State school Supt. John Barge tries to calm concerns about the state’s declining graduation rates . . .
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A coal-fired power generation plant that had been proposed for Ben Hill County has been cancelled, the latest setback for coal generation in Georgia . . .
A Cobb County newspaper goes after Rep. Don Parsons (R-Marietta) over the issue of EMC transparency . . .
Caterpillar will open a new manufacturing plant in the Athens area; CNN, however, drops a planned GOP debate in Georgia after Mitt Romney and Ron Paul cancel . . .
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It may cost vehicle purchasers a little more money to enforce the state’s “lemon law”; former senator Jeff Chapman returns to politics as head of a new Tea Party spinoff . . .
Cobb EMC votes to abandon the proposed Plant Washington coal-fired power plant, leaving the future of the coal-fired power plant in doubt . . .
The latest numbers from the EPA show that two of Georgia Power’s coal-fired plants are the largest producers of greenhouse gases in the U.S. . . .
Gov. Nathan Deal will propose eliminating or consolidating several smaller state agencies in his next budget . . .
South Korean tire company kills plans to build a manufacturing plant in the Macon area for at least two more years; Cobb EMC board members don’t fare well in elections . . .
Stan Wise is not the pick for the CEO’s position at Cobb EMC, meaning he will remain as chairman of the Public Service Commission . . .