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07-11-09 Hopefuls for governor find big-time donors07-09-09 Savannah River officials quit over squabble with Georgia
07-09-09 New state office considered to track stimulus money
07-09-09 Oxendine returns $120,000 in contributions
07-04-09 Atlanta tax protesters celebrate with Tea Party
07-01-09 Hunstein sworn in as new chief justice
06-30-09 89 laws take effect July 1
06-30-09 State kicks off first stimulus-funded road project
06-30-09 Former governor to swear in new chief justice
06-29-09 Georgia to overhaul social service agencies
06-29-09 Gubernatorial donors pinched by recession
06-27-09 Perdue's stimulus plan slow to help sagging economy
06-26-09 Ga. school chief's home in foreclosure
06-26-09 GOP governor candidate to do 1,000-mile walk
06-25-09 There's still hope for Atlanta-Lovejoy commuter rail
06-24-09 Former Rep. Swindall indicted for lying, again
06-23-09 Ethics panel: PACs can't be used to pass along campaign funds
06-22-09 Metro Atlanta property values take $5 billion hit
06-22-09 Duluth 14-year-old making political waves
06-22-09 Obama nominates Martin to federal appeals court
06-21-09 Are attorney general donors receiving financial incentives?
06-19-09 Q&A: Zell Miller talks about latest book, avoids politics
06-19-09 Sidelined Cagle on the mend, at peace
06-19-09 New DOT leaders picked; duties unclear
06-18-09 DOT gets a new chief: Vance Smith
06-18-09 Half-million still waiting for state tax refunds
06-17-09 Ethics panel postpones opinion on Oxendine campaign donations
06-17-09 PSC tables change in chairman selection
06-17-09 Advisory opinion expected on contributions to Oxendine
06-15-09 Senator: Test tampering should be a crime
06-15-09 Barnes' legal cases may draw fire in race
06-15-09 DOT to get new chief for revamped post
06-13-09 Oxendine donors previously used controversial tactics
06-09-09 Court throws out Georgia's left-turn law
06-09-09 Gingrich calls for inclusive GOP
06-06-09 Former Gov. Barnes has rifts to repair
06-03-09 Oxendine offers explanation about appointment
06-03-09 County leaders lobby for block grants in Washington
06-02-09 Outgoing justice says she won't jail Perdue over budget demands
06-02-09 Handel defiant after feds reject voter screening
06-01-09 Perdue's big loan still a puzzle
06-01-09 Poor schools won't get extra funds
06-01-09 Nominees to replace Chief Justice Sears will face judicial panel
05-29-09 State agencies told to cut 25 percent more
05-29-09 GBI finds employment of Bishop's kin was legal
05-22-09 Taxes fund $25M in lobbyists salaries
05-22-09 Ga. 400 toll project may have life yet
05-22-09 Atlanta mayor candidates court gay vote
05-20-09 Gingrich calls on Pelosi to resign
05-20-09 Tech agency wants stimulus money for Internet projects
05-18-09 Forget political stump, mayoral candidates go online for votes
05-18-09 Georgia's largest road builder takes activist role
05-17-09 Republicans see chance for gains in 2010
05-16-09 Republicans leave state convention watching their backs
05-15-09 Report: Ga. spends federal welfare money elsewhere
05-15-09 State agency exits the van pool business
05-14-09 Perdue signs immigration bill
05-14-09 Georgia Republicans meeting in Savannah
05-13-09 Some call for override of Perdue's tax cut veto
05-13-09 Chief Justice Sears to join Chicago law firm
05-13-09 Spending overhaul OK'd for transportation
05-12-09 Barnes still considering governor's race
05-12-09 Oxendine airing radio campaign ad
05-12-09 Democrats to meet with spotlight on Barnes
05-11-09 Homebuyers must act fast to get tax credit
05-11-09 Perdue will veto cut in capital gains tax
05-11-09 4 major bills left for Perdue to settle
05-11-09 Fund-raising allegations serious, Oxendine foe says
05-08-09 Congress still has eyes for earmarks
05-07-09 Perdue signs bill helping military kids change schools
05-07-09 Labor chief: Stimulus funds a major factor in state's recovery
05-06-09 In Georgia, lawyers abandoning the poor
05-06-09 Wise named chairman of Georgia PSC
05-06-09 New way to catch lawmakers who dodge taxes
05-06-09 Governor accepts stimulus funds for 51 road projects
05-06-09 Ethics charge dismissed against Borders
05-06-09 Shoppers to get sales-tax holidays this summer
05-05-09 Perdue signs 'super-speeders' law
05-04-09 Perdue signs law overhauling state health services
05-02-09 Peachtree City mayor runs for state office
04-30-09 Supreme Court wrestles with Voting Rights Act case
04-29-09 Perdue gets authority to declare flu emergency
04-28-09 Governor to sign bill requiring fitness test
04-27-09 Sen. Eric Johnson running for governor
04-27-09 Lt. Gov. Cagle to undergo surgery Monday
04-24-09 Westmoreland won't run for governor
04-24-09 Perdue, education groups at odds on stimulus cash
04-22-09 Cobb chairman Olens running for attorney general
04-20-09 Will tax breaks bust state budget?
04-18-09 Despite recession, lobbyists still spending big
04-18-09 Georgia congressman leads Obama opposition
04-17-09 If Perdue signs bill, expect tighter immigration laws
04-17-09 Fulton group sues over nuclear early-pay bill
04-17-09 Transportation chief wants Perdue to veto reorganization
04-16-09 With Cagle out, what's next in governor's race?
04-15-09 State OKs $1.6 million for museum not for sale
04-13-09 2010 governor's race gets off to fast start
04-08-09 Revenue dip may mean more cuts
04-08-09 Open season for political campaigns
04-07-09 Perdue against special session for MARTA
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