Despite opposition from Bubba McDonald, Tim Echols takes over as chairman of the Georgia Public Service Commission . . .
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, Doug McKillip
, drug tests
, DUI
, Kip Smith
, Maria Sheffield
, PSC
, Rick Santorum
, Sanford Bishop
, Tim Echols
, welfare recipients
Economic forecasters from the University of Georgia and Georgia State University look at the state’s near-term economic picture, and it is not a pretty one . . .
Although Georgia’s new congressional plan was drawn up by legislative Republicans, there are some GOP congressmen who will be displeased with it because of the way their districts were reconfigured . . .
New congressional map for Georgia is intended to oust Democratic Rep. John Barrow of Savannah . . .
Reps. John Barrow and Sanford Bishop confirm they will not be voting for Nancy Pelosi as the new House minority leader in January; lots of lawyers among the new lawmakers . . .
How one legislator voted for a redistricting bill that contributed to his political defeat five years later . . .
Sanford Bishop survives a challenge from Mike Keown to retain his 2nd Congressional District seat . . .
Two of Georgia’s Democratic members of the U.S. House are in danger of losing their congressional seats . . .
Jim Marshall and Sanford Bishop could be among the Democratic congressmen who get swept out in Tuesday’s Republican wave; Emory University’s Alan Abramowitz projects an overall GOP pickup of 45 to 50 House seats . . .
Sanford Bishop and Mike Keown have a rollicking final debate in the 2nd Congressional District race; Carol Porter talks about corruption; Roy Barnes deals with bovine issues . . .