by Walter Jones | Mar 13, 2014 | News
ATLANTA — One of the most controversial bills of the two-year legislative term suddenly hit a brick wall Wednesday when the House Education Committee voted down legislation designed to pull Georgia out of the Common Core school standards. The legislation would...
by Walter Jones | Mar 13, 2014 | News
ATLANTA — A proposal designed to halt insurance scams passed a Senate subcommittee Tuesday without a provision that would have prevented news coverage of accidents. House Bill 828 restricts the release of information about accident victims and increases the...
by Walter Jones | Mar 12, 2014 | News
ATLANTA – Legislation allowing Savannah bars to sell alcohol on Sunday afternoons that fall in a St. Patrick’s Day weekend is awaiting Gov. Nathan Deal’s signature after the House passed it 147-7 this morning. Deal doesn’t normally comment on...
by Walter Jones | Mar 10, 2014 | News
ATLANTA — The absence of funding for the deepening of the Savannah River shipping channel in President Barack Obama’s budget took on political significance in Georgia when it was released Tuesday. Instead of hundreds of millions of dollars for dredging 5...
by Walter Jones | Mar 10, 2014 | News
ATLANTA — All but one of the Republicans holding statewide office is facing a challenger this year, mostly from Democrats but a few from fellow Republicans, illustrating how competitive Georgia elections are becoming. “I’m a little impressed that...
