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Mon., January 23, 2012 2:58pm
Senate Majority Leader Chip Rogers says governments looking to get into the broadband business must play by the same rules as private providers and educate citizens prior to starting a new communications network.
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Mon., January 23, 2012 6:00am
There is division among state Republican leaders over capping how much the state spends each year. A bill drafted by state Senators would call for a constitutional amendment to give Georgians a vote on spending limits.
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Thu., August 11, 2011 4:43am
A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit accusing U.S. Rep. Tom Graves and state Sen. Chip Rogers of defaulting on a $2.3 million loan to buy and renovate a Calhoun motel.
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Tue., July 19, 2011 4:48pm
$270 million in federal loans will fund one of the state’s largest-ever transportation contracts. The type of project is what one state lawmaker calls the future of transportation building in Georgia. By adding toll lanes, the Northwest Corridor project could relieve congestion on a 30-mile stretch of Interstates 75 and 575 north of Atlanta. It’s a public-private partnership that could cost up to $1 billion. The public’s share would be about a third of that amount.
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Mon., March 21, 2011 1:11pm
Hundreds of students and families rallied at the capitol today in support of letting Georgia students go to school online.
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Thu., March 17, 2011 7:51am
Many bills ended their run this Wednesday as lawmakers worked well into the evening to meet their deadline.
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Wed., February 16, 2011 8:52am
Senate Republicans will meet Wednesday to decide whether a bill to allow Sunday sales of alcohol in Georgia will make it to the full Senate for a vote.
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Tue., January 25, 2011 8:11am
A bill introduced on Monday could allow Sunday alcohol sales to go before voters. Lawmakers also proposed a bill to expand school vouchers to military families.
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Mon., January 10, 2011 12:49pm
State lawmakers braced snow and icy conditions to make it to the gold dome for the beginning of the legislative session. State troopers picket up senators and representatives who needed transportation in order to have a quorum. Only 5 of Georgia’s 56 state senators didn’t make it.
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Tue., January 4, 2011 8:38am
State lawmakers return to the Capitol next week to open the new General Assembly session. And it promises to be dominated once again by tough budget issues.
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