Tag Archives: Sunday package sales

Political Notes – Will Super Tuesday be super for Newt?

Georgia voters could give a big boost to Newt Gingrich in today’s presidential primary; and then there are also those votes to legalize Sunday package sales of alcohol . . .

Tags: Atlanta sewers , department of public health , Georgia primary , Mitt Romney , Newt Gingrich , Rick Santorum , Ron Paul , Sunday package sales , Super Tuesday

Political Notes – Some progress for Savannah harbor?

South Carolina officials change their mind, won’t stand in the way of the Savannah River dredging project . . .

Tags: Corps of Engineers , DHEC , Georgia Court of Appeals , J. D. Smith , Nathan Deal , Nikki Haley , Savannah River deepening , Sunday package sales

Sunday sales issue loses in 17 communities

Most cities and counties voting on the Sunday package sales issue approved it, but a handful of communities rejected the ballot question . . .

Tags: alcoholic beverages , Sunday package sales

Sunday sales issue wins passage across the state

Sunday package sales of alcohol is a big hit with Georgia voters, who turned out across the state to approve the sales in local referendums . . .

Tags: alcoholic beverages , Sunday package sales

Voters will replace four lawmakers, decide fate of Sunday package sales and school taxes

Special legislative elections and the Sunday alcohol sales issue have added to voter interest in the off-year municipal elections to be held Tuesday . . .

Tags: municipal elections , school tax referendums , special elgislative elections , Sunday package sales

Georgians will quietly decide the Sunday sales issue

While there hasn’t been much media attention to it, referendums on the legalization of Sunday package sales of alcoholic beverages will be held in 109 Georgia communities next week . . .

Tags: alcohol , referendums to legalize , Sunday package sales

Political Notes – Sunday package sales become a non-issue

Even though more than 100 communities will be voting in two weeks on the legalization of Sunday package sales of alcohol, the votes have stirred up little public interest or controversy . . .

Tags: 14th Congressional District , 9th Congressional District , Allen Peake , Bob Barr , Herman Cain , Judge Linton Crawford , Macon SPLOST , Newt Gingrich , Sunday package sales , Tom Graves

Nearly 100 locales will vote on Sunday sales

Drink up! Sunday package sales referendums will be held in 97 different cities and counties Nov. 8 . . .

Tags: alcohol , Georgia Food Industry Association , Sunday package sales

Sunday sales bill passes House

Finally, Sunday package sales of alcohol will become legal in Georgia as the House passes SB 10 . . .

Tags: alcohol , Sunday package sales

Sunday sales bill held up in Rules Committee

House Rules Committee doesn’t put Sunday alcohol sales bill on the House calendar for Tuesday, leaving the bill to languish in committee . . .

Tags: House Rules Committee , Sunday package sales