Author Archives: Rachel Bradley

About Rachel Bradley

Communications Coordinator at CCGA

Top 9 Ethics Bill Loopholes

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Rachel Bradley

Tweet Although HB 142 does rectify some issues with the ethics laws in Georgia. There are several loopholes that keep the bill from achieving it’s true purpose: ending unlimited giving from lobbyists to legislators. Lobbyists can split tickets with other … Continue reading →

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Atlanta Fails for Spending Transparency

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Rachel Bradley

Tweet A recent report from the Georgia Public Interest Research Group Education Fund found that the City of Atlanta’s spending transparency is not up to par with current standards. The report analyzed thirty of the country’s largest cities’ transparency practices. Atlanta was … Continue reading →

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The Politics of Ethics Reform

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Rachel Bradley

Tweet For years the Georgia Alliance for Ethics Reform has been emphasizing how ethics reform isn’t a Democrat or Republican issue, but a right or wrong issue. Well it seems like the legislators under the Gold Dome don’t quite agree. … Continue reading →

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Fifty Pledge Signers Elected to General Assembly

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Rachel Bradley

Tweet With the elections finally over, we can now see which Lobbyist Gift Cap Pledge signers have made it through the finish line. When these fifty men and women take their seats under the Gold Dome in January, they will … Continue reading →

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A Look at the Ethics Commission by the Numbers

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Rachel Bradley

Tweet There’s been a lot of talk recently about the “State Ethics Commission”, and all it’s inefficiency. The three graphics below illustrate just how far the Ethics Commission has fallen in a short amount of time. Hover over the images … Continue reading →

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Pay-to-Play in the Snow

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Rachel Bradley

Tweet This post is based on a report given by Rihard Belcher on WSB-TV. Click here to view the story. Yesterday, Richard Belcher from WSB Channel 2 reported on another pay-to-play scandal involving Mayor Kasim Reed. Surprisingly, it has nothing … Continue reading →

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Ethics reform efforts won’t end any time soon

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Rachel Bradley

Tweet The session may have come and gone, but our resolve to pass ethics reform should not. This year we got closer than ever before to our goal with comprehensive ethics bills in each chamber, and all limited lobbyist gifts … Continue reading →

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A Timeline of the Airport Contracting Controversies

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Rachel Bradley

Tweet Hartsfield Jackson Airport and the City of Atlanta recently concluded the largest round of contract bidding ever seen in North America. The contracts at stake were worth over $3 billion dollars. Given the enormity of the process, CCGA advocated … Continue reading →

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