Complaints have steadily rolled in over the past three years regarding the state’s e-filing system, which tracks campaign donations, lobbying reports, and other financial information. The Georgia Ethics Commission has spent some $1.5 million on the software, implemented by Louisiana-based company Civix, but lawmakers and the public alike continue to struggle with it. So the commission is reversing course, putting out proposals for a replacement system that it hopes to have up and running by fall of 2025. Civix’s role monitoring Georgia campaign finance is SINKING…
Atlanta snubbed for ’28 DNC Convention
The City of Atlanta and the Georgia Democratic Party made a strong push to host the 2028 Democratic National Convention, but fell short once again when it was announced that Boston, Denver and Philadelphia are the three finalists. Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens blasted the decision, accusing the DNC of “abandoning Atlanta, abandoning the South, and once again abandoning Black voters.” The snub has Georgia Dems SINKING…
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