Gov. Nathan Deal will propose eliminating or consolidating several smaller state agencies in his next budget . . .
Two former legislators decided they wanted to get back into politics and were elected to city council seats this week . . .
The average SAT exam score for Georgia students has now declined for five years in a row; is anybody really surprised at this? . . .
Dwight Brown is indicted for the second time this year by a Cobb County grand jury on theft and racketeering charges related to his management of Cobb EMC; the state investigation into allegations of test cheating in the Dougherty County school system will continue . . .
Georgia Supreme Court rules in favor of Cobb EMC members involved in a lengthy legal dispute with the EMC’s board of directors . . .
Former governor Roy Barnes say he is doing fine and working full time at his law practice after undergoing treatments for cancer . . .
Some thoughts from a former governor on the effects of the Supreme Court’s ‘Citizen United’ decision on political campaigns . . .
Remarks from Gov. Nathan Deal indicate that tax revision may be a dead issue for this session . . .
Sen. Jack Murphy, like House counterpart John Yates, suggests that border authorities “shoot to kill” immigrants who try to enter the U.S. illegally; more details on Deal’s personal finances are revealed . . .
Roy Barnes was left high and dry as Democratic voters stayed home on election day; House Republicans will hold an important leadership vote Monday morning . . .
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