Sen. Chip Rogers still can’t get his school voucher bill passed; how did the pollsters’ findings compare with the actual results of the Georgia primary? . . .
Tags: Amos Amerson
, Chip Rogers
, Georgia primary
, Jim Butterworth
, Joe Jarrard
, Nan Orrock
, Nathan Deal
, National Guard
, offshore jobs
, polling firms
, Ralph Hudgens
, school vouchers
The State Board of Education puts off a decision on what to do about the bickering members of the Miller County school board; South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley denies any connection between a fundraiser in Atlanta and her agency’s decision to grant an environmental permit for the Savannah harbor dredging . . .
Tags: accreditation
, Atlanta Press Club
, DHEC board
, environmental permit
, Eric Tanenblatt
, insurance department
, Jim Beck
, Miller County school board
, Nathan Deal
, Nikki Haley
, Ralph Hudgens
, Savannah harbor project
, state Board of Education
, Wanda Barrs
The Department of Health and Human Services grants a request from Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens, will delay the implementation of an 80 percent medical loss ratio for healthcare insurance companies in Georgia . . .
Maria Sheffield, an unsuccessful candidate for insurance commissioner last year, is thinking about a race for the Republican nomination in the 12th Congressional District . . .
Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black endorse Rick Perry in the race for the GOP presidential nomination; more candidates jump into state Senate races; a new Senate floor leader for Gov. Nathan Deal . . .
Gov. Nathan Deal raised more than $550,000 in campaign contributions during the first six months of 2011, a somewhat quiet year for political fundraising in Georgia . . .
Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens says the preliminary estimate of insured losses caused by the tornadoes that hit Georgia last week is at least $75 million . . .
Senate Republicans ignore Democratic requests to slow down and discuss the proposed changes in the HOPE scholarship program; Georgia could get some money from national settlement with insurance giant AIG . . .
Felton Jenkins, vice chairman of the Board of Regents and a retired King & Spalding partner, dies of brain cancer; Tom Price acknowledges that a House vote to repeal healthcare reform won’t stick . . .
Mary Squires, the Democratic candidate for insurance commissioner, has some pointed remarks about healthcare coverage for women; Roy Barnes gets support from a labor leader . . .