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Georgia Politics
Lt. Governor Casey Cagle appointed members in June to a new committee on dyslexia.
May 3, 2018, 5:13 am
Cagle Emphasizes Experience, Promises 500K Jobs
After 12 years as Georgia's lieutenant governor, he says he's ready for the next step.
By Sarah Moosazadeh
Gavi Shapiro is confident he will beat incumbent Deborah Silcox with proposals such as the repeal of the state income tax.
April 25, 2018, 6:46 am
Silcox Challenger Separates Politics From Religion
Sandy Springs native Gavi Shapiro is trying to become only the second Jew in the Georgia House.
By Sarah Moosazadeh
April 25, 2018, 6:39 am
Silcox Stands by Legislative Record
The freshman Republican legislator faces a primary challenge against Gavi Shapiro on May 22.
By Sarah Moosazadeh
Cartoon by David Fitzsimmons, The Arizona Star, Tucson, Ariz.
April 23, 2018, 6:00 am
Counterpoint: America Needs Public Education
Diverting taxes to private schools is part of a bigger effort to create an every-man-for-himself society.
By Scott Sherris
Cartoon by Nate Beeler, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio
April 23, 2018, 6:00 am
Point: We Need Public Money in Private Schools
Georgia must try creative ways to improve education, and the Jewish community must support Jewish schools.
By Dan Israel
Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, speaks at the AIPAC Policy Conference. (Photo courtesy of AIPAC)
April 19, 2018, 10:29 am
Our View: Follow South Carolina
Georgia legislators should follow their neighbors' example and enact a legal definition of anti-Semitism.
By Atlanta Jewish Times
Marty Kogon extols the importance of the ALEF Fund and the Georgia tax credit for private school scholarships during a Jewish Breakfast Club appearance in 2016.
April 5, 2018, 5:45 pm
Ga. Legislature Raises Cap on School Tax Credit
The legislation would make the benefit worth $100 million a year for 10 years.
By Atlanta Jewish Times
ADL Southeast Regional Director Allison Padilla-Goodman (right) explains that hate crimes are different from other crimes because they "are felt by entire communities, and when they are not adequately addressed, entire communities feel isolated, disenfranchised, unsafe and threatened. Hate crimes are message crimes. They are done to make entire communities feel unstable and scared.”
April 5, 2018, 2:41 pm
No Hate-Crimes Law in Georgia
Attaching the bill to legislation to expand the Superior Court in Cobb County did not succeed.
By Atlanta Jewish Times
Consul General Judith Varnai Shorer speaks at the Conexx Gala on Thursday, March 22, the day after her appearance at the state Capitol.
March 29, 2018, 7:09 am
Georgia House: Keep Consulate, Move Embassy
Legislators welcome Israel's consul general with resolutions embracing the Jewish state.
By Atlanta Jewish Times
Steve Labovitz says the council is a nonpartisan but interested party in this year’s elections.
March 29, 2018, 6:15 am
Labovitz Seeks Growth for Georgia, Council
The Dentons senior partner emphasizes transportation and regional efforts as the 2018 chairman.
By Michael Jacobs
Lois Frank asks Stacey Evans and Stacey Abrams about their support for Israel at a Jewish Democratic forum Feb. 22.
March 28, 2018, 7:18 pm
Fall Strategy Helps Sway Staceys’ Jewish Backers
Some like Abrams' idea of motivating liberal voters; others prefer Evans' pursuit of swing voters.
By Dave Schechter
Stacey Evans and Stacey Abrams sport different shades of blue, which may or may not reflect differences in their political approaches, while listening to Valerie Habif open a Jewish Democratic Women’s Salon forum in Sandy Springs in February.
March 28, 2018, 7:08 pm
2 Georgia Democrats Race on Parallel Paths
Stacey Abrams and Stacey Evans try to bring different voters along on their run for governor.
By Dave Schechter
Physician Zachary Cohen speaks about medical marijuana Feb. 18. (Photo by Marcia Caller Jaffe)
March 21, 2018, 3:06 pm
Hadassah Crowd High on Medical Marijuana
Integrative physician Zachary Cohen runs through reasons for optimism and concern.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
Ambassador Judith Varnai Shorer, Israel’s consul general to the Southeast, is joined by, among others, state Sens. Lester Jackson, Kay Kirkpatrick and Freddie Powell Sims and four Israelis participating in the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta’s Reverse Mifgash program at the state Capitol on Wednesday, March 14.
March 21, 2018, 1:00 pm
Georgia Senate Celebrates Ties to Israel
Consul General Judith Varnai Shorer stopped at the Capitol on March 14, ahead of a House visit March 21.
“I am proud that our campaign won this straw poll,” Clay Tippins said March 12. “This demonstrates that our outsider brand and unique message will get us across the finish line on May 22.”
March 14, 2018, 2:38 pm
Tippins Wins Jewish Republican Straw Poll
An RJC gathering backed the political newcomer after interviewing the top five GOP candidates for Georgia governor.
By Atlanta Jewish Times
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