Gov. Deal Identity Crisis

Governor Nathan Deal not implementing the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) is opening Georgia state controlled Medicaid to the federal government to do whatever its pleases. That inaction of the state government will allow intrusion of the Feds so hard fought by Republicans governments in more than twenty states. It is seems Gov. Deal wants independence from the Feds but not so. Republican obstructionists blame the Obama administration for almost everything is wrong in the country, then leave open to his administration to intervene on those things they want to repeal. Crisis of identity or just plain foolishness. Why not repealing SB 31?

WAND No Vogtle

WAYNESBORO, GA -  People across the Southeast gathered in Shell Bluff on March 11, the Fukushima disaster anniversary, to stand in solidarity with the community. They came from Augusta, Atlanta and Asheville, N.C., and joined an event that featured speaker Shoji Kihara, a well-known author and anti-nuclear activist from Hiroshima, Japan, a panel of speakers from Shell Bluff, music, poetry and a remembrance vigil.

Green Light to Build Reactors at Vogtle

Tim Echols, Public Service Commissioner announced on January 26 in a radio interview the approval of the operating license that authorizes the construction of two more nuclear power reactors at Plant Vogtle. The official notification came on February 8, 2012. While many in Georgia condemned SB 31 and the building of both reactors, such as the AARP, representative Paul Broun, R-10th District, applauded the decision of the Obama administration.

Paying Too Much For Gas

Atlanta - Georgia Public Service Commissioner Stan Wise requested Tuesday that natural gas marketers file briefs with the commission by Jan. 11. Wise said Georgians paid 37 per cent higher natural gas prices in November 2011 compared to November 2010, but the Wall Street Journal ran an article on Dec. 31, 2011, with the headline "Natural Gas Falls to Two-Year Low."