State News
Police search for motive after 5 killed in Norcross
Police were interviewing witnesses at a spa outside Atlanta where a gunman opened fire, killing five people.
ASU to host Early Intervention Multicultural Career Fest
Event's goal is to bring to light false perceptions attached to Special Education.
ASU Bookstore to host local authors today
Alice Coachman will headline the event celebrating Black History Month.
Changes to licensing proposed for half-million Georgians
Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp wants a massive reform of the system that licenses and doles out discipline for Georgia professionals.
Bishop: Payroll tax cut avoids tax increase
Six Georgia congressmen, including two Republicans, support tax legislation that passed Friday.
Congress sends payroll tax cut extension to Obama
A proposed tax cut will impact 160 million workers and will finance Social Security spending for 10 months.
Early voting totals 'slow' in region
Voters can cast their ballot in person or by mail-out absentee ballot until March 2.
Ray Charles Foundation wants $3 million gift back
The head of the Ray Charles Foundation is demanding the return of a $3 million gift given to Albany State University in south Georgia because the organization says the college has yet to use the funds to build a performing arts center in the artist’s name.
Albany attorney Millsaps new Gingrich chief
A short time after joining an Albany law firm, a local attorney becomes chief of staff for a Republican presidential hopeful.
Debate brews over mortgage settlement funds
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Options given in lunch fraud cases
The Dougherty County BOE discovers its options are limited in investigating fraudulent school lunch applications.
Georgia is dead last in financial security
Georgians live closer to the financial edge than anyone else in the nation.
Georgia gets NCLB waiver
The move should give Georgia and nine other states some flexibility and relief from rigid requirements.
Georgia one of 10 states to get NCLB waiver
President Barack Obama on Thursday will free 10 states from the strict and sweeping requirements of the No Child Left Behind law.
Charter school resolution fails
A controversial charter school amendment proposal fails on a vote of 110-62.
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State Business
- Changes to licensing proposed for half-million Georgians
- Georgia’s jobless rate decreases to 9.7 percent in December
- Partial funding allocated for Savannah port deepening
- Brunswick judge and Albany native to resign amid ethics probe 5 comments
- Georgia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined in October
- Consumers to shell out more money for pecans
- Positive signs for Synovus
- Occupy Atlanta group vows to stay 1 comment
- Officials: Timing key to recruiting business
- Georgia ranks 4th nationally in foreclosures for August
National News
- Congress sends payroll tax cut extension to Obama 11 comments
- Whitney Houston, superstar of records, films, dies 1 comment
- Gingrich warns of Iran problems
- Cancer charity confronts backlash over grant cuts 1 comment
- Romney wins big in Florida 3 comments
- Actors salute their own at SAG awards
- Red Tails included Albany pilots 2 comments
- Gingrich storms to South Carolina victory
- King’s image evolving 5 comments
- Romney takes New Hampshire-race moves south 1 comment
Blogs
- EPA releases interactive polluter map
- Wealth gap growing between Congressmen and constituents? Not in SOWEGA, at least not on paper
