Gravley to again promote medicinal marijuana in General Assembly
For the third year in a row, state Rep. Micah Gravley, R-Douglasville, is heading into the Georgia legislative session with plans to expand medical marijuana in the state.
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Perdue Is Trump’s Lead Pick for Agriculture Secretary
Sonny Perdue III, the former governor of Georgia, is president-elect Donald Trump's leading candidate to be his U.S. secretary of agriculture, according to a person familiar with the matter. Perdue, 70, would succeed secretary Tom Vilsack.
Hurricane, drought, officer deaths among state’s top stories
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With Trumpa s victory, GOP hopes to overhaul Medicaid
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., left, joined by Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., heads to a meeting of House Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington. When President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January, Republicans will have the opportunity to do something they have desired for years - overhaul Medicaid, the program that provides health care to millions of lower-income and disabled Americans.
Cobb resident to cast ballot Monday as member of Electoral College
Members of the Electoral College will gather in all 50 states and the District of Columbia on Monday to cast their votes for president and vice president, the final voting in the 2016 presidential election.
Time to prep for winter weather
Gov. Nathan Deal has declared this week Winter Weather Preparedness Week, and Georgia agencies encourage residents to get ready for the challenges that come with winter in the region.
Sen. David Perdue Meeting the President-Elect in Trump Tower
Georgia senator David Perdue is meeting with Donald Trump on Friday. His team issued the following statement regarding their expected talks: "As a fellow businessman and outsider himself, Senator Perdue was invited to Trump Tower to discuss working together to advance President-elect Trump's 100-day plan in the Senate and changing the direction of our country," Perdue's spokeswoman Caroline Vanvick stated.
Filling U.S. Rep. Tom Price’s District 6 House seat
If and when U.S. Rep. Tom Price, R-Georgia, is confirmed as President-elect Donald Trump's top health policy adviser and head of the Department of Health and Human Services, his successor will be chosen through a special election.
Trump’s presidency, overseas business deals and relations with…
Georgia's then-President Mikheil Saakashvili and Donald Trump appeared in March 2011 to announce plans to build two Trump-branded towers in Georgia, one in the Black Sea resort of Batumi and one in the capital city, Tbilisi. Days after Donald Trump's election victory, a news agency in the former Soviet republic of Georgia reported that a long-stalled plan for a Trump-branded tower in a seaside Georgian resort town was now back on track.
Chamber hosts lawmakers
The Carroll County Chamber of Commerce on Thursday held its annual Fall Membership Breakfast featuring the Carroll County 2017 Georgia Legislative delegation. Daniel Jackson, right, president/CEO of the chamber and Carroll Tomorrow, recognized the Government Affairs Committee Chair John Jackson, second from right, for leading the question and answer session focusing on the upcoming session of the Georgia General Assembly.
Whither health care in Georgia?
That was the glum prediction late Tuesday night from Democratic political consultant James Carville, longtime ally of Hillary Clinton, as he noted the electoral math propelling Republican Donald Trump to victory in the presidential contest.
Denmark issues warrant for Syrian suspected in family deaths
A historic mountaintop stone cabin in Vermont that was gutted by an accidental fire caused by the sons of a snowboard company founder has been rebuilt and is officially reopening. Two former sailors whose rape and murder convictions were tossed by a federal judge plan to ask Virginia's governor to formally declare that they are innocent.
Mark Paoletta
Today is the 25th anniversary of Clarence Thomas being sworn in as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. From his beginnings in Pin Point, Georgia, where he lived in a shanty without indoor plumbing during the Jim Crow era, he has become the longest-serving black justice on the nation's highest court.
Suit seeks Georgia voter deadline extension due to hurricane
A federal lawsuit is seeking an emergency extension of the voter registration deadline in at least one Georgia county that suffered damage from Hurricane Matthew. The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed the lawsuit Wednesday in Savannah on behalf of several groups that work to encourage voter registration.
LWV event to feature national party delegates
It is quite an honor to be chosen to represent a national political party at a summer convention. Ask local residents Kevin Madden, Michael McNeely, Cheryl Olin and Rick Tillman.
Convention of States For The Purpose of Proposing Amendments
Tomorrow I head off to Washington, DC to join the Georgia Chamber of Commerce for their "DC Fly-in." We'll be meeting with Georgia's Congressional Delegation to discuss things going in in Washington and how they impact Georgia.
John Lewis to receive Liberty Medal for civil rights work
U.S. Rep. John Lewis of Georgia will be honored Monday night with Philadelphia's Liberty Medal for his dedication to civil rights.
Pump problem? Gov’s office says they’ve gotten no complaints
Despite some gas station employees saying they've run out, the Georgia governor's office has said they haven't received any complaints of gas shortages within the state after a pipeline spill in central Alabama. Gov. Nathan Deal's spokeswoman Jen Ryan said in a statement Sunday that they haven't received any complaints but will act accordingly if that changes.
Pump problem? Gova s office says theya ve gotten no complaints
Despite some gas station employees saying they've run out, the Georgia governor's office has said they have not received any complaints of gas shortages within the state after a pipeline spill in central Alabama. "As of now we've not received any complaints," Gov. Nathan Deal's spokeswoman Jen Ryan said in a statement Sunday.
Local gas prices up after pipeline leak
A leak in a pipeline that supplies Georgia and other states in the South and East Coast caused gasoline prices to spike in Douglas County and across metro Atlanta at the end of the week. The price of a gallon of regular unleaded was already up to $2.39 a gallon Friday night at several Douglasville gas stations, according to GasBuddy.com .