Legislative News
John Leggett
Magistrate court now offering instructional video on court proceedings
Gordon County’s Magistrate Court is now offering an informative video as a way for people involved in court cases to educate themselves on magistrate court proceedings. This type of court, accordi...
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Nathan Deal
Gov. Deal considers online tax
ATLANTA -- Gov. Nathan Deal is considering extending the state sales tax to online purchases, he told newspaper publishers Thursday morning. Eight states already tax electronic commerce, but most ...
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9-1-1 prepaid wireless charge approved by Calhoun council
Calhoun City Council approved placing a 9-1-1 charge on prepaid wireless telecommunication services at the retail point of sale at their Monday, Dec. 19, meeting. The approval of this charge is b...
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Bob Barr
Barr will not seek 14th district congressional seat
Former Georgia Congressman Bob Barr announced yesterday that he has decided not to seek the GOP nomination for the newly drawn 14th Congressional District in Northwest Georgia currently held by U.S...
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Lawsuit: Ga. man fired for refusing to wear '666'
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia factory worker claims in a federal lawsuit that he was fired after he refused to wear a '666' sticker he feared would doom him to eternal damnation. Billy E. Hyatt claims ...
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Members of the House Republican freshman class, led by class President Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., center, gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011, to discuss a Balanced Budget Amendment. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)
House rejects balanced budget proposal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has rejected a proposal to amend the Constitution to require a balanced budget, seen by many as the only way to force lawmakers to hold the fiscal line and reverse the f...
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Chad Whitefield
Whitefield officially declares candidacy for open state Senate seat
Floyd County Commissioner Chad Whitefield filed a declaration of candidacy Friday that allows him to start raising funds for a 2012 state Senate campaign. The Georgia General Assembly adopted new ...
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Fort Oglethorpe area churches mobilizing against Sunday alcohol sales
With hopes to defeat the Sunday alcohol sales initiative on the Nov. 8 ballot, an effort is underway by some local churches to get more teetotalers to the polls. George Goss, an associate pastor w...
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Calhoun: changing to better use technology
by Elizabeth Crumbly
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The City of Calhoun has begun using technology more to its benefit, with many of the initiatives having been implemented this year. The most recent innovation, a city Facebook page launched this...
Poll: Americans feel safe, but Congress shouldn't
by JENNIFER AGIESTA and LAURIE KELLMAN, Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress may be in the doghouse with the American public, but the broader government — especially the military — gets high marks for keeping the nation safe and secure, a new poll...
Analysis: Expect jobs deal 'yes' on tax cuts
by ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The real takeaway from President Barack Obama's jobs agenda? Workers probably can count on continuing to pay lower Social Security taxes. Employers may not have to pay as much, ...
Graves commemorates the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks
by Press Release
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Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-09) issued the following statement to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks against the United States: On September ...
White House creates website for online petitions
by DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is making it easier for people to press the federal government to act. It is bringing that constitutional right to petition one's government into the digital age ...
Jury returns guilty mail-fraud verdict
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A jury in federal district court in Rome on Tuesday returned a guilty verdict against Jeffrey Wallace Edwards, 46, of Bremen, and his corporation, “Frontier Holdings Inc.,” on charges of mail and w...
Georgia Senate OK's congressional map
by ERRIN HAINES, Associated Press
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ATLANTA (AP) — The Senate has approved Georgia's proposed new congressional boundaries, bringing a speedy end to a contentious once-a-decade redistricting process, the first under Republican contro...
New 14th Congressional seat could be up for grabs
by Diane Wagner, Staff Writer
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The new 14th Congressional District appears to strongly favor Republicans, but does it belong to freshman incumbent U.S. Rep. Tom Graves, R-Ranger? Under the map approved by the state House last w...