In The Strike Zone With Jessica Szilagyi: Recent Episodes
Jessica Szilagyi
In this episode, Jessica talks about the fallout from the 2018 Farm Bill and the legalization of hemp. Discussion covers Georgia’s attempt to regulate hemp - possibly out of business, - what other states are doing, and who the big barriers to entry actually protect.
Links
Breakdown of Georgia bill by Jessica Szilagyi
Hemp v. Marijuana: a primer
Why Hemp is better than timber
Brookings Institute on the 2018 Farm Bill as passed by Congress
OTHER STATES
Idaho
Pennsylvania
Contact Georgia lawmakers:
jimmy.pruett@house.ga.gov
robert.dickey@house.ga.gov
tom.mccall@house.ga.gov
john.corbett@house.ga.gov
carl.gilliard@house.ga.gov
In this episode, Jessica discusses the ever-evolving proper role of government versus the growing role of technology in our day-to-day lives. Specifically, she dives into the State of Arkansas’ initiative to ban companies from requiring microchipping as an condition of employment.
Arkansas House votes to ban forced microchipping of workers - January 2019
Stephen Meeks on the bill purpose
Opposition from Mary Bentley, business community
Washington Times Opinion: Microchipping employees, the next terrible technology wave
Microchipping Employees: Do the Pros Outweigh the Cons?
Outlawing microchipping humans not so far-fetched, Nevada senator says
In this episode, Jessica talks about the toll lacking access to the ballot is taking on what is supposed to be a representative form of government. Discussion covers what ballot access means, the court cases over the years, current lawsuits in the states, what Georgia is doing, and what has to happen for real change.
Only a quarter of the country identifies as Republican
Millennial poll: Strong majority want a third political party
FairVote - The Worst Ballot Access Laws in the United States
IVN - The 8 Worst Ballot Access in America
Reasonable Ballot Access Laws
Map of states without Libertarians on the presidential ticket
First Amendment Encyclopedia on ballot access cases in court
OPINION: How ballot access laws hurt voters
LAWSUITS:
Green and Constitution parties sued Kemp in 2012
Libertarian Party in Maryland Sues State on Ballot Access Judge denies Montana's request to throw out Green Party lawsuit Maine Decides All Its Registered Libertarian Voters Are No Longer Registered Libertarians Connecticut issues with the Secretary of the State
In this episode, the private probation industry is examined by diving deep into the issue, highlighting how it started, why governments aren’t doing it themselves, how it’s hurting citizens, what the courts say, and what we could do differently.
- 2018 Human Rights Watch Report - “Set Up to Fail” The Impact of Offender-Funded Private Probation on the Poor
- The Man Behind Georgia's Largest Private Probation Company
- Welcome to Georgia, the epicenter of the private probation racket
- How Private Probation Perpetuates Debtors’ Prisons
- Background on 2013 Georgia ruling, Opinion by Judge Hugh Thompson
- Background on 1983 SCOTUS ruling on debtors’ prison
- The Marshall Project Report on Sentinel in Georgia