgia Taking Up Its Welcome Mat to Foreign Refugees
February 14, 2013 | Posted by
For decades Georgia has welcomed thousands of refugees fleeing violent persecution in war-torn countries. They have come from Myanmar, Bhutan, Iraq, Somalia and many other countries. But since last year, Gov. Nathan Deal has been asking the federal government to substantially cut the numbers coming to Georgia, according to documents obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. State [...]
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal Unveils Status Quo State Budget
January 18, 2013 | Posted by
Gov. Nathan Deal on Thursday proposed a $19.8 billion status quo budget for the upcoming year that provides $800 million in construction projects but no new major programs. Nor does the plan contain cost-of-living raises for teachers, for the fifth year in a row, or for state employees, for the sixth year in a row. [...]
GA. Gov. Nathan Deal Sends Letter to Feds Declining Participation in Obama Care Exchange
November 23, 2012 | Posted by
Thumbing his nose at President Obama and the spirit of bi-partisan cooperation, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal on Friday sent a letter to the Obama administration saying Georgia will not set up its own health-care exchange, due to “Obama Care’s one-size fits all approach and the high cost” it puts on states. “I remain committed to [...]
E.P.A. Waives Environmental Requirements to Keep Georgia from Running Out of Gas
September 5, 2012 | Posted by
In order to avoid a repeat of Georgia’s long gas lines and empty pumps of 2008, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency temporarily waived environmental requirements for gasoline sold in Georgia to avoid a potential shortage after Hurricane Isaac caused supply disruptions. The move followed a request by Gov. Nathan Deal, who Wednesday reported the waiver [...]
A Coalition of Civil Rights and Attorneys Groups Say Black Judges in GA are Disappearing
May 24, 2012 | Posted by
A coalition of civil rights and attorneys groups says African-American judges are disappearing from the bench in one of Georgia’s most heavily-populated black counties and being replaced by white appointees. The coalition is calling on Gov. Nathan Deal to fill those judicial vacancies to reflect the diversity of the communities they serve. The Rev. Joseph [...]
