Coca-Cola and its rival soft-drink competitor, PepsiCo, have both pulled their support of ALEC, the corporate-funded conservative organization . . .
Gov. Deal has some “concerns” about a tax break for a hotel project on Savannah’s Hutchinson Island; Atlanta airport prepares for the opening of its new international terminal . . .
House approves Rep. Earl Ehrhart’s bill that would authorize creation of a new kind of limited purpose bank . . .
Look for legislators to open up the state’s public pension funds to invest in venture capital funds and other areas that are now prohibited; retired teachers and state employees may want to pay attention to this . . .
Gov. Nathan Deal appoints Cornelia attorney Chan Caudell to the state ethics commission; the FBI puts a new team together corruption among the state’s judges and legislators . . .
It’s been about 10 years since the last really entertaining filibuster by a Georgia legislator . . .
Lawmakers pass several bills on the last day that provide generous tax breaks and exemptions to businesses and developers . . .
