July 2006

Political RoundUp: July 2006

He nailed it, An ethical guy, Missing in action, Don't make me mad

Tom Crawford

Published: July 2006

The Big Sleep

Politics

Ever since Georgia voters messed up and began allowing governors to run for another four years, second terms have tended to be snoozefests in which nothing much happens.

Tom Crawford

Published: July 2006

League of Women Voters of Georgia

Organizations

Measured against today's membership, the first meeting of the League of Women Voters of Georgia was a small one. The year was 1920 and 22 women's suffrage activists from around the state gathered in the Atlanta home of Emily C. McDougald to found an organization that would encourage women to take advantage of their newly-gained right to vote, which became law that same year.

Terrell Johnson

Published: July 2006

Open Government and Recruitment

The recent court cases made it appear that "the media" won a great victory and Georgia's economic development community lost a major tool for attracting new industry. No one won or lost anything.

Neely Young

Published: July 2006