A national conservation group ranks the Chattahoochee River, Atlanta’s main source of drinking water, as the third most endangered waterway in the U.S. . . .
Legislators introduce bills to revise the state’s ethics laws, but the measures have little prospect of passing . . .
Senate majority leader sponsors bill that will make it more difficult for local governments to install broadband networks offering internet access to their residents . . .
Tags: Allen Barnes
, Bill Jackson
, Casey Cagle
, Chip Rogers
, consultant fees
, Glades Reservoir
, Hall County
, Mitt Romney
, municipal broadband networks
, Nathan Deal
, Newt Gingrich
Presidential candidates Newt Gingrich and Herman Cain each raised more than $2 million during the latest quarter, but also took on some campaign debt at the same time; the federal appeals court ruling that restored Metro Atlanta’s access to Lake Lanier could also slow down the impoundment of a Hall County reservoir . . .
Hall County plans to push ahead with plans to build a new reservoir upstream from Lake Lanier, applying for a permit from the Army Corps of Engineers . . .
