Oconee County, GA Politics

From: "Bryan Long, Better Georgia" bryan@bettergeorgia.com Date: 09/23/2013 8:35 AM (GMT-05:00) To:  Subject: Sworn testimony. Common Cause Georgia, the nonpartisan ethics watchdog, issued a warning: " It looks like we now have the kind of scandal so many of us have feared ." We know Gov. Deal's scandal is bad, not because of politics , but because of sworn testimony . The governor's attorney told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Georgia's top ethics chief, "held us to the highest level of scrutiny and didn't do us any favors." But Holly LaBerge's sworn testimony tells a different story. As Gov. Deal's hand-picked head of the state ethics commission, LaBerge, admits the governor's office called her in May 2011 to see if she would be interested in replacing the sitting ethics chief who was, at precisely the same time, preparing to subpoena Gov. Nathan Deal's financial recor...

Bryan Long, Executive Director of Better Georgia, will be addressing the Oconee County Democratic Committee 7:00 pm Thursday, August 15th at the Oconee County Government Annex - 1291 Greensboro Highway (State Route 15) in south central downtown Watkinsville. Admission is free, but donations will be requested at the end of the evening to help support the outstanding work of the organization Better Georgia. According to their website: We are Georgians who are ready to once again lead the South. We want strong communities, churches and schools. We want quality jobs and a culture that attracts the best businesses. Better Georgia is here to make sure elected officials listen to Georgia families, small business owners and real people. We want our elected officials to pass sensible laws and policies that make Georgia a better state. Today, Georgia faces historic levels of unemployment with nearly half a million workers looking for jobs. Georgia has the 3rd highest poverty rat...

From: "Bryan Long, Better Georgia" < bryan@bettergeorgia.com > Date: April 10, 2013 4:23:05 PM EDT To: Subject: Challenge to GA elected officials: Support integrated prom in Wilcox County Reply-To: "Bryan Long, Better Georgia" < bryan@bettergeorgia.com > If you haven't already heard, Wilcox County high school students have said they  won't go another year with a segregated prom . It's 2013 and integration is   long overdue . Since they couldn't get the support of their high school or many of their parents, they're just going to do it themselves. The   AJC just reported   on Better Georgia's challenge to elected officials in Georgia to support Wilcox County's student-organized integrated prom. It's pretty simple:   love has no color . So while we're waiting to see which elected officials publicly or financially support this integrated prom, here are two things you can do to help...

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Sincerely,  Dan Matthews Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:40:10 -0600 From: don@bettergeorgia.com To: EVERYONE Subject: Win front-row seats to Rachel Maddow in Atlanta. Rachel Maddow is coming to Atlanta . The nation's most popular progressive television host, political commentator and author will speak to a crowd of 1,600 at Atlanta Symphony Hall on Saturday night, March 23. You can buy tickets from $20 and up from the Woodruff Arts Center web site. And you can get a 10 percent discount if you use the promo code DWSSB. But here's some bad news. The front section is already sold out -- except for two front-row tickets that we would love to give to you and your date. And to make your evening with Rachel Maddow even better, we'll throw in a $100 gift certificate for food and drinks at Table 1280 -- just steps from Symphony Hall. And on top of the tickets and gift certificate, we'll give you a signed paperback copy o...

Sincerely,  Dan Matthews Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2012 07:15:49 -0500 From: bryan@bettergeorgia.com To: danmatt@hotmail.com Subject: 5 reasons why Georgia voters oppose Amendment 1 Better Georgia Voters of all political stripes agree that we shouldn't change Georgia's constitution. Liberals, moderates and conservatives have found a few simple reasons to vote 'No' on Amendment 1. Out-of-state corporations are paying for the 'Yes' campaign It creates a new Atlanta-based government bureaucracy The new commission will be filled with political appointments Georgia has more than 200 charter schools and an appeals process that works A 'Yes' vote would cost $450 million dollars while most public schools still can't pay for a full school year Those out-of-state donors say Amendment 1 is all about more choice for education. Today I want to offer you educational choice. Here are two ...