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Political Notes – Lawmakers will scrutinize new planning director
A legislative committee is appointed to hold confirmation hearings on the appointment of Toby Carr as the DOT's new planning director . . .
Callaway Gardens is latest resort area pushed into financial distress
The owners of Callaway Gardens, trying to deal with dropping visitor numbers and related financial problems, will try to sell 4,000 acres of the Pine Mountain resort area . . .
GOP will put ethics question on July 31 primary ballot
Republican primary voters will have their say on the issue of limiting what lobbyists can spend on legislators . . .
Political Notes – Cagle, a longtime opponent of tax increases, now backs a tax increase
The T-SPLOST referendum has even turned Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle into a politician who supports tax hikes . . .
Balfour is hit with another ethics complaint
Another complaint alleging filing irregularities for state expense reimbursements is made against Sen. Don Balfour, chairman of the Senate Rules Committee . . .
GOP converges upon Columbus to discuss delegates, ethics
Georgia Republicans travel to the River City of Columbus for their annual state convention, with ethics and Ron Paul expected to dominate the discussion . . .
Political Notes – Moving toward a ‘minority-majority’ population
Census estimates show that the U.S. may be at a tipping point as it continues to move toward the day when non-white minority groups comprise a majority of the population . . .
Northwest Corridor project’s a go – but it will take a while
The State Transportation Board and the DOT are moving ahead with the Northwest Corridor toll lane project, which will take some time to complete . . .
Georgia’s jobless rate drops below 9 percent
The state's unemployment rate has now declined for nine months in a row, although it is still significantly higher than the national jobless rate . . .