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Georgia, Guest Speakers

Facts & Transparency: Speaker Ralston’s Use of Legislative Leave

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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...

Economy

Lies, dammed lies and the CPI – Just The Numbers, Mam

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By Les Dunaway

On Tuesday, either the PC-censor was out sick or there’s a new kid who’s not yet trained – either way a piece was published that is worthy of attention

“Inflation Actually Near 10% Using Older Measure“.

What “older measure” you might ask. Well, the older measure based on actual arithmetic rather than “Hedonic Adjustments” .

The Bureau of Labor Statistics describes the process … Read more...