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School Vouchers: A bad idea for Georgia schools

School Vouchers: A bad idea for Georgia schools

By Krista Brewer|March 7, 2023|6 min
The premise of school vouchers is for the state to give tax money to students to use in private schools. The scheme has been around for many years, and like a bad penny, it just seems to keep turning up. The current iteration is SB 233. This bill would give a $6,000..
Scorecard developed for Georgia’s electric membership cooperatives

Scorecard developed for Georgia’s electric membership cooperatives

By Krista Brewer|February 1, 2023|3 min
Georgians get their electricity in one of three ways. Most receive electricity from the investor-owned utility, Georgia Power which is regulated by the Public Service Commission. Others are served by a utility that is owned and operated by a municipality, for example,…
Georgia Public Service Commissioners put profits over people

Georgia Public Service Commissioners put profits over people

By Krista Brewer|January 16, 2023|6 min
This article first appeared in Political Peach News Almost half a century ago, when I was a local news reporter for the Great Speckled Bird, we frequently wrote scathing news articles about Georgia Power and the Public Service Commission (PSC). Sadly, the story…
School Vouchers: A bad idea for Georgia schools

School Vouchers: A bad idea for Georgia schools

By Krista Brewer|March 7, 2023|6 min
The premise of school vouchers is for the state to give tax money to students to use in private schools. The scheme has been around for many years, and like a bad penny, it just seems to keep turning up. The current iteration is SB 233. This bill would give a $6,000..
Scorecard developed for Georgia’s electric membership cooperatives

Scorecard developed for Georgia’s electric membership cooperatives

By Krista Brewer|February 1, 2023|3 min
Georgians get their electricity in one of three ways. Most receive electricity from the investor-owned utility, Georgia Power which is regulated by the Public Service Commission. Others are served by a utility that is owned and operated by a municipality, for example,…
Georgia Public Service Commissioners put profits over people

Georgia Public Service Commissioners put profits over people

By Krista Brewer|January 16, 2023|6 min
This article first appeared in Political Peach News Almost half a century ago, when I was a local news reporter for the Great Speckled Bird, we frequently wrote scathing news articles about Georgia Power and the Public Service Commission (PSC). Sadly, the story…

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