The American Civil Liberties Union is often accused of being overly partisan, but here in Georgia the group is keeping things right down the middle as it fights to preserve the constitutional rights of the state’s students. The Georgia ACLU is urging Cass High School in Bartow County to apologize for forcing students to participate in the March 14th National School Walkout, the controversial movement calling for increased gun control. Regardless of what side of that debate you fall on, a group like the ACLU making sure students are not compelled to “engage in any kind of required collective speech” has its ship RISING…
Loeffler to head SBA
Former U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler was the latest Georgian to be tapped by President-elect Donald Trump for a key role in his upcoming administration, in this case to head up the Small Business Administration. Loeffler will lean on her experience as a successful financial executive as well as her political background in leading the SBA, which doles out loans and provides regulatory support for millions of small businesses nationwide. The appointment has Loeffler’s political star once again RISING…
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