A group of lawmakers from southeast Georgia send a letter to EPD Director Jud Turner asking him to institute stronger measures to clean up the Ogeechee River . . .
Geographical data released by the U.S. Census indicates that Georgia’s land area decreased by nearly 400 square miles over the last decade . . .
Buddy Carter and Charlie Bethel are given committee chairmanships in the Georgia Senate, replacing two recently resigned legislators . . .
South Georgia legislators are unhappy with how the EPD handled a chemical discharge into the Ogeechee River and want to bring in an independent monitor . . .
Tags: Buddy Carter
, chemical discharge
, EPD
, Jack Hill
, Judy Manning
, King America Finishing
, Marietta Square
, Ogeechee River fish kill
, revenue department
, tattoo parlor
, underaged tobacco enforcement
Rick Perry and Mitt Romney take jabs at each other as the Texas governor drops by Georgia to talk about policy matters . . .
Tags: Buddy Carter
, EPD
, Georgia Rural Health Association
, GOP nomination
, Healthcare reform
, King America Finishing
, Mitt Romney
, Ogeechee River fish kill
, Rick Perry
, small business grant
, troy davis
The congressional district lines were not redrawn as state Sen. Buddy Carter had hoped they would be, but he’s still thinking about a race for congress . . .
The bill to create a prescription drug database finally passes on the last day of the session . . .
Senate easily passes measure to establish a program for cracking down on the abuse of prescription painkillers and sends the bill to the House . . .
Sen. John Albers introduces legislation that would prohibit future extensions of tolls in the state unless authorized by the General Assembly . . .
Legislators try again to set up a database to track the dispensing of widely abused prescription drugs . . .