7 hrs ago | The Macon Telegraph
Georgia revenue collections continue to fall
Georgia's tax collections plummeted sharply again in June, leaving the state's bank account more than $1.9 billion below where it stood this time last year and forcing Gov.
11 hrs ago | WALB-TV Albany
Georgia revenue collections continue to fall
Gov. Sonny Perdue says net revenue collections for the month of June dropped by 15.7% from the same month a year ago.
15 hrs ago | CBS 46
Georgia Immigration Law Rarely Enforced
A 3-year-old Georgia law requiring companies with state or local government contracts to ensure their employees can legally work in the U.S. has gone largely unenforced, as lawmakers haven't been able to come up with an effective way to enforce it.
21 hrs ago | WTXL
Senator led money race for mayor last quarter
The top three money raisers among the candidates vying to be Atlanta's next mayor raised more than $300,000 each last quarter, according to the latest campaign disclosure filings.
Yesterday | WALB-TV Albany
Governor: Atlanta schools response 'outrageous'
Gov. Sonny Perdue is calling the response from the Atlanta Public Schools district to an audit alleging cheating on state standardized tests "outrageous." Atlanta schools Superintendent Beverly Hall sent a letter to the state this week saying the district "strongly disagrees" with the audit's findings that someone changed answers on fifth-grade ...
Georgia is making it more difficult for someone to create a fake ID or driver's license.
Scott State Prison to close, Garden City to take some inmates
ATLANTA a ' The Georgia Department of Corrections says it will close Frank C. Scott Jr.
Governor Appoints Georgia Mental Health Ombudsman
Gov. Sonny Perdue has named Jewel Norman as the state mental health ombudsman, a position that is being funded for the first time this year.
Oxendine Returns Contributions, Ga
Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine has returned $120,000 that was funneled into his gubernatorial campaign by two insurance firms.
Your Opinion: Delayed state tax refunds add insult to injury
According to Gov. Sonny Perdue's official web site, his goal is to "put Georgia at the top of national rankings for the 'Best-Managed State in America.' The high standards for best-managed states parallel the Perdue principles for governing a New Georgia: effectiveness, efficiency, accountability for results and a customer-focused culture of public ...
2 Georgia Guardsmen Killed in Afghanistan
The Department of Defense says two members of the Georgia National Guard's 48th Infantry Brigade have been killed in action in Afghanistan.
Scott State Prison in Milledgeville Slated For Closure
A second Milledgeville prison is closing it's doors. According to a press release from the Georgia Department of Corrections, the 1,700-bed Scott State Prison in Milledgeville will close August 15, 2009.
Baker Leads Democratic Candidates
Attorney General Thurbert Baker is the leading fundraiser in the crowded Democratic field for the governor's race, raking in about $700,000 since he announced he would run.
TEA Party held on Fourth of July
As part of their Independence Day celebration, a group of Douglas County residents participated in a TEA Party Saturday afternoon at the Douglas County Courthouse.
GA Gets $4 Million For SNAP Program
" Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that the state of Georgia will receive a High Performance Bonus of $4 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for its management of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program , formerly the Food Stamp Program.
Campaign finance reports for Georgia's crowded gubernatorial field are trickling in.
Hispanic groups urge participation in next census
The U.S. Census Bureau won't begin mailing questionnaires until March for next year's nationwide tally, but Latino groups are starting now to encourage participation.
Lawmaker Wants More Staff to Handle State Tax Refunds
With 200 fewer people processing Georgia State tax returns because of budget cuts, taxpayers who filed paper returns before April 15 are asking where's the money.
Tough choices loom for Ga. legislators
Georgia's politicians will soon face tough choices over whether to call a special legislative session or broker an agreement on how to slash funds if state tax revenues continue to plummet amid the troubled economy.
Georgia State Capitol Celebrates Its 120th Anniversary July 8th
On July 3rd, 1889, members of the Georgia General Assembly marched as a body from the Kimball Opera House -which had served as their home nearly thirty years- at the corner of Marietta Street and Forsyth Street to the newly constructed state Capitol building.