What’s not to like about Brian Kemp’s proposal to consolidate 43 state licensing boards? The Rome News-Tribune tries to provide a response . . .
Secretary of State Brian Kemp proposes creation of one mega-board to issue the more than 200 kinds of licenses currently administered by the state . . .
Democratic legislators have joined their counterparts from other states to sign a “friend of the court” brief supporting the federal healthcare reform act . . .
Elections are scheduled for Feb. 7 to replace Len Walker and Gloria Tinubu, who recently resigned from the Georgia House of Representatives . . .
There will be no cost-of-living pay increase for Georgia lawmakers next year, the Legislative Services Committee has decided . . .
The state’s chief elections officer finalizes the list of candidates whose names will be placed on Georgia’s presidential primary ballots next year . . .
