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Category: Ethics

  • This, as they say, is a Big F’ing Deal

    Nice to know that the State of Georgia has $3,000,000 laying around. Exclusive: State settles all remaining ethics cases By Aaron Gould Sheinin State government on Friday will announce it has settled two remaining lawsuits against its ethics commission as well as one that had yet to be filed, the AJC has learned. A person…

  • TGIF or something

    Sweet baby Jesus on a breadstick what a week. Everyone knows that if you leave the teabag in the water too long it gets bitter. The bitter kittens have spoken. The Holy Spirit had something to say, but I think only one person heard it. Sen. Ted Cruz has a undisclosed Caribbean land deal? Say it’s…

  • How did I miss THIS?

    Two members of the Georgia Public Service Commission are attempting to funnel a $10,000 fee that should go to the State’s treasury to an CHRISTIAN ANTI-CHOICE group.  Really.  I kid you not.  Oh yeah, and they both have connections to the group. Under a settlement, Peerless Network of Georgia LLC will pay a $10,000 penalty…

  • Charter School Paychecks/Payoffs

    So remember last fall when folks voted for private charter schools and various “Leftist Front Groups” like the PTA, Georgia School Superintendents Association, state’s school superintendent, John D. Barge, and others warned y’all there would be big paychecks in it for folks who championed these paid for taxpayer private schools? Oh come on you remember… Well today one…

  • There Shall Be No More Cakes and Ale

    Ethics, schmethics,  we gots “Rules” now. Or not, or something. Lesigh. Excellent choice of photo award goes to this blog! So wrong, yet so entertaining.  Thanks to the  Joe.My.God’s commenters I  can check in every couple hours just to see what the witty gays have to say. Before you roll your eyes, his 2012 blog saw about 23…

  • Living Wage for Legislators

    A former Professor of mine from Kennesaw State, Kerwin Swint, has a nice piece regarding the $100 lobbyist cap in Georgia.  It ends with this summation: After all, every Georgian’s real fear should be that the state of Alabama has stronger ethics laws than the Peach State. You know, I get why some members of…