by Walter Jones | Jan 13, 2014 | News
NEWNAN, Ga. — GOP Senate candidate Karen Handel said Saturday that one way to cut the federal budget is to eliminate subsidies to airlines that serve smaller airports like Athens and Macon. “I have no problem with one-time dollars to help someone get off...
by Walter Jones | Jan 13, 2014 | News
ATLANTA — John Barge, the state superintendent of schools and a candidate for governor, blasted Gov. Nathan Deal Friday for not funding public schools enough to avoid local districts’ decision to furlough teachers. “In 2012, there was a promise made...
by Walter Jones | Jan 13, 2014 | News
ATLANTA — The 2014 session of the General Assembly starting this week will be less about immediate results and more about future politics, according to some political observers who used to be on the inside of government. Timing is the reason. A governor in the...
by Walter Jones | Jan 10, 2014 | News
ATLANTA — The 10 declared candidates for state superintendent of schools reported raising nearly $400,000 collectively, but only four brought in more than $10,000. Leading the pack is Republican Fitz Johnson with $265,000, including $147,000 he lent the...
by Walter Jones | Jan 10, 2014 | News
ATLANTA — Gov. Nathan Deal is leading his Democratic challenger in a poll conducted for Morris News and WAGA-TV that was released Thursday, and it also shows that 57 percent of voters are aware of ethics allegations against the governor. Two Republicans hope to...
