Despite the recent dismissal of a complaint filed against Gov. Nathan Deal’s appointment of an ethics commission member, three other complaints are still being investigated, the ethics panel chairman said . . .
Gingrich could face the defining moment for his presidential campaign in the Georgia primary . . .
Newt Gingrich’s December surge flares out as he drops to a fourth-place finish in the Iowa GOP caucuses . . .
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The inspector general’s office concludes that Gov. Nathan Deal was not involved in the controversial departure of two ethics commission staffers last summer . . .
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Gov. Nathan Deal has named Heath Garrett, a political consultant and former aide to Sen. Johnny Isakson, to the state ethics commission . . .
Gerald Ross, the DOT’s chief engineer, is going to be a very busy person as DOT Commissioner Vance Smith also puts him in charge of the department’s public-private construction projects . . .
Holly LaBerge of the Public Defender Standards Council has been named the new executive director of the state ethics commission . . .
The state ethics commission members plan to restructure the agency to cope with budget cutbacks; the commission chairman says he is not resigning from the panel . . .
More turmoil at the State Campaign Finance Commission, where top two staffers are leaving; some strong warnings against a deal between Tennessee and Georgia over water rights . . .
With an increased workload and a reduced budget, the state’s Campaign Finance Commission may run out of money this year for the performance of its duties . . .