Both of the incumbents on the Public Service Commission running for reelection this year, Stan Wise and Chuck Eaton, will have opposition . . .
Senate veteran George Hooks says he will not run for a 17th term in the General Assembly; U.S. Rep. John Barrow gets campaign support from an unlikely source, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce . . .
Republican hopefuls in the 12th Congressional District race are attacking Democratic incumbent John Barrow — but not each other; the Tea Party isn’t happy with Sen. Don Balfour . . .
Rep. Tony McBrayer, who’s served one term in the Georgia House, says he will not run for another term because of redistricting . . .
Newt Gingrich looks like he is ready to step down from the presidential race; Mac Collins is rumored to be looking at another race for Congress . . .
Candidates are lining up to run for Rep. Roger Williams’ legislative seat; Chuck Clay disavows interest in a county commission race . . .
Newt Gingrich’s Center for Health Transformation files for bankruptcy; Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black says some supportive things about the controversial beef additive ‘pink slime’ . . .
Atlanta attorney Maria Sheffield says she will run in the GOP primary for the 12th Congressional District; prospects are not bright for Lake Lanier refilling next year . . .
Atlanta lawyer Maria Sheffield will announce by Dec. 1 whether she will get into the crowded 12th Congressional District GOP primary . . .
Several Georgia congressmen voted this week to repeal a tax law and bragged about killing a regulatory requirement that was “onerous” and a “burden” on small businesses; they neglected to say that they voted, twice, to pass that same tax law. . .
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