Catoosa County • Georgia House District 3

Know Your Government.
Change Your Government.

A civic education project from the Spear for Georgia campaign. Plain language. Real numbers. No spin required.

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Civic Learning Tools

These tools are built for HD3 voters who want to understand the real systems and decisions behind the issues that affect daily life in Catoosa County — regardless of how you vote.

Redistricting
Who Draws Georgia?
An interactive guide to redistricting in Georgia. Who draws the district lines, how the process works, what the law requires, and what it means for your representation in the General Assembly and in Congress.
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Property Taxes • School Funding
Two Tax Bills. One Big Gap.
HB 30 cut $2.9 million from Catoosa County school funding. HB 36EX offers property tax relief that, by law, cannot go to schools. This explainer breaks down what each bill actually does, why the school board is now proposing a millage increase, and the risks hidden in the LHOST structure.
Explainer • Interactive Calculator →
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How School Funding Works in Georgia
The QBE formula, what "underfunded" actually means, and why the way Georgia splits costs between state and local governments matters for every school district.
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How a Bill Becomes Law in Georgia
How Georgia's legislative process actually works — where bills live and die, who has the power to stop something quietly, and what your state representative can and cannot do.
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How Georgia Elections Are Administered
Who actually runs elections in Georgia, how the county-by-county structure works, and what determines whether your vote gets counted.
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Mental Health Care Access in Catoosa County
What actually happens when someone here has a mental health crisis, how the state system is structured, and where the gaps are for people in northwest Georgia.
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Dark Money in Georgia Politics
Where campaign money really comes from, how it moves through nonprofits and PACs without public disclosure, and why it matters for local races as much as statewide ones.
About This Project
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About This Project
Each tool is designed to explain how something actually works — in plain language, grounded in local numbers — and contrast it with what most people assume. The goal isn't to tell you how to vote. It's to give you the information you need to decide for yourself. Democracy works better when people understand the systems they're operating in.