Georgia

Libertarian Party of Georgia To Participate in Georgians for Sunday Sales Coalition Press Conference/Rally

By Ross Levin on February 21, 2011 6:19 PM

Press release sent to [email protected]:

Georgia is one of only three states in the country that does not provide some option for the off-premise sale of beer, wine, or liquor on Sunday. …

Georgia Green Party to Gov. Deal: Investigate ‘ongoing pattern’ of inmate abuse

By IPR Contributor on February 16, 2011 11:52 AM

On The Wilder Side:

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In a letter sent this morning to Georgia Governor Nathan Deal, officers of the Georgia Green Party urged that he suspend five Department of Corrections employees at Telfair State Prison pending the results of an investigation into the criminal assault of January 12th on Georgia inmate Shawn Whatley.…

Chuck Donovan on A Real Right to Travel

By Jordan Willow Evans on February 5, 2011 10:58 PM

Via Bludgeon and Skewer. Chuck Donovan ran for US Senate in Georgia in 2010 as a Libertarian Party candidate.

I have spoken many times on how government has forcibly intervened in nearly every aspect of our lives.…

Libertarian Party of Georgia Says Immigration Bill Will Bankrupt Georgia

By on January 31, 2011 10:43 AM

ATLANTA – Last week, State Representative Matt Ramsey (R-Peachtree City) introduced the “Illegal Immigration Reform Enforcement Act of 2011,” or HB 87. The Libertarian Party of Georgia opposes the bill, citing the huge cost to enforce it even though the General Assembly is tasked with a nearly $2 billion budget crisis.…

Georgia Greens: Save taxpayer dollars by cutting jail costs

By IPR Contributor on January 28, 2011 12:42 PM

Via Gregg Jocoy at Green Party Watch

(Distributed by the Green Party of the United States)

Georgia Green Party

http://georgiagreenparty.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tuesday, January 18th, 2011

For further information, contact:
Bruce Dixon, 678-298-9463 x3
[email protected]…

Libertarian Party of Georgia Welcomes Changes To Handling Drug Offenders, Favors Decriminalization Instead of Growing Government

By Jordan Willow Evans on January 21, 2011 9:21 AM

Emailed to [email protected]

ATLANTA – In his inaugural speech, Governor Nathan Deal addressed an issue that the Libertarian Party of Georgia has long been aware of, the unusually high number of residents currently tracked by the Department of Corrections.…

Georgia Greens Demand Real Reductions in Incarceration’s Costs

By IPR Contributor on January 21, 2011 9:16 AM

Via Ronald Hardy at Green Party Watch:

Greens Demand Real Reductions in Incarceration Costs
Reject Deal Reforms which Fail to Challenge Racist Impact

After last week praising Governor Deal’s expressed concern for the wasted lives, drained treasury and depleted workforce left in the wake of the nation’s war on drugs, Georgia Green Party leaders today rejected Deal’s specific proposals.…

Georgia Greens welcome Governor’s Acknowledgement of Mass Incarceration’s Costs, offer to work to reverse state’s tragic course

By Ross Levin on January 20, 2011 6:10 PM

From the Green Party of Georgia, via the Green Party of the United States:
“I am so encouraged to hear Governor Deal acknowledge both the stark statistics and something of the devastation which mass incarceration wreaks on Georgia communities,” said Denice Traina, past cochair of the Georgia Green Party, mother, grandmother and Augusta based physical therapist.…

Coalition Claims Retaliatory Violence by Georgia Prison Staff

By on January 16, 2011 4:45 PM

On The Wilder Side:

Distributed by the Green Party of the United States. Press release by Georgia Green Party http://www.georgiagreenparty.org.

Saturday, January 8th, 2011

For further information, contact:
Bruce Dixon / bdixon AT GeorgiaGreenParty DOT org
Press Secretary, Georgia Green Party

Coalition Claims Retaliatory Violence by Georgia Prison Staff,
Seeks Continued Access to Prisons to Investigate Conditions
• Video of press conference: http://www.georgiagreenparty.org/ChallengingMassIncarceration/Concerned_Coalition_Demands_Investigation_of_Inmate_Beatings_By_Guards…

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