The June 2022 Sunlight Fund Transparency report covers the period beginning June 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2022.
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Open Records Request Filed:
- City of Guyton – 6/6/22
- Effingham County 6/6/22
- Effingham County Sheriff’s Office – 6/6/22
- Burke County Sheriff’s Office – 6/10/22
- City of Springfield – 6/14/22
- Burke County Sheriff’s Office – 6/23/22
Candidate Interviews
- Compare: Chance v. Conner County on Commission Spending in Bulloch County
- Compare: Chance v. Conner on Growth & Private Property Rights in Bulloch County
- Compare: Chance v. Conner on the Most Pressing Issues in Bulloch County
Local Government:
Local Government Meetings Covered:
- Statesboro City Council – 6/7/22 (Meeting Rundown)
- Bulloch Commission – 6/7/22
- Guyton Council Workshop – 6/7/22
- Guyton City Council — 6/14/22
- City of Statesboro – 06/21/22 (Meeting Rundown)
- Bulloch Commission – 6/21/22 (Meeting Rundown)
Bulloch County
- Bulloch Board of Education Scheduled to Vote on FY 2023 Budget on June 9
- As Statesboro Budget Balloons, City Preps for Tax Increases – Now, Later, or Both
- Statesboro Business Owners Implore Council to Reconsider Budget That Will Require Tax Increase
- Statesboro Establishment Says It Is Target of City
- 93-year-old Bulloch Resident Address Commissioners About High Taxes, Property Assessments
- Bulloch Citizens Oppose County’s FY 2023 Budget Based on Property Assessments
Effingham County
- Guyton Police Budget Up ~$400k While Training Budget Increases $250
- Guyton PD Says They’re 24/7 But Officers Were AWOL During Murder Saturday Morning
- Revised FY 2023 Budget Includes Across the Board Pay Increases for Effingham Sheriff’s Office Employees
Southeast Georgia
- Burke County Sheriff Has No Receipts for $40,000+ of Credit Card Charges
- Sheriff’s Office Says ‘Greater Accountability,’ ‘More Robust’ Recordkeeping on the Way
Other
- Defund the police? Atlanta Police got more money, not less, after George Floyd’s death
- Georgia Man Suing County Commission for Removing Him from Public Meeting
- COLUMN: Why Are Local Governments So Quick to Limit Free Speech
Courts
- Supreme Court Denies Presnell’s Habeas Appeal
- DUI Prosecution Stats Paint Concerning Picture in Effingham County
- Johnson Sentenced in Stabbing of Effingham Sheriff’s Deputy
- GA Court of Appeals Reverses Muldrew’s Contempt Ruling of Francys Johnson
- Ga Supreme Court Orders Public Reprimand of Judge Who Admonished Bondsman for Social Media Post
- Judge Sentences Former Effingham Co. Jailer to 50 Years in Prison
- Hundreds of Convictions, Pleas, & Orders Possibly in Jeopardy in Effingham County State Court
- Effingham Driver Arrested for DUI After 4-Vehicle Crash Sentenced Below Mandatory Minimums
Elections & State Politics
- Georgia Attorney General says not enforcing anti-abortion law is a ‘dereliction of duty’
- Elected Officials Respond to the Overturning of Roe v. Wade Decision
- Kemp Appoints Bohlke to Healthcare Workforce Commission
- Reynolds Out as Director of Georgia Bureau of Investigation
- Nguyen wins Georgia Democratic runoff for secretary of state, will face Raffensperger in November
- Collins Obliterates Vernon Jones in Runoff in GA-10
- Georgia gubernatorial candidates spar over new teacher pay increases
- Kemp Endorses Collins Over Jones in 10th Congressional District Runoff
- ACLU says Georgia’s new voting law is a burden for local governments, state officials disagree
- Kemp Appoints New Chair of State Elections Board
National Politics
- Ben & Jerry’s Launches Billboard Campaign in Georgia to ‘Support Trans Youth’
- Congressman Rick Allen Blasts Plan to Reclassify Independent Contractors
- 24 states, District of Columbia, have laws, statutes or constitutional provisions protecting abortion
- Supreme Court: School improperly fired coach for praying after games
- Georgia congressman wants to prevent cancellation of federal student loan debt
- Senate Bill Seeks to Waive Out-of-Pocket Costs for Mental Health Visits of Veterans
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