Friday March 12, 2010

Georgia Political News

Severe storms moving into northwest Georgia

Severe thunderstorm warnings were posted for the northwest corner of Georgia Friday afternoon as a line of heavy storms moved into the state from Alabama.

Friday March 12, 2010 5:08PM | ajc.com Bookmark and Share

UGA campus busy during spring break

It's spring break at the University of Georgia, and workers are taking advantage of the absence of students to plant trees, patch roads and paint lecture halls.

Friday March 12, 2010 2:06PM | ajc.com Bookmark and Share

Court: Attorney general candidate can't be sued

A federal appeals panel has ruled that a former prosecutor cannot be sued by an Albany man who said he was wrongly prosecuted for his criticism of a local hospital system.

Friday March 12, 2010 2:02PM | ajc.com Bookmark and Share

Dense fog to be followed by storms

Dense fog early Friday could give way to strong thunderstorms later in the day, as a storm system moves into the state from the west.

Friday March 12, 2010 12:33PM | ajc.com Bookmark and Share

Daylight Saving Time returns on Sunday

Daylight Saving Time returns at 2 a.m. Sunday, and fire safety officials are reminding metro Atlantans that the time change is a good time to change smoke detector batteries.

Friday March 12, 2010 11:32AM | ajc.com Bookmark and Share

Senate unanimously passes property tax bill

If you pay property taxes in Georgia, you would receive a county valuation notice every year and instructions on how to appeal it under a bill that the state Senate passed unanimously and sent to the House on Thursday.

Friday March 12, 2010 3:46AM | ajc.com Bookmark and Share

Staton: Consolidated government must be cheaper than Bibb, Macon

ATLANTA — The push to hold a November referendum on consolidating the Macon and Bibb County governments picked up a little more momentum Thursday with state Sen. Cecil Staton’s announcement that he’s actively working on the consolidation plan.

Friday March 12, 2010 3:39AM | macon.com Bookmark and Share

Perdue proposes health-care cuts, tax holiday cancellation

ATLANTA — Georgia’s hospitals and health-care providers were hammered as part of a new round of cuts proposed by Gov. Sonny Perdue on Thursday to deal with a gaping budget shortfall.

Friday March 12, 2010 3:39AM | macon.com Bookmark and Share

Property tax legislation clears Senate

ATLANTA — The state Senate approved a major overhaul to Georgia’s property tax system Thursday, continuing a multi-year effort to hold down the taxes local governments depend on and homeowners seem to hate.

Friday March 12, 2010 3:39AM | macon.com Bookmark and Share

Bills calling for larger classes, fewer tests clear House panel

ATLANTA — Legislation that would allow increased class sizes, and other bills meant to save public schools or teachers money, made it through committee Thursday at the Capitol and are a big step closer to becoming law.

Friday March 12, 2010 3:39AM | macon.com Bookmark and Share

Legislators get a look at ‘telemedicine’

A liaison for he Georgia Partnership for TeleHealth visited the Capitol on Thursday. There are 116 video conference systems placed around the state to help people talk to doctors and lower health-care costs. The program is headquartered in Waycross and funded with private and federal funds, state Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine said. The program started in Oxendine’s office about five years ...

Friday March 12, 2010 3:39AM | macon.com Bookmark and Share

Senate panel advances legislation to crack down on illicit massage parlors

ATLANTA — State Sen. Cecil Staton’s effort to crack down on illegitimate massage parlors moved passed committee Thursday with new sanctions for parlor owners instead of just the women who work there.

Friday March 12, 2010 3:39AM | macon.com Bookmark and Share

Officials hear ‘megaregion’ ideas in Macon

The country’s most successful cities in the future will plan collectively as a region to tackle three pressing issues: water, energy and transportation, according to experts who gathered this week at the Centreplex in Macon.

Friday March 12, 2010 3:31AM | macon.com Bookmark and Share

Pipe bomb exploded in Pickens County landfill

State agents are on their way to blow up a pipe bomb found in a Pickens County landfill.

Friday March 12, 2010 12:25AM | ajc.com Bookmark and Share

Politics in play on DeKalb tax freeze

The Georgia House balked Thursday at passing local legislation calling for a November referendum on extending DeKalb County's property tax freeze another five years.

Thursday March 11, 2010 11:03PM | ajc.com Bookmark and Share

DeKalb tax freeze bill stopped, could be back up Tuesday

The Georgia House balked Thursday at passing local legislation calling for a November referendum on extending DeKalb County's property tax freeze another five years.

Thursday March 11, 2010 10:53PM | ajc.com Bookmark and Share

Georgia Power bills heading higher soon

The Public Service Commission approved a fuel charge hike for Georgia Power Thursday, in a settlement ending a three-month-old case. The increase, effective April 1, means an increase of about $5.59 per month for residential customers.

Thursday March 11, 2010 10:29PM | ajc.com Bookmark and Share

2 arrested in Sandy Springs shootings

Two Barrow County men apparently heard some rumors going around about their involvement in a drive-by shooting, so they stopped by a local police department to get the full story.

Thursday March 11, 2010 8:57PM | ajc.com Bookmark and Share

GBI revisits scene of alleged Roethlisberger assault

MILLEDGEVILLE -- GBI crime scene technicians returned to the Capital City Club on Thursday, site of an alleged sexual assault by Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.

Thursday March 11, 2010 8:53PM | ajc.com Bookmark and Share

Mom accused of circumcising infant girl

A 35-year-old mother was arrested for allegedly circumcising her 10-month-old daughter, police said.

Thursday March 11, 2010 7:38PM | ajc.com Bookmark and Share

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