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Wed., January 2, 2013 1:33pm
A Georgia sheriff has taken office with the start of the new year, despite facing a felony indictment. Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill took office on New Year's Day, reclaiming the office he lost in 2008.
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Thu., November 8, 2012 4:04pm
Governor Deal Thursdayannounced several new programs to help Georgia’s returning veterans find jobs. An estimated 80 thousand new vets will enter the state’s workforce by 2016.
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Wed., October 31, 2012 3:00pm
The State Archives are losing five staff members starting Thursday because of budget cuts from the Secretary of State. But Governor Deal was able to find money to keep the Archives from closing completely. It will be open two days a week. And the plan is to transfer it to the University System of Georgia.
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Thu., October 25, 2012 3:35pm
Governor Nathan Deal appointed 22 Georgia teenagers to his Commission on Teen Driving. Some of the teens have been personally impacted by tragedies on the road.
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Thu., October 18, 2012 3:07pm
State officials say they plan to keep the Georgia State Archives open with regular hours after an uproar over plans to limit access to appointments only for six days a month. Gov. Nathan Deal and Secretary of State Brian Kemp said Thursday that $125,000 in funding will be restored and allow the archives to stay open two days a week.
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Tue., October 2, 2012 6:17pm
A spokesman says Gov. Nathan Deal would deny a tax break to a planned convention hotel on Jekyll Island because it would be unfair to competing hotels. Deal spokesman Brian Robinson said Tuesday the governor has given plenty of support to the island state park, where Georgia taxpayers have invested $50 million to build a new convention center and beachfront park. Robinson said subsidizing a hotel would be "a step further than we could go."
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Tue., October 2, 2012 2:35pm
In 2011 the Governor signed legislation to help develop tourism projects. But it’s so complicated, the tax break can’t be implemented.
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Tue., September 25, 2012 2:01pm
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal's lawyer is seeking legal fees from a northwest Georgia man whose complaints against the governor were eventually dismissed.
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Fri., September 21, 2012 5:52pm
A jury has found a Dougherty County school board member not guilty on felony school lunch fraud charges.
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Thu., September 13, 2012 5:23pm
Colleges across Georgia are looking at innovative ways to reach Governor Deal’s goal of increasing the number of graduates by a quarter million by 20-20.
