Oconee County, GA Politics

MEDIA RELEASE FEBRUARY 6, 2012 For Immediate Release Contact: Liz Flowers Senate Democratic Caucus 404-291-4755 flowersliz123@gmail.com SENATE DEMS RESPOND WITH SHARP CRITICISM TO  GOP HIGHER ED PLAN We cannot wait another year, says Carter Atlanta, Ga. - February 6, 2012  - Senate Democrats responded today with sharp criticism of the Republican higher education plan, which fails to recognize the reforms necessary to repair Georgia's HOPE scholarship. "We cannot wait another year. The Governor's own projections show we cannot wait another year. Right now, the Governor is not willing to face the facts that HOPE is in crisis," said Sen. Jason Carter (D-Decatur). "The fact remains the only responsible plan is the one Senate Democrats have presented. If we continue with the Governor's plans, HOPE vanishes and every year more students will not be able to attend c...

Can you help the Democratic Party of Georgia find some students negatively impacted by the new HOPE scholarship rules? Sent: Tue, March 29, 2011 1:24:57 PM Subject: DPG needs names of students affected by the new HOPE Scholarship rules Hello District 10 Democratic Leaders, Below is a second request from the DPG for help in fighting the Republicans' terrible changes in the HOPE Scholarship. Please put on your thinking caps, and pass the names along to me! Patsy Last week, we explained that we are looking for people who have benefited from the HOPE scholarship, or stand to lose benefits under the new changes to the program.   So far, I have three names submitted for this video project.  Again, please reach out to your districts and find examples of: Current college  students  that have above a 3.0 GPA and on  HOPE , but will only have 90% of their tuition covered next year. Current high school  students  who are concerned that they might ...

I just received a generic robo call from a college girl complaining that the cuts to the HOPE scholarship will prevent her parents from getting the tuition break they deserve. No accreditation to the call, but the number 404-239-9920 in an unpublished landline in Cobb County. The vote is Tuesday to prevent a large section of Georgia parents from qualifying for full HOPE Scholarship eligibility. The call did mention something about Zell Miller's scholarship