The Georgia Legislative Black Caucus, the largest Black caucus in the nation, announced Monday the hiring of Deanna Hamilton as its new executive director. Hamilton, the former vice president of partner development for the National Black MBA Association, will head up the influential legislative organization, which is currently comprised of 65 Georgia House and Senate members. Race still plays as prominent a political role as ever in 2020, and with Hamilton to help advance its political goals the GLBC appears to be RISING…
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The recent decision by the Georgia Supreme Court to no longer hear (most) murder appeals has led to criticism and debate, particularly from the state Court of Appeals, which will now handle those cases. Court of Appeals judges say their staffs are already stretched thin, and that such a move would require the legislature to significanltly increase funding and staffing within the Nathan Deal Judicial Center. The move leaves Georgia’s court system DRIFTING…
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