It’s a counter-intuitive development in Georgia politics: a mayor’s race where the candidates speak positively about Latinos rather than try to drive them out of the state . . .
As the new owners prepare to open a pawnshop on the Habersham County property purchased from Gov. Nathan Deal, they say the facility will continue to be a pawnshop and not an adult entertainment business; a thriving and legal business involving immigrants living in Gainesville . . .
Tags: ACCG
, adult entertainment
, fee diversions
, Gainesville
, Habersham County
, hazardous waste trust fund
, immigrants
, Nathan Deal
, pawnshops
, Rob Cartee
, solid waste trust fund
, Steven Diamond
Georgia Republicans are staking out their positions during the deficit battle raging in Congress, but in some cases, those positions are at cross-purposes . . .
Tags: Anti-Defamation League
, Bill Nigut
, debt ceiling
, Ethics Commission
, federal deficit
, immigrants
, John Yates
, Mo Brooks
, Nathan Deal
, Saxby Chambliss
, shoot to kill
, Tom Graves
Georgia Southern officials say a business owned by Sen. Cecil Staton (R-Macon) owes the school $52,000 in radio advertising revenue . . .
U.S. Supreme Court lets stand a California law that allows undocumented immigrants who attend a public college to pay the lower, in-state tuition rates . . .
The Georgia Senate passes legislation that would bump up a DUI to a felony offense if the person arrested is an undocumented immigrant . . .
House tables bill that would require applicants for driver’s licenses to take the exam only in English . . .
Long-awaited bill to crack down on undocumented immigrants is introduced by Rep. Matt Ramsey . . .
Sen. Jack Murphy, like House counterpart John Yates, suggests that border authorities “shoot to kill” immigrants who try to enter the U.S. illegally; more details on Deal’s personal finances are revealed . . .
Democratic lawmakers warn that overly punitive state laws against immigrants could harm Georgia’s agricultural industry . . .