Category Archives: Georgia General Assembly

Disenchantment spreads to Conservatives, last call for King America permit comments

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Katherine Helms Cummings

Displeasure with the state’s “protection’ of our natural resources, specifically the Ogeechee River, has found strong voices among leading Conservatives in the last few weeks. Now State Senator Buddy Carter has joined the choir. Yesterday the Albany Journal ran a letter … Continue reading →

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Why the Georgia EPD is toothless

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Katherine Helms Cummings

This week started with Mary Landers at the Savannah Morning News reporting that employees at King American Finishing (KAF) were told to drink bottled water at work for the past six months. Tests of two wells at the company’s textile and … Continue reading →

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Speak up TODAY to protect Georgia’s rivers, property rights, and taxpayers.

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Katherine Helms Cummings

As the clock runs out on this year’s General Assembly session, the House is yet to take action on S.B. 213, a water rights bill drenched in bad policies. The Rules Committee will consider it first, and I’ve already been … Continue reading →

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