Aug. 2
109 ATL educators suspected of cheating Hazardous FEMA trailers resold in Georgia Ben DeCosta defends airport’s indoor advertising contract Publicity about affair led superintendent to resign EPD: No ‘significant impact’ from Athens chemical runoff
Should ‘incumbent protection’ help Dems defeat other Dems?
Literature denouncing candidate Graham Balch greeted voters as they opened their mailboxes in recent weeks in Georgia’s 39th Senate District. Voters were told Balch is a Republican, that he called Atlanta’s Grady High a “ghetto” school and deserved an “F” for his positions on education. In the fine print: Re-elect Sen. Vincent Fort. Tactics like these are common, if not predictable, before a contested election. The difference: Balch ran as a Democrat, and a state Democratic organization paid for the attack ads. Continue reading my Ethics Watch column in the AJC…
