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Mon., March 4, 2013 5:28pm
An energy subcommittee in the state House is scheduled to hear testimony today about a bill that would punish Southern Company for cost overruns at Plant Voglte near Augusta. The bill is a sign of buyer's remorse in the case of the expensive new nuclear project that rate-payers are financing in advance. The bill would trim the company's profits to penalize it for higher costs.
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Fri., March 1, 2013 4:30pm
Savannah's iconic Eugene Talmadge Bridge won't be getting a new name this year. State lawmakers are dropping a plan to rename the bridge that towers over Savannah. The span's moniker has been contentious for decades.
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Sat., March 12, 2011 8:05pm
A group of Democratic State Senators brought an immigration hearing to Savannah this weekend. A panel led by Tucker State Senator Curt Thompson is a Democratic version of an all Republican one that met last year. Both committees have collected testimony on immigration's impact on Georgia.
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Tue., January 4, 2011 1:00am
Voters might have resuscitated the push for increased tobacco taxes when they rejected increased car tag fees this November. The car tag fees were on the ballot to fund a statewide trauma care network. Now business groups -- who campaigned for the trauma care measure -- are urging lawmakers to increase the tobacco tax in the upcoming legislative session
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Thu., August 5, 2010 1:20pm
New law makes it difficult for spa operators to stay in business. All businesses advertising massages must have licensed massage therapists. Human trafficking suspected but not confirmed.
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Tue., May 11, 2010 4:06pm
The Board of Regents has approved system-wide tuition hikes for the state’s
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Wed., March 17, 2010 3:51pm
Georgia is one of 38 states where Republicans have pushed a constitutional
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Fri., December 18, 2009 5:48pm
Governor Sonny Perdue prepares to introduce a state budget with cuts but no
