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Jekyll Island Under Attack By House Republicans

House bill threatens Jekyll Island - Opinions

The Georgia House of Representatives has introduced a bill, HB 214, that recommends Jekyll Island be opened up for development. Yes, this means bulldozing those protected dunes, destroying sea turtle nests (according to www.georgiaseaturtles.org, there are 114 active nest sites to date), threatening marshland and forest habitats and demolishing the beauty of Jekyll's natural setting.

Georgia Tax Cuts & History A Myth

Time to cut through some hype. The Georgia Budget & Policy Institute has done a great job of cutting through the rhetoric of "tax reform" from the conservative spin machines at the state capitol, and has developed a comprehensive study of the Tax & Expenditure Limitation bills (TEL Bills) floating around the capitol this session.

Read GBPI's report: The Truth About TEL (Analysis of SR 20)

Family Day At the State Capitol 2007

Blogwatch: Unions say they'll bring the potato salad to 'Family Day' | Political Insider

This is what happens when Republicans try to throw a block party. Everybody thinks the invitation applies to him. As they did two years ago, GOP lawmakers said they had reserved Saturday, Feb. 10, for ‘Family Day’ at the state Capitol — a day to draw back the curtain of legislative mystery for the glowing faces of young children, to allow them to discover for themselves that the world of politics is very much like the world of Spongebob Squarepants, right down to the squirrel with the fishbowl on his head.

Freeman (R-Macon) In Trouble, Democrat Could Unseat Him

Macon Telegraph | 10/17/2006 | Benedict, Freeman vie for House 140 seat

EDUCATION KEY TO BOTH CAMPAIGNS Benedict has said the state's educational system has suffered after Gov. Sonny Perdue cut $1.25 billion from the budget. She said the cuts have an especially hard impact on midstate children.

Rep. Alan Powell Draws a Right-Wing-Nut Opponent for HD 29

The Hartwell Sun Online

Mike Griffin announced this week he is a Republican candidate for the Georgia House of Representatives. He seeks to represent District 29, which includes Hart County and portions of Franklin and Madison counties.

Griffin said he is “a mainstream conservative” and said he shares “the basic values of the people of Northeast Georgia.”