Sonny Perdue News

The health reform bill the Senate will take up next week would extend coverage to 1.7 million Georgians -- either through expansions in Medicaid or by allowing them to enroll in public insurance exchanges -- who do not currently have health insurance, according to a report released Monday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Governor Sonny Perdue raised concerns Friday night about the pace of U.S. decision-making on deploying forces in Afghanistan.

Last week, former state lawmaker Roger Hines of Kennesaw became the second Republican to announce a 2010 primary challenge to state School Superintendent Kathy Cox.

Morehead City, NC In her first visit to a North Carolina Port as Governor, Gov. Bev Perdue saw first-hand how North Carolina Ports keep North Carolina working.

A Haywood County man serving a life sentence for murder won't get out of prison until at least 2054, Gov.

Attention, National Board Certified teachers in Georgia who got hosed by the state in the last legislative session: I think I have found the guy in the white hat who plans to ride to the rescue.

Gov. Bev Perdue signed Executive Order #28 last week reestablishing the North Carolina Film Council, at a ceremony at EUE Screen Gems studios in Wilmington, home to the largest studio lot east of California.

House Speaker Glenn Richardson took sleeping pills in a failed attempt to kill himself and then called his mother to tell her he loved her, according to a recording of the 911 call released on Monday.

Water is a finite resource. It is critical to our environment, our quality of life and our economic success.

There ain't no doubt Hall County loves this land - and the men and women who have protected it.

Following stops in Kuwait and Iraq, Gov. Haley Barbour has traveled to Afghanistan to visit with Mississippi National Guardsmen who are serving in the war there.

Georgia House Speaker Glenn Richardson revealed today that he has suffered from depression since his marriage began to unravel 2 1/2 years ago and said he tried to commit suicide.

She went to EUE Screen Gems Studios to sign the executive order, which re-solidifies the state's commitment to bring big name productions to the area.

Dwight Drake, a Democratic candidate for governor, spoke to about 30 Democrats at the Spartanburg County Democratic Party Luncheon on Monday at the Golden Corral on Spartanburg's west side.

Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that this week's general obligation bond sale netted the lowest interest rates in the history of the state, resulting in $35 million in budget savings in Fiscal Year 2010 and annual debt service reductions of $10 million in future years.

Gov. Sonny Perdue is in Iraq spending Veterans Day visiting Georgia soldiers and safeguarding against what he calls deployment fatigue.

Georgia high school seniors confused about how to apply to college can get some help this week.

According to Rebecca Wodder, president of American Rivers, a recent court ruling has been made that says Atlanta has not been authorized by Congress to withdraw drinking water from Lake Lanier.

Who will be the next governor of Georgia? In less than a year, we will know the answer.

Gov. Sonny Perdue recently dredged soil from Lake Jackson without a permit, dumping it into the lake and angering some neighbors and environmental advocates.