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Mon., February 13, 2012 3:00pm
Amtrak officials say, more Georgians got on and off their trains last year than any year before. Amtrak's Georgia ridership broke 200,000 passengers for the first in 2011. This comes as Amtrak expects major cuts in federal funding.
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Fri., January 13, 2012 9:50am
Georgia Tea Party groups held a rally at the state Capitol Thursday to push for ethics reform. They’ve helped to draft a bill that would limit lobbyists’ gifts to lawmakers.
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Thu., September 15, 2011 2:36pm
Georgia’s Tea Party is continuing its effort to thwart a vote on a transportation sales tax. Last month, it stifled a proposal to move the vote from next July to next November. Now, the political group says it’s against the vote entirely, and its opinion could sway a lot of voters.
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Wed., November 3, 2010 12:04am
John Barrow has secured a US House seat for Democrats this election, but he wins in a district that was drawn for Democrats.
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Mon., November 1, 2010 12:03pm
This will be the first election where the new Tea Party movement could play a strong role with a lot of motivated voters. But as Susanna Capelouto reports if people want to show off their enthusiasm with any Tea Party paraphernalia at the polls they may be stopped from doing so.
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Wed., October 20, 2010 11:46am
The NAACP and Tea Party in Rome are coming together to hold a political candidate forum on Thursday. The unlikely union came out of a scheduling conflict when both groups planned to hold forums on the same day and location.
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Mon., September 27, 2010 12:17pm
The Republicans still have memories of electing one of their own in Georgia's 12th District. They know the Democrat who represents the district had a close call in the last mid-term election. But can even this historic election atmosphere topple a three-term incumbent?
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Thu., July 22, 2010 2:50pm
Four members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia have joined the fledgling congressional Tea Party Caucus.
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Tue., June 8, 2010 9:54pm
Pledging to fight for what he calls market-based healthcare reform, toughen border security and expand drilling for oil, Tom Graves beat fellow Republican Lee Hawkins.
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Mon., June 7, 2010 3:49pm
Hawkins and Graves: Voting opens Tuesday for northwest Georgia.
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