PART 1 (above): Facts & Transparency: Speaker Ralston’s Use of Legislative Leave
PART 2 (below): Q&A Session
Derek Somerville, former FBI Special Agent was the Guest Speaker at the Madison Forum’s July 27 breakfast meeting. Mr. Somerville’s presentation was on “Facts & Transparency: Speaker Ralston’s Use of Legislative Leave.”
When Speaker Ralston was accused of allegedly abusing his legislative position, as a concerned Georgia Citizen, Derek Somerville took it upon … Read more...
Angela Bean, of the Madison Forum and Restore & Preserve the Constitution, spoke to the Madison Forum on Monday, October 10, 2016. She discussed the four amendments on the November ballot that will change our Georgia Constitution and the importance of knowing what you are voting for when casting your vote:
Larry Savage spoke to the Madison Forum on Saturday, February 27th. The topic was the new Cobb County hotel taxes and whether the new special tax districts have the authority to make some hotels charge higher taxes depending on their location.
… Read more...Georgia Public Service Commissioner, Tim Echols, in a speech to the Madison Forum discussed with the group his concerns for Georgia and the nation regarding the EPA’s Clean Power Plan. He was encouraging in some aspects of his remarks explaining that Georgia had managed to get some concessions from the EPA on nuclear energy as a zero-pollution resource under the rules. However, Mr. Echols is not a fan of the … Read more...
By
Richard Arena
Three years ago Metro-Atlanta voters roundly rejected a one percent (1%) transportation tax when the public learned that the proposed T-SPLOST was not a remedy for Atlanta’s chronic traffic congestion as promoted but actually a taxpayer funded stimulus for developers who planned to transform Metro-Atlanta from a predominantly suburban landscape into a high-density, high-rise environment concentrated along MARTA rail lines.
While Metro voters roundly rejected urbanization, still … Read more...
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Randy Evans
No doubt, Gov. Nathan Deal has already made a lasting impact on Georgia’s courts. Just into his second term, he has appointed almost 60 judges to the State (18) and Superior (34) courts, as well as the Georgia Tax Tribunal (2), the Georgia Court of Appeals (4) and the Georgia Supreme Court (1).
While legislators and the governor pass laws, courts interpret them. And, how they interpret … Read more...
Former Georgia State Senator, Chip Rogers, spoke to the Madison Forum on Monday, June 12, after an 11 Alive news report on ALEC was released attacking ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council.
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The Madison Forum welcomed Georgia Attorney General and Madison Forum Member, Sam Olens, as Guest Speaker at the Breakfast Meeting on Saturday, May 30th.
Sam spoke about current issues and challenges surrounding “Federal Overreach.”
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Randy Evans
Last week, Republicans gathered for one last time before the race for the GOP presidential nomination goes into full swing. Georgia Republicans met in Athens, Ga., to elect their chairman and officers. National Republicans met in Scottsdale, Ariz., for the Republican National Committee meeting. Not surprisingly, presidential candidates were in abundance at both gatherings.
In Georgia, delegates to the 2015 Georgia Republican Convention gathered at the Classic … Read more...
David Pennington, former gubernatorial candidate and mayor of Dalton, Georgia, spoke to the Madison Forum about the state of government under the Republican Party. His encouraging message was “We don’t fail until we quit.“
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Randy Evans
During the course of two weeks, Georgia lost two great Americans. Each contributed in their own way to transforming Georgia from the politics of the past to the foundations for the future.
The first mayor of Sandy Springs, Eva Galambos, died on April 19 at age 87. Like Newt Gingrich and his drive to become the first Republican speaker in over four decades, Mayor Galambos had a … Read more...
Secretary of State Brian Kemp spoke on Monday, April 13th, at the Madison Forum luncheon to give an update on what’s going on at the secretary of state’s office.
Thanks to Jan Horne for video.