Oconee County, GA Politics

Oconee County Observations: More SPLOST Money May Be Needed For Courthouse Sec... : Turnout Low At Hearing Only about 20 people turned out tonight at the third meeting on proposed projects for the Oconee County 2015 Specia...

When the company that owns Fox News begins to realize that there is a palatable political change in the air in the Peach State, well you can't just blame Washington anymore.  Republicans need to keep talking about vaginas, forced ultrasounds, "legitimate rape" and making women felons for controlling their own healthcare choices. Also the biggest secret is that all the Republicans running for Congress in the 10th District in Georgia at least want to increase your taxes by snatching back your Affordable Care Act insurance tax subsidy on outrageous monthly premiums. Georgia Poll May Give GOP Pause - Washington Wire - WSJ

Georgia is starting to turn blue, no matter what you do Sincerely,  Dan Matthews Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2013 12:15:56 -0600 From: don@bettergeorgia.com To: danmatt@hotmail.com Subject: Statewide poll results: Deal, Medicaid, Guns Better Georgia I know it can sometimes feel a little lonely being a progressive in Georgia. But trust me, it only feels that way. And we've got the data to prove it. There are actually millions of Georgians in every corner of our state who believe the same things you do. Download Better Georgia's latest statewide polling. In 2012, New York Times columnist and leading political polling analyst Nate Silver ranked Better Georgia's polling efforts the most accurate in the state. Click to download PDF. » Like you, voters across Georgia know that our tax dollars are better spent building strong roads and safe schools than they are on corporate giveaways. They know background checks before g...

State Imposes New Monthly Fee on Recipients of Low-Income Phone Subsidy

Georgia GOP lawmakers face uncomfortable tax choice

Your morning jolt: Nathan Deal steps up on transportation sales tax | Political Insider

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Tax and spend Republicans should suffer the worst of this, but they are the ones benefiting instead. Democrats: Overhaul bill would raise income taxes for those who earn $20k to $180k | Political Insider

Despite their pledges, Georgia Republicans continue to raise our taxes Charlton County Herald > Archives > Opinion > Editorials > CRAWFORD / Tax pledges aren't what they used to be Posted using ShareThis