by K B | Mar 14, 2023 | News
By Richard T. Griffiths Well-intentioned, but not thought through. That’s Georgia Senate Bill 215, the Harry Potter invisibility cloak for Georgia’s government employees. SB 215 is well-intentioned because it is aimed at providing a little sense of security to public...
by K B | Dec 30, 2022 | News
By Kathy Brister With your help this year, the Georgia First Amendment Foundation worked to protect and expand Georgians’ right to know what’s happening in government at all levels across our state and in our courts. Here are some of the ways the Georgia First...
by K B | Nov 14, 2022 | News
By Richard T. Griffiths It was called the Hope Act. In 2019, the Georgia Legislature passed and the governor signed a law allowing medical patients access to cannabis oil. The law was strict: According to rules of a newly established Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis...
by K B | Nov 3, 2022 | Events, News
During the Georgia First Amendment Foundation’s 2022 Weltner Banquet, Susan Weltner Yow paid tribute to her late father’s commitment to government of the people. Here are her remarks, given on Oct. 27, 2022, to banquet attendees at the Emory Conference Center in...
by K B | Oct 30, 2022 | Events, News
Change has been a constant in the more than eight decades since James M. Cox purchased The Atlanta Journal, expanding his media reach beyond Ohio roots. “I wouldn’t know of another property in America I would want outside of this one,” the former Ohio governor wrote...
by K B | Jun 21, 2022 | News
Transparency organizations from across the U.S. are urging the Uniform Law Commission to prioritize the public’s right to know in making recommendations for redacting personal information in public records. The concerns are outlined in a June 17, 2022, letter written...
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