ATLANTA (AP) Democratic gubernatorial front-runner Roy Barnes said Friday if elected he would sign immigration legislation similar to what Arizona passed ... Meanwhile, four Republicans running for the state's top job said they'd allow local communities to decide whether to permit Sunday alcohol sales ... With just five days remaining until Georgia's July 20 primary, 12 of the 14 candidates seeking the governor's mansion met in separate Democratic and Republican debates sponsored by WSB-TV on
ATLANTA (AP) With just nine days left until Georgia's primary, the leading Democrats running for governor met in a polite debate heavy on policy and free of any political fireworks ... Former Gov. Roy Barnes, Attorney General Thurbert Baker, House Minority Leader DuBose Porter and former Georgia National Guard Commander David Poythress agreed Sunday that local communities in Georgia should be able to vote on whether to allow Sunday alcohol sales in the state. Gov. Sonny Perdue has said that he
ATLANTA (AP) With just nine days left until Georgia's primary, the leading Democratic and Republican candidates for governor faced off in back-to-back debates Sunday night ... Republicans sparred over ethics, with state insurance commissioner John Oxendine hitting back against fresh allegations that he was the target of an investigation in the mid 1990s looking into whether he pressured insurance executives seeking rate increases to hire attorneys who were campaign supporters ... Former Attorney
ATLANTA (AP) The Democrats running for governor are bemoaning the sorry state of Georgia's schools and promising smaller classes, no more teacher furloughs and a longer school year ... But those big promises come with a big price tag ... Simply restoring recently enacted cuts to the state's funding formula for schools would cost about $1.1 billion. Extras like further reducing class size, hiring new teachers and adding on even more days to the school year would boost the cost far higher ... And
ATLANTA (AP) Former Gov. Roy Barnes wants his old job back and says that as governor he would restore sanity to the Capitol, while former Secretary of State Karen Handel says her leadership not just her gender distinguishes her from the rest of the field in the governor's race ... Barnes qualified to run as a Democrat on Wednesday. Aside from his portrait, which still hangs next to the governor's office, Barnes hasn't been seen in the building much since he was ousted by Republican Sonny Perdue
A daily recap of the Georgia Public Broadcasting show "Lawmakers". The show airs weekdays at 7:00pm with a replay at 5:30am the following weekday ... Day 37 ... Originally airedl 4-20 (toke) ... * The present approaches ... * Susan in studio and Nwandi in the newsroom. Nwandi explains the newsroom is at Hogwarts. Mystery solved ... * Senate Appropriations passed the 2011 budget. It's in the final lap ... * The tape machine ate the budget! It's abyssal craw knows no sate! ... * Democrats are
A daily recap of the Georgia Public Broadcasting show "Lawmakers". The show airs weekdays at 7:00pm with a replay at 5:30am the following weekday ... Day 36 ... Originally aired April 14, 2010 ... * The present approaches ... * Susan live at Hogwarts ... * I swear the background has changed. The Capitol backdrop looks much redder. It makes Nwandi look positively devilish. It's getting weird, bubba ... * The Fee Bill was in the Senate. They are certainly gigging themselves. New charge of $100 to
A daily recap of the Georgia Public Broadcasting show "Lawmakers". The show airs weekdays at 7:00pm with a replay at 5:30am the following weekday ... Day 34 ... Originally aired April 12, 2010 ... * We are rapidly approaching the present ... * Susan is live from the newsroom. Lawmakers has a newsroom? ... * This is the first day back from the spring break recess ... * Three Senators were stripped of their committee chairs because of their votes on the hospital tax. And this caused Preston Smith
ATLANTA (AP) The House and the Senate overcame years of struggle and approved an historic transportation funding bill on Wednesday, delivering on a plan that would allow Georgia voters to decide whether to hike the sales tax by one cent to pay for roads, bridges and rail projects ... The Senate voted 43-8 for passage Wednesday night. In the House the vote was 141-29. It now moves to Gov. Sonny Perdue. A spokesman expressed support but said the governor needed to review the final measure ...
A daily recap of the Georgia Public Broadcasting show "Lawmakers". The show airs weekdays at 7:00pm with a replay at 5:30am the following weekday ... Day 30 ... *Originally aired on March 30 ... * Crossover day! For the uninitiated, this is the last day a bill can pass one of the chambers and survive. It's a big day and a long night ... * The requisite live shot of the ongoing sausage making ... * Susan is live at Hogwarts! The hospital tax passed the House. Goes to the Senate now ... * Scowly