Gov. Nathan Deal will propose eliminating or consolidating several smaller state agencies in his next budget . . .
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 . . .
Dwight Brown is indicted for the second time this year by a Cobb County grand jury on theft and racketeering charges related to his management of Cobb EMC; the state investigation into allegations of test cheating in the Dougherty County school system will continue . . .
PSC Chairman Stan Wise is reportedly under consideration for the top job at Cobb EMC; Albany school system escapes the wrath of state investigators; Gov. Nathan Deal names a new Houston County prosecutor . . .
Georgia Supreme Court rules in favor of Cobb EMC members involved in a lengthy legal dispute with the EMC’s board of directors . . .
Remarks from Gov. Nathan Deal indicate that tax revision may be a dead issue for this session . . .