by Walter Jones | Jan 15, 2015 | James Magazine
ATLANTA — Business, government and community leaders from 13 Southeastern counties hosted legislators and staff for a dinner of regional treats Wednesday night in their 25th annual lobbying event. Dubbed the Okefenokee Occasion, the dinner was held in the...
by Walter Jones | Jan 14, 2015 | James Magazine
ATLANTA — This year’s version of legislation to permit the use of marijuana-based medicine no longer has a provision to allow production of the crop in Georgia, and Gov. Nathan Deal said Tuesday the change is due to the federal government. It does...
by Walter Jones | Jan 12, 2015 | The Forum
ATLANTA — Richard Woods won in a crowded primary, a runoff and the general election to be Georgia’s next superintendent of schools largely by taking the firmest stand in opposition to the Common Core education standards, but Friday he signaled...
by Walter Jones | Jan 8, 2015 | James Magazine
ATLANTA — The improving economy raised state tax collections by 9 percent in December over the same month last year, but an expert on state budgets warned Wednesday that the added money won’t stretch far. Gov. Nathan Deal’s office announced...
by Walter Jones | Jan 7, 2015 | James Magazine
ATLANTA — The University of Georgia will no longer be the biggest school in the state following a merger of two Atlanta colleges set in motion Tuesday. The Board of Regents also voted unanimously to finalize a consolidation begun last year of two Cobb...
