Rep. Ann Purcell will retire from the Georgia House, but Rep. Hugh Floyd will run for another term . . .
The final tally on bills that passed and did not pass during the just-completed session of the Georgia General Assembly . . .
A long and tiring legislative session comes to an end, at last . . .
As the legislative session winds down to adjournment, Georgia lawmakers give their farewell speeches . . .
Current discussions are to adjourn the General Assembly by Thursday of next week . . .
In the flurry of legislation passed on crossover day, there was a bill aimed at just about every demographic group . . .
A report on the status of major legislation being considered by the General Assembly . . .
The Georgia General Assembly gets ready to kick off another session that is expected to incorporate a lot of talk about serious issues, but considerably much less action . . .
Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver drafts legislation that would require a two-year waiting period for the incorporation of new cities as lawmakers start pre-filing bills for the 2012 session . . .
Qualifying closed on Wednesday for three special legislative elections that will be held Nov. 8 in North Georgia . . .