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Audit report: Politics keeps Georgia State Patrol from closing posts

By James Salzer
Dec 8, 2014

To read a report about the original audit in 2011, go to http://investigations.blog.ajc.com/2014/12/08/report-state-patrol-cant-close-posts-due-to-political-pressure/.

To read a report about the original audit in 2011, go to http://investigations.blog.ajc.com/2014/12/08/report-state-patrol-cant-close-posts-due-to-political-pressure/.

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James Salzer has covered state government and politics in Georgia since 1990. He previously covered politics and government in Texas and Florida. He specializes in government finance, budgets, taxes, campaign finance, ethics and legislative history

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