Supreme Court Justice George Carley prepares for his swearing in as the next chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court . . .
A legislative committee is appointed to hold confirmation hearings on the appointment of Toby Carr as the DOT’s new planning director . . .
Both of the incumbents on the Public Service Commission running for reelection this year, Stan Wise and Chuck Eaton, will have opposition . . .
Tags: 12th Congressional District
, 9th Congressional District
, Carrie Deal Wilder
, Chuck Eaton
, Denise Deal
, Doug Collins
, John Barrow
, Martha Zoller
, Mickey Stephens
, Nathan Deal
, Pam Davidson
, PSC
, Rick Allen
, Stan Wise
, Steve Oppenheimer
, Wright McLeod
The promoters of the T-SPLOST highway tax referendums are hitting up contributors for some very big donations to the cause . . .
Gov. Nathan Deal receives five nominations for two vacant judgeships in North Georgia . . .
A national conservation group ranks the Chattahoochee River, Atlanta’s main source of drinking water, as the third most endangered waterway in the U.S. . . .
A report from the Institute for Research on Higher Education says Georgia’s policies make it more difficult for blacks, Latinos and low-income students to get a college education . . .
President Obama’s statement on gay marriage doesn’t seem to have helped him among Georgians, but the issue could play differently on the national level . . .
DOT will ask for bids on the long-discussed Northwest Corridor toll lane project for Cobb and Cherokee counties . . .