Here’s your cheat sheet on our biggest state news Oct. 2-7:
1. More than a half million people have registered to vote in Georgia
Georgia’s voter rolls are at an all-time high. If you haven’t registered, better hurry. The deadline is Tuesday. We’ve got the deets on what you need to know to register and vote.
2. Dozens of Georgia state employees tally tens of thousands in expenses
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution analyzed hundreds of receipts and other spending records to determine who was racking up the biggest state expense accounts.
3. Georgia judge says clean up Altamaha River
Conservation groups, as well as citizens who fish, swim and kayak in the river, have long complained that the dun-colored discharge — visible for miles downstream and linked to a nasty odor — ruins fishing and recreational activities.
4.Gov. Deal and the hurricane: A quieter state of emergency?
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal took a lower-key approach than his counterparts in South Carolina and Florida. Was he too cautious or on the mark?
5. Olens sole candidate for Kennesaw State president
Typically, when the state is choosing a college president, a search committee is selected, finalists are chosen, a recommendation is made and the board decides. But the selection of state Attorney General Sam Olens is anything but typical.
