McKoon: Georgia Equality, Better Georgia ‘don’t get a whole lot done at the Legislature’ Patrick Saunders Atlanta August 27, 2015 0In a recently unearthed video, state Sen. Josh McKoon (R-Columbus), author of a so-called “religious freedom” bill that has failed in...
Gov. Deal backtracking on ‘religious freedom’ bill anti-discrimination demand Patrick Saunders Atlanta May 21, 2015 0Remember the days when Gov. Nathan Deal was vowing to include anti-discrimination language in any so-called “religious freedom” bill proposed...
Gay Columbus activist weighs run against ‘religious freedom’ bill author McKoon Patrick Saunders Atlanta April 7, 2015 0A gay activist in Columbus, fed up over state Sen. Josh McKoon’s ongoing pursuit of passing a so-called “religious freedom”...
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...
Coca-Cola speaks out (finally) against ‘religious freedom’ bill Dyana Bagby Georgia April 2, 2015 0It’s the last day of the Georgia legislative session and there are still chances for the “religious freedom” bill to...
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...
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...
Today’s House panel hearing on ‘religious freedom’ bill as told through Twitter Dyana Bagby Georgia March 25, 2015 0[View the story “Twitter play-by-play on Wednesday’s ‘religious freedom’ House subcommittee hearing” on Storify]...
Jewish leaders speak out against ‘religious freedom’ bill on day of key hearing Patrick Saunders Atlanta March 24, 2015 0Stop us if you've heard this before. More religious leaders are speaking out against SB 129, state Sen. Josh McKoon's...
