Athens attorney Russell Edwards, state treasurer of the Georgia Democratic Party, has resigned . . .
The controversy continues over the employment of Rashad Richey as political director of the Democratic Party of Georgia . . .
Infighting among Democratic Party activists centers around the personal background of a top party official; Deal signs bills for the alcoholic beverage industry . . .
Bill Richardson, the former New Mexico governor, predicts that the Latino vote will swing the outcome of the presidential election . . .
Tags: Barack Obama
, Bill Richardson
, Board of Regents
, David Ralston
, Donald Leebern
, farm labor
, Georgia Democratic Party
, immigration law
, Latino vote
, Mike Berlon
, Mitt Romney
, Red & Black
, university of georgia
Gingrich tries to hold on to his lead among Georgia voters as the Super Tuesday presidential primaries approach . . .
The regional roundtables must finalize their list of road and transit projects for the T-SPLOST referendums by Oct. 15; strong reaction in Savannah to an EPD settlement over a chemical spill in the Ogeechee River . . .
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, Chris Clark
, EPD
, Hall County Commission
, Jerry Keen
, King America Finishing
, Mike Berlon
, Ogeechee River
, Senate settlement of discrimination complaint
, T-SPLOST
, Tom Oliver
Attorney General Sam Olens is already involved in one lawsuit that challenges the constitutionality of the federal healthcare reform law, but he’s joined in on a similar lawsuit filed in Missouri . . .
Mike Berlon, the recently elected state chair of the Democratic Party, talks about his plans for bringing the party out of its political slump . . .
Incoming governor Nathan Deal will keep another Perdue holdover, Trey Childress, as chief operating officer . . .