Georgia Government News

Last week was the first anniversary of the election of Barack Obama to the White House.

A Georgian who fixes up a historic house can file for a tax credit of up to $5,000. An employer that helps cover a workera s transportation costs is eligible for $25 in state tax relief.

Georgia prison officials are concerned they could run out of ways to save money before the state budget stops shrinking.

Hunters are generous people. This fact is best showcased in the continued support of the Georgia Hunters for the Hungry program, through which sportsmen and women can donate deer at specific drop-off locations and the meat is processed and donated to Food Banks in the state.

A federal court has denied the appeal of a Georgia death row inmate who argued he received ineffective counsel at his trial.

Georgia is open for business and will remain that way as long as we don't raise taxes.

One of the high points in Gov. Sonny Perdue's administration came early, when the governor signed an executive order in 2003 that prohibited many state employees from receiving expensive gifts or gratuities from vendors.

Organizers of unique call & ride bus services designed to transport folks in remote areas say budget cuts could hobble Georgia's expanding rural transit network, just as job losses increase the number of rural residents needing cheap transportation.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has partnered with several construction organizations to support a struck by accident "safety stand down" on Wednesday, Nov.

Seven legislative seats in Georgia are up for grabs in Tuesday's elections. Candidates will vye for two state Senate seats.

One board member must be selected to serve on GSBA's Legislative Liaison Network as the board's representative for the 2010 session of the Georgia General Assembly.

With just a little more than one year to go, there are some interesting election law trivia that have suddenly become relevant.

Even if Congress passes a health care reform bill that includes a public option, Georgians may not be able to take advantage of it.

A liberal Republican Congressional candidate in New York has dropped out of the race, with pundits saying this could be a warning from conservatives to party leaders.

A new law in Georgia makes it the first state to clear a legal path for adopting human embryos in much the same way as parents adopt children.

You would think people would be fired up about the congressional races on tap for next year, considering that Republicans will be trying to reverse their election losses of 2006 and 2008 while Democrats will be trying to protect their majority status.

Sen. George Hooks this week was reappointed to the OneGeorgia Authority Overview Committee by Lt.

The Georgia Board of Natural Resources appointed F. Allen Barnes as the director of the Environmental Protection Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

The State Board of Education picked a Georgia educator Friday to become chancellor of Alabama's two-year college system and help lead it back from a financial scandal that brought down a former chancellor.

Georgia officials say they have arrested the ringleader in a fraud ring operating in Savannah, that collected nearly $95,000 from six insurance companies by staging accidents and filing bogus claims.