Rep. Ann Purcell will retire from the Georgia House, but Rep. Hugh Floyd will run for another term . . .
Sen. Buddy Carter’s solar energy bill is pulled from committee after he loses the votes of several senators . . .
Sen. Buddy Carter keeps his bill promoting solar generation of electric power in play by shifting it to another committee . . .
With a big assist from Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, Georgia Power keeps the lid on a bill that would promote cheaper, solar-generated electricity . . .
Democrats and Republicans in the Georgia Senate argue over the course that should be taken with the HOPE scholarship program . . .
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 . . .
Rick Perry and Mitt Romney take jabs at each other as the Texas governor drops by Georgia to talk about policy matters . . .
