Challenging economic times are likely to face Georgia for at least another 18 months according to Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle. The Hall County Republican told 75-80 Rome business leaders Thursday during a...
AP Interview: Barnes says ethics disqualify Deal ATLANTA (AP)— Roy Barnes said Wednesday that ethics questions surrounding his opponent Nathan Deal should disqualify him from being governor. In an interview with The Associated Press that...
Deal waiting on teachers’ opinions Republican gubernatorial candidate Nathan Deal of Gainesville said he’s waiting on feedback from Georgia’s teachers before he can release his educational platform. Deal has made a six-question sur...
Handel: I'll remain involved in politics ATLANTA (AP)— Failed Republican gubernatorial hopeful Karen Handel says her runoff loss won’t mean her exit from politics. In an e-mail sent to supporters on Tuesday, the former secr...
Deja vu: 5 ex-governors in comeback bids ATLANTA (AP)— In an election year of the angry electorate, former governors in five states are hoping that a deja vu appeal sells better than the anti-establishment pitch. The candidates &...
Ga. Secretary of State urges voters to register by Oct 4 Eligible residents who are not currently registered to vote in the county in which they reside should register to vote or update their registration address. Voters must be registered by Monday, Oc...
Candidates for governor talk health care at debate The men who want to be Georgia’s next governor clashed Saturday over tort reform, embryonic stem cell research and Medicaid funding in their first formal debate since the November ballot was set e...
Deal, Barnes meet in 1st forum since primary ATLANTA (AP)— Gubernatorial hopefuls Roy Barnes and Nathan Deal split over whether the state should amend its constitution to cap pain and suffering damages in medical malpractice cases. B...
Attorney with Rome ties appointed to judgeship Governor Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of Max Wood as Chief Judge of the Office of State Administrative Hearings to replace Judge Lois Oakley, who retired. Wood, who unsuccessfull...
ATLANTA (AP) — Republican gubernatorial hopeful Nathan Deal is backpedaling on casinos after at least one prominent Christian conservative activist called to voice concerns. Deal created a stir wh...
ATLANTA -- On the anniversary of women winning the right to vote, dozens of them met to celebrate Thursday on the floor of the Senate that was once barred to them. It has been 90 years since a Ten...
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP)-- Georgia Libertarian candidate Rhonda Martini has withdrawn from the race for lieutenant governor. The Times newspaper of Gainesville reports that Martini left the race Wedn...
WASHINGTON (AP)– A Republican civil war is raging, with righter-than-thou conservatives dominating ever more primaries in a fight for the party's soul. And the Democrats hope to benefit. The lates...
State Ethics Commission Executive Secretary Stacey Kalberman said Monday the commission has not formally rescinded its rule limiting transfers of money from one campaign to another. Last Tuesday, ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Paul Broun of Georgia won his seat in Congress campaigning as a strict defender of the Constitution. He carries a copy in his pocket and is particularly fond of in...
Georgia’s congressmen are back in the state until early September, soliciting votes and campaign contributions and explaining to taxpayers how they earned their pay in Washington. But did they? I...
ATLANTA - It's legal now for Georgia politicians to transfer as much money as they want to other candidates, setting up the potential for a retiring office holder to hand over an incumbent-sized wa...
The Category 2 hurricane packs 105 mph winds as it passes North Carolina's Outer Banks, battering the state's coast with rain as the storm churns northward. | | VIDEO
Wyo. man gives more than $1.5 million to help defend Arizona's controversial immigration law in court, bringing Gov. Jan Brewer's total defense fund to $3.6 million