Election 2008

Georgia Politics

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07-11-09  Hopefuls for governor find big-time donors 
07-09-09  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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