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The Grio

Black legislators, past and present, celebrated in Atlanta exhibit

Thursday, April 12, 2012
ATLANTA – The rich history of Georgia’s black legislators has been captured in an exciting exhibit at an African-American library in downtown Atlanta. The exhibition, entitled “Remembering Our Legends and Honoring Our Torchbearers&rdq...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Crossover Day in Georgia House

Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Owners of dangerous dogs will be put on notice and would face liability if their animal injures a person under a bill passed by the state House. House Bill 685 provides definitions and hearing procedures for determining whether a dog is dangerous or vi...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Metal theft bill clears a hurdle in Georgia

Wednesday, February 22, 2012
A House Judiciary subcommittee passed its version of metal theft legislation Thursday, eliminating a key provision that would have required checks be mailed to sellers as payment for their goods. House Bill 872, sponsored by Rep. Jason Shaw, R-Lakeland...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Expanded pre-k 
is state’s best hope

Saturday, February 18, 2012
When making a capital investment, a wise investor does three things. First, she asks for a summary of the company’s value and assets. Then she conducts an environmental scan. Who else in the marketplace is doing this well and is the product being sold w...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Tax overhaul to be done in bits and pieces

Friday, January 20, 2012
After fumbling a comprehensive tax overhaul last year, legislators are trying to salvage bits and pieces of it at the risk of falling back into business as usual. To succeed, that approach requires the Legislature to pass each piece to create new taxes...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Deal plans spending boost

Thursday, January 12, 2012
Gov. Nathan Deal released a budget plan Wednesday that increases overall spending and calls for $700 million worth of building projects, including the purchase of a facility at Fort McPherson that could house some state agencies. He also recommended bo...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Abrams, House minority leader, makes select list of U.S. legislators

Monday, January 9, 2012
Georgia House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams, D-Atlanta, made Governing magazine's list of 12 state legislators across the nation to watch in 2012. Abrams is the first woman to lead either party in Georgia's Legislature. She is an attorney and sharp de...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Capitol Who’s Who: The most powerful players

Sunday, January 8, 2012
Gov. Nathan Deal: Heads into his second legislative session as the top man at the Statehouse with a little more money to spend and a team that is a little more seasoned after a fairly successful first year in office. Deal didn’t come in last year...
Governing

12 State Legislators to Watch in 2012: The 50 state legislatures have a lot of talent, but these 12 individuals are ones to watch.

Sunday, January 1, 2012
At a time when politicians are about as popular as a sewage treatment plant being built next to your house, it may seem like poor taste to assemble a list of state legislators who are rising stars. But there are big decisions ahead of state legislatures t...
Georgia Trend

Georgia's Power List: 100 Most Influential Georgians

Sunday, January 1, 2012
This 14th edition of Georgia Trend’s 100 Most Influential Georgians includes some familiar names, some new to the list and a few that are retuning after an absence. The process of developing the list is, for all practical purposes, a yearlong effort,...
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