Tag Archives: Georgia

Georgia 8th graders improve science scores

Georgia’s eighth grade students scored a few points better on NAEP science tests administered in 2011 . . .

Tags: 8th graders , Georgia , John Barge , NAEP , science tests

Georgia, WellCare settle Medicaid allegations

A settlement with WellCare over charges of Medicaid fraud will bring Georgia $33 million as its share of the multi-state agreement . . .

Tags: DCH , Georgia , Medicaid fraud , Sam Olens , settlement , WellCare

Georgia jobless rate declines some more

The jobs picture in Georgia continues to improve as the unemployment rate declines to its lowest level in nearly three years . . .

Tags: Georgia , Mark Butler , unemployment rate

Supreme Court will look at Arizona’s immigration law

Arizona’s controversial immigration law, which was a model for a similar law passed in Georgia this year, will be reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court . . .

Tags: Arizona , Georgia , immigration law , Sam Olens , Supreme Court

Immigration control has its hidden costs

How do you add up all the costs of state immigration laws? Here’s one tally . . .

Read Tom's Blog | Tags: alabama , economic impact , Georgia , immigration law

Unemployment rate creeps up to 10.3 percent

The state’s jobless rate increased to 10.3 percent in September, the 50th month in a row in which Georgia’s unemployment rate was higher than the national rate . . .

Tags: Georgia , job losses , unemployment rate

Georgia sends redistricting maps to Washington

Georgia submits its legislative and congressional redistricting plans for Voting Rights Act pre-clearance . . .

Tags: Georgia , Nathan Deal , redistricting , Sam Olens , Voting Rights Act pre-clearance

Political Notes – DOJ challenges Texas’ redistricting plan

The Department of Justice challenges redistricting plans adopted in Texas because they diminish the voting strength of the state’s Latino population; could a similar challenge be in store for Georgia’s plans? . . .

Tags: appointments , Department of Justice , Georgia , Nathan Deal , redistricting plans , Texas , Voting Rights Act , water wars

Unemployment level hits 6-month high

Georgia’s jobless rate hit 10.2 percent in August, according to the Labor Department, and has exceeded the national unemployment rate for 49 months in a row . . .

Tags: Georgia , Labor Department , Mark Butler , unemployment rate

McIntosh State Bank is closed, 13th failure this year

Federal and state regulators have now shuttered 13 banks in Georgia this year, the highest total of any state . . .

Tags: bank failures , FDIC , Georgia