http://www.ajc.com/news/state-news-82001.html en-us Copyright 2009 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:21:40 GMT 2009-12-01T22:21:40Z en-us Copyright 2009 http://www.ajc.com/news/legislative-leaders-predict-more-221364.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 Top leaders in the Georgia House and Senate predicted Tuesday that legislators could be forced early next year to cut state spending by an additional $400 million. Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:05:04 GMT nbadertscher@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/legislative-leaders-predict-more-221364.html Nancy Badertscher Ariel Hart 2009-12-01T22:05:04Z http://www.ajc.com/news/grand-jury-to-decide-221100.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 A north Georgia prosecutor said Tuesday he would let a grand jury decide if there will be criminal charges brought against undercover drug officers involved in the fatal shooting of a Baptist minister outside a Toccoa convenience store last summer. Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:43:04 GMT rcook@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/grand-jury-to-decide-221100.html Rhonda Cook 2009-12-01T18:43:04Z http://www.ajc.com/news/heavy-rain-high-winds-220599.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 A low-pressure system developing in the Gulf of Mexico will bring the threat of heavy rain to metro Atlanta on Wednesday, and a risk of high winds to much of the state beginning Tuesday night. Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:54:37 GMT mmorris@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/heavy-rain-high-winds-220599.html Mike Morris 2009-12-01T17:54:37Z http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-s-college-graduates-220958.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 Georgia was among the states with the lowest amount of student college debt, according to a report released Tuesday. Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:38:52 GMT ldiamond@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-s-college-graduates-220958.html Laura Diamond 2009-12-01T16:38:52Z http://www.ajc.com/news/athens-mom-kids-charged-220846.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 Tipped off that her boyfriend was about to have sex with another woman when he accidentally dialed her  phone, a 32-year-old Athens woman attacked her competition, kicking her, beating her with a pool stick and dragging her by her hair, police said. Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:19:00 GMT rcook@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/athens-mom-kids-charged-220846.html Rhonda Cook 2009-12-01T15:19:00Z http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-man-67-to-220767.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 WASHINGTON -- A 67-year-old Georgia man faces up to 30 years in prison for having sex with his 16-year-old lover at a Virginia hotel as the couple drove through the state. Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:41:25 GMT http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-man-67-to-220767.html Associated Press 2009-12-01T14:41:25Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/high-court-will-not-219897.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the appeal of the so-called "Columbus stocking strangler," setting the course for Georgia's next execution. Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:09:47 GMT brankin@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/high-court-will-not-219897.html Bill Rankin 2009-11-30T23:09:47Z http://www.ajc.com/news/uga-to-offer-swine-219259.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 The University of Georgia will begin offering free swine flu shots to students this week. Campus officials will hold vaccine clinics Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at the University Health Center and Dec. Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:41:38 GMT ldiamond@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/uga-to-offer-swine-219259.html Laura Diamond 2009-11-30T17:41:38Z http://www.ajc.com/news/developer-gives-1-million-219210.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 The family of  Herman J. Russell, the namesake of large Atlanta development and construction firm H.J. Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:44:58 GMT cquinn@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/developer-gives-1-million-219210.html Christopher Quinn 2009-11-30T15:44:58Z http://www.ajc.com/news/ronald-mcdonald-stolen-from-218358.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 Workers at a McDonald’s in Columbus are asking Santa for only one gift this year. They just want their Ronald McDonald statue back. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:50:37 GMT mmatteucci@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/ronald-mcdonald-stolen-from-218358.html Megan Matteucci 2009-11-29T22:50:37Z http://www.ajc.com/news/armed-robbery-leads-to-217544.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 An armed robbery at a Taco Bell in Covington turned into a police chase through two counties Saturday evening. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:23:01 GMT apstevens@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/armed-robbery-leads-to-217544.html Alexis Stevens 2009-11-29T04:23:01Z http://www.ajc.com/news/in-shopping-frenzy-pair-216869.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 A couple got so carried away with snagging Black Friday deals, authorities say they left their kids alone in a shopping cart. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:46:23 GMT http://www.ajc.com/news/in-shopping-frenzy-pair-216869.html Deanna Engel 2009-11-28T16:46:23Z http://www.ajc.com/news/religious-conventioneers-help-city-216051.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 As the Atlanta region's $11 billion convention and trade show industry wallowed through a difficult economy, there was one bright sign this year: Religious events held their own. