by Walter Jones | Nov 9, 2015 | James Magazine
ATLANTA – Georgia should come out a winner in the federal transportation bill before Congress because of the state’s willingness to boost taxes to build and fix roads, one of the bill’s authors said Monday. And freight corridors – and the jobs...
by Walter Jones | Nov 9, 2015 | James Magazine
ATLANTA – A national advocacy group has awarded Georgia a D- for laws dealing with campaign finance, government ethics and openness in an assessment released today. No state made higher than a C on the report card produced by the Center for Public Integrity and...
by Walter Jones | Nov 2, 2015 | James Magazine
ATLANTA – The judges that contract with probation-monitoring companies argued Monday they should have been able to weigh in when the Georgia Supreme Court ruled last year on whether those companies are allowed under state law. A commission that oversees judges...
by Walter Jones | Oct 30, 2015 | News, News 2
ATLANTA – A pair of state investigations into alleged election-law violations in McIntosh County remains ongoing a week after the State Elections Board transferred them to the Attorney General’s Office. Among those subject to the investigations are State...
by Walter Jones | Oct 27, 2015 | James Magazine
ATLANTA – Attendance improves, and students learn more when total healthcare is offered at schools in poor neighborhoods, lawmakers were told Tuesday. A task force from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends them. And a handful of...
