Will the new congressional maps prompt Rep. Paul Broun to run for another term in the 9th District rather than stay in the 10th District? Stay tuned . . .
The House finally passes a couple of bills, four weeks after the start of the legislative session; former labor commissioner Michael Thurmond joins a Columbus law firm . . .
Sonny Perdue finally makes some comments about the controversial Oaky Woods property sale; it’s the time when elected officials are stepping down to make way for their successors . . .
North Fulton legislators ask the State Transportation Board to reverse a vote on extending the Georgia 400 tolls, but the request is probably too little, too late . . .
Michael Thurmond, who’s being promoted by some Democrats as the next chairman of the state party, won’t say definitely what he plans to do . . .
Senate Minority Leader Robert Brown (D-Macon) floats the idea of Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond as new head of the Georgia Democratic Party . . .
Johnny Isakson maintains a 15-point polling lead in his U.S. Senate race with Michael Thurmond . . .
Sen. Johnny Isakson maintains a healthy polling lead over his Democratic challenger for the Senate, Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond, in the latest GOP survey . . .
Georgia’s unemployment rate, which continues to exceed the national jobless rate, climbed back into double-digit territory in August . . .
