Tag Archives: Lobbyist Registration

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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Speaker Ralston’s Bad Toupee Bill

Posted on February 8, 2013 by William Perry

Tweet “More of a sun visor than a cap,” is how Georgia House Speaker David Ralston described the Senate’s Rule limiting gifts from lobbyists to $100. He is so critical because of the exceptions the rule allows. He pledged to … Continue reading →

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Ralston’s Reform Too Good to Be True

Posted on January 30, 2013 by William Perry

Tweet How wonderful it would be for Georgia’s ethics commission to be able to write rules again. It would be a marvelous thing for lobbyists to lose their ability to give unlimited gifts to government officials in this state. The … Continue reading →

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Trouble on the Horizon

Posted on March 16, 2011 by CCGA

Tweet The Governor has promptly signed into law what was HB232. This law is meant to correct a poor Advisory Opinion given by the State Campaign Finance Commission regarding who must register as lobbyists.  We covered the issue in The … Continue reading →

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The Right to Petition

Posted on March 7, 2011 by CCGA

Tweet In the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, Congress is prohibited from making any law that prohibits the right of people to petition the government for a redress of grievances.  This right has been held to include the right … Continue reading →

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