Tag Archives: Sam Olens

Political Notes – Georgia’s out of the running in this race

Georgia falters in the latest round of “Race to the Top” grants for K-12 education programs, does not get any federal money . . .

Tags: Casey Cagle , Chip Rogers , John Wilkinson , Mike Crane , Newt Gingrich , public schools , Race to the Top , robo calls , Sam Olens , Tommie Williams

Supreme Court will look at Arizona’s immigration law

Arizona’s controversial immigration law, which was a model for a similar law passed in Georgia this year, will be reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court . . .

Tags: Arizona , Georgia , immigration law , Sam Olens , Supreme Court

Political Notes – Olens opposes robocalls to cell phones

Attorney General Sam Olens and his colleagues urge Congress not to pass legislation that would open up cell phones to robocalls from businesses . . .

Tags: absentee ballot fraud , ARC , cell phones , judgeship , robo calls , Ron Ramsey , Sam Olens , Tad Leithead

Merck will pay $15 million to settle Medicaid claims

Attorney General Sam Olens announces a settlement with Merck over misrepresentations to the Medicaid program involving the drug Vioxx . . .

Tags: Medicaid , Merck , Sam Olens , settlement , Vioxx

Supreme Court will hear challenges to healthcare act

The U.S. Supreme Court, as long expected, will hear and decide constitutional challenges to the federal healthcare act . . .

Tags: Barack Obama , federal healthcare act , Nathan Deal , Sam Olens , Supreme Court

Political Notes — Interim president named for Georgia Highlands

Chancellor Hank Huckaby finds an experienced administrator to take over at Georgia Highlands College; Sam Olens predicts a settlement of the tri-state water dispute . . .

Tags: Georgia Highlands College , Hank Huckaby , Jacksonville ports , Martha Zoller , Nathan Deal job approval , Rob Watts , Sam Olens , water wars

Georgia recovers Medicaid funds in Pfizer settlement

As part of a settlement with Pfizer over charges of illegal off-label drug marketing, Georgia will be paid back nearly $200,000 for its Medicaid program, the attorney general’s office said . . .

Tags: Detrol , Medicaid , off-lablel drug marketing , Pfizer , Sam Olens

Olens sues EPA over coal plant emission standards

Georgia’s attorney general goes to federal court in an attempt to overturn an EPA rule that regulates emissions from coal-fired power plants . . .

Tags: air quality regulations , coal-fired power plants , EPA , Sam Olens

Georgia sends redistricting maps to Washington

Georgia submits its legislative and congressional redistricting plans for Voting Rights Act pre-clearance . . .

Tags: Georgia , Nathan Deal , redistricting , Sam Olens , Voting Rights Act pre-clearance

Georgia, other states seek Supreme Court review of healthcare law

Georgia and 25 other states ask the Supreme Court to go ahead and rule on the constitutionality of the federal healthcare reform act . . .

Tags: healthcare reform act , Sam Olens , Supreme Court