Political Notes – Supt. poll has Barge leading Martin

Republicans are circulating a poll that shows John Barge ahead of Joe Martin in the race for state school superintendent; how one school system copes with a shorter academic year . . .

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Tags: Brandon Beach , Chip Rogers , joe martin , John Barge , Johnny Isakson , Samuel Ozburn , Sonny Perdue , Worth County schools

Revenues increase again in August

Georgia has now had two consecutive months of positive revenue numbers, giving hope that maybe the economy is turning up a little . . .

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Tags: revenue collections

Marshall, Scott agree on Social Security

They may not agree on much in the 8th Congressional District race, but Jim Marshall and Austin Scott both say they oppose the privatization of Social Security . . .

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Tags: 7th Congressional District , 8th Congressional District , Austin Scott , Doug Heckman , Jim Marshall , Jody Hice , Rob Woodall

Teilhet named director of public defenders

State Rep. Rob Teilhet is the governor's choice to replace Mack Crawford as director of the public defenders council . . .

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Tags: Mack Crawford , public defenders , Rob Teilhet , Sonny Perdue

Georgia’s richest: Price, Linder, Isakson

Three congressmen from the Georgia delegation make the annual list of the 50 wealthiest members of Congress . . .

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Tags: John Kerry , John Linder , Johnny Isakson , Tom Price , wealthy congressmen

Contribution limits apply to all, ethics panel says

The State Ethics Commission rules that the limits in Georgia's campaign laws on individual contributions apply to all persons and political committees . . .

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Tags: campaign contribution limits , Georgia Ethics Commission

Georgia Supreme Court hears voter ID appeal

Georgia Supreme Court hears another challenge to the constitutionality of the state's voter ID law . . .

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Tags: Democratic party , Ga. Supreme Court , voter id

Deal school plan: More flexibility, change QBE formula

Nathan Deal proposes more flexibility for school administrators, but no big increase in state funding for education . . .

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Tags: Nathan Deal , public education , Sonny Perdue

Political Notes – Clinton to appear at Thurmond fundraiser

Bill Clinton will try to help Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond raise money for his race against Sen. Johnny Isakson; Roy Barnes airs a new TV spot criticizing Nathan Deal over the issue of tax disclosures . . .

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Tags: Bill Clinton , Johnny Isakson , Michael Thurmond , Nathan Deal , Panama Canal expansion , roy barnes , tax information; Savannah harbor

Deal releases partial tax information

Nathan Deal has released partial tax information from his returns dating back 29 years, in response to growing criticisms from the Roy Barnes campaign . . .

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Tags: federal returns , income tax information , Nathan Deal