by Walter Jones | Mar 25, 2014 | News
ATLANTA — The legislative session that ended at midnight Thursday featured highly reported battles over guns, medical marijuana, autism coverage, Obamacare and the Common Core education standards, but so many other issues were quietly considered which may have a...
by Walter Jones | Mar 24, 2014 | News
ATLANTA — The 2014 legislative session that ended Thursday night has now become campaign fodder. The Republicans in charge began tapping that vein immediately. House Speaker David Ralston laid out the script for his colleagues in talking to reporters moments...
by Walter Jones | Mar 17, 2014 | News
ATLANTA — There may be plenty of lobbyists in expensive suits throwing around the legislative lingo at the Capitol every day, but there are also scores of ordinary Georgians walking the halls, buttonholing lawmakers and having their own impact on legislation....
by Walter Jones | Mar 17, 2014 | News
ATLANTA — A puzzle for the business and education community supporting the multi-state education standards known as Common Core is why conservatives are so opposed. Supporters argue the standards are supposed to provide more rigor while also serving as the basis...
by Walter Jones | Mar 14, 2014 | News
ATLANTA — The Democratic challenger to Gov. Nathan Deal has pulled into the lead, according to a public-opinion survey released Thursday. Jason Carter, a Democratic state senator from Atlanta and grandson of Georgia’s only president, is slightly ahead of...