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:54:46 GMT cquinn@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/religious-conventioneers-help-city-216051.html Christopher Quinn 2009-11-27T18:54:46Z http://www.ajc.com/news/mother-s-death-further-216097.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 The recent death of a Pike County murder defendant's mother is proof the accused's right to a speedy trial has been violated, his lawyers said this week. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:34:33 GMT brankin@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/mother-s-death-further-216097.html Bill Rankin 2009-11-27T18:34:33Z http://www.ajc.com/news/sunny-skies-expected-this-214213.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 Black Friday shoppers were greeted by chilly temperatures as the weather seems to be getting in the Christmas spirit. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:55:10 GMT mgarner@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/sunny-skies-expected-this-214213.html Marcus K. Garner 2009-11-27T17:55:10Z http://www.ajc.com/news/why-license-librarians-some-215852.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 In Georgia, 36 boards issue nearly 200 kinds of licenses to more than 400,000 professionals, and Secretary of State Karen Handel wonders whether some haven’t worn out their usefulness. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:53:05 GMT asheinin@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/why-license-librarians-some-215852.html Aaron Gould Sheinin 2009-11-27T15:53:05Z http://www.ajc.com/news/diverse-group-forms-to-215851.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 Frustrated with a lack of progress in the tri-state water war, a diverse group of people from Georgia, Alabama and Florida have come together in hopes of helping solve the roughly 20-year-old standoff. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:41:52 GMT jredmon@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/diverse-group-forms-to-215851.html Jeremy Redmon 2009-11-27T15:41:52Z http://www.ajc.com/news/uga-may-be-penalized-215844.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 ATHENS - State Environmental Protection Division officials are expected to consider next week whether to impose penalties on the University of Georgia for polluting Tanyard Creek, which runs through the campus. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:02:45 GMT http://www.ajc.com/news/uga-may-be-penalized-215844.html Deanna Engel 2009-11-27T14:02:45Z http://www.ajc.com/news/man-killed-in-his-215477.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 A man in his 60s was killed inside his Villa Rica apartment Wednesday night, but police are not saying how the man died. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:47:26 GMT apstevens@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/man-killed-in-his-215477.html Alexis Stevens 2009-11-27T12:47:26Z http://www.ajc.com/news/on-afghanistan-trip-chambliss-214975.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 WASHINGTON -- One day into a fact-finding trip through Afghanistan, U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss said Thursday he's more convinced than ever that the United States needs to quickly and dramatically boost U.S. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:49:38 GMT bkeefe@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/on-afghanistan-trip-chambliss-214975.html Bob Keefe 2009-11-26T23:49:38Z http://www.ajc.com/news/perdue-asked-to-move-214744.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 JACKSON - Georgia Power says Gov. Sonny Perdue has been asked to remove the dirt dredged from near his vacation home and dumped into Lake Jackson last month. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:04:38 GMT http://www.ajc.com/news/perdue-asked-to-move-214744.html 2009-11-26T14:04:38Z http://www.ajc.com/news/topless-bar-money-gingrich-214273.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 Dawn Rizos could have been bitter when former U.S. Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich returned her $5,000 donation and rescinded an entrepreneurship award offered to her Dallas strip club. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:55:06 GMT mgarner@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/topless-bar-money-gingrich-214273.html Marcus K. Garner 2009-11-26T03:55:06Z http://www.ajc.com/news/smooth-travel-day-at-213630.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 Officials at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport are thrilled. On one of the busiest travel days of the year, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is reporting waits of less than 5 minutes at security checkpoints and no general departure delays out of Hartsfield-Jackson. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:38:26 GMT lhartstein@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/smooth-travel-day-at-213630.html Larry Hartstein Mashaun D. Simon 2009-11-26T00:38:26Z http://www.ajc.com/news/report-georgia-failing-to-213976.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 The state of Georgia is failing to make progress in the battle against lung cancer, says the Lung Cancer Alliance in Georgia’s fourth annual report card. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:42:14 GMT msimon@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/report-georgia-failing-to-213976.html Mashaun D. Simon 2009-11-25T22:42:14Z http://www.ajc.com/news/family-s-grief-spills-213789.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 Three days before burying his 11-year-old son, Mitchell Maxwell Sr. spent the morning in a Waycross courtroom answering allegations that he attacked the 12-year-old boy who accidentally killed his namesake. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:10:00 GMT cboone@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/family-s-grief-spills-213789.html Christian Boone 2009-11-25T22:10:00Z