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For real this time: Georgia ‘religious freedom’ bill is dead for 2015 Dyana Bagby Atlanta April 2, 2015 0Unless by some miracle the House Judiciary Committee meets before midnight, aka sine die, and approves the “religious freedom” bill,...
Punches and counter punches: A timeline of Georgia’s ‘religious freedom’ bill fight Patrick Saunders Georgia April 2, 2015 0The battle over Georgia’s so-called “religious freedom” bills began relatively quietly, but the introduction of a surprise opponent to the...
Sen. McKoon’s five-minute Senate floor ‘religious freedom’ bill fake-out Patrick Saunders Atlanta April 2, 2015 0State Sen. Josh McKoon (R-Columbus) turned heads (and quickened pulses) on the Senate floor this afternoon when he attempted to...
Report: McKoon bailing on ‘religious freedom’ bill fight Patrick Saunders Atlanta April 1, 2015 0Take this for what it’s worth because anything—and we mean anything—can happen before the end of the legislative session Thursday...
Delta, hotel industry punished for speaking out against ‘religious freedom’ bill? Dyana Bagby Georgia April 1, 2015 0Last year, Delta Air Lines and numerous Atlanta-based corporations took a strong stand against the proposed “religious freedom” bill and...
LGBT Atlanta rallies against ‘religious freedom’ bill as session’s days dwindle Patrick Saunders Atlanta March 31, 2015 0UPDATE: Mayor Kasim Reed issued the following statement late Tuesday afternoon following the rally: “The Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA)...
As Indiana goes with a dog whistle, so could go Georgia (and the rest of the nation) Dyana Bagby Editorials March 30, 2015 0What may have seemed like a simple federal law passed back in 1993 to protect the religious freedoms of U.S....
UPDATE: ‘Religious freedom’ bill Monday hearing canceled Dyana Bagby Georgia March 27, 2015 0UPDATE ON SUNDAY: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting the Monday meeting of the House Judiciary Committee to discuss the "religious...
Georgia ‘religious freedom’ bill stalls after discrimination amendment passes Patrick Saunders Atlanta March 26, 2015 0Last minute dramatics capped off a two-hour long meeting of the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday, as an amendment adding...
Passing ‘religious freedom’ bill could cost Georgia ‘hundreds of millions in lost revenue’ Dyana Bagby Faith March 26, 2015 0Millions of dollars in cold hard cash would be lost if the Georgia General Assembly moves forward like it appears...
‘Religious freedom’ bill supporters don’t believe denying services to LGBT people is discrimination Robbie Medwed Editorials March 26, 2015 0When the supporters and sponsors of Senate Bill 129/the “religious freedom”/RFRA bill say that they can’t possibly see how anyone...