Heather Duncan
The Macon Telegraph
The Medical Center of Central Georgia is cutting hours, clinics and pharmacy offerings at its W.T. Anderson Health Center, which provides primary and specialty care to the poor…more.
PASOS PARA SALVAR SU HOGAR Y PREVENIR EL EMBARGO HIPOTECARIO more
Check out Georgia Watch board member and consumer advocate Clark Howard’s tips on tax credits for green living, growing your own produce and recipes for making your own cleaning supplies click here. Clark also says consumers should think about locking natural gas rates before the cold weather arrives in Georgia.
By Carrie Teegardin
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Evelyn Perry was worried about missing an upcoming mortgage payment when she saw a television commercial for a company called Peoples First Financial. The California-based business said it helped consumers avoid foreclosure by negotiating with mortgage lenders… more
Court Watch released its second annual report analyzing consumer-related decisions issued by the Supreme Court of Georgia and the Georgia Court of Appeals. Court Watch is a project of Georgia Watch, a nonprofit and nonpartisan group committed to strengthening the rights of consumers in Georgia… more
By ALYSE KNORR
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Tuesday August 11, 2009
Thousands lined up outside the Georgia World Congress Center Tuesday hoping to get relief from unaffordable mortgages during the last day of the Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America’s “Save the Dream” mortgage restructuring tour… more
Every year, the Supreme Court of Georgia and the Georgia Court of Appeals issue decisions that significantly impact the rights that consumers have under the law. Because many of these decisions are not covered by the news media, Court Watch is dedicated to informing the public about the court decisions that affect consumer rights the most. Each year Georgia Watch offers a fellowship to a single law student to research various cases that are tried in the Court of Appeals to determine which are most appropriate for the report.
Learn about Mike Rodgers, the 2008 Court Watch Fellow here.
A film placed —for the moment — out of harm’s way
5:01 pm July 12, 2009, by Jim Galloway
Georgia is on the verge of its very own Michael Moore moment. The question is whether that moment will be allowed to happen… more
ATLANTA – July 15th, Former Public Service Commissioner Angela Speir Phelps became executive director of Georgia Watch, the state’s leading consumer advocacy organization. Policy manager Danny Orrock moves into the organization’s deputy director position… more
**Georgia Watch had no hand in the making of Do No Harm - we were sponsoring a screening of the film that has since been canceled by it’s producers due to unforeseen issues.
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
July 12, 2009, by Jim Galloway
Georgia is on the verge of its very own Michael Moore moment. The question is whether that moment will be allowed to happen.
In September 2003, fax machines owned by Albany’s business and political elite began spitting out a series of anonymous newsletters that detailed the inner workings of the nonprofit Phoebe Putney Health System — southwest Georgia’s largest hospital group…more
The Consumer Energy Program, led by former Public Service Commissioner and Georgia Watch Executive Director Angela Speir, analyzes information and develops positions on legislative and regulatory proposals that affect utility pricing, energy efficiency and renewable energy. Information about the program, new policies and ways to save on monthly bills is spread across the state via staff editorials, interviews and in an intensive grassroots campaign.
Georgia remained the state with the seventh-highest rate of foreclosures, according to RealtyTrac’s May 2009 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report released on Wednesday. more