The state ethics commission agrees to reduce some penalty fees in an effort to clear up a backlog of campaign disclosure reports that were not filed on time . . .
Gingrich could face the defining moment for his presidential campaign in the Georgia primary . . .
A coalition of ethics advocates is making another attempt to get legislation passed that will place limits on what lobbyists can spend to influence legislators . . .
Why is everyone getting so exercised about Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle accepting a junket from a bunch of lobbyists? It’s not like this doesn’t happen every year with dozens of legislators . . .
Senate passes bill that establishes narrower criteria for determining which people are lobbyists . . .
House passes bill that would reduce the early voting period from 45 days to 21 days prior to election day . . .
A consulting firm with an interest in a Georgia rail project spent more than $17,000 on a European junket for House Speaker David Ralston and his family . . .
Nathan Deal’s transition committee is heavily dominated by lobbyists and elected officials . . .
In an op-ed published by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution last week, state Sen. Don Balfour (R-Snellville) warned about the dangers of excessive spending and taxation during the recessionary times in which we live.
