Judge Steps Down After Pulling Out Gun At Witness In Court
ATLANTA (AP) — A North Georgia judge who pulled out a handgun in an open court and pretended to offer the pistol to an uncooperative witness is retiring. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that...
View Article250 Manufacturing Jobs Coming To Atlanta
ATLANTA (AP) -A Denmark-based automotive supplier has announced plans to open a manufacturing plant in south Georgia expected to bring 250 jobs and $15 million to the state.Gov. Nathan Deal announced...
View ArticleToo Much Truth Recap: Why You Should Vote NO To Amendment One!
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View ArticleGovernor Nathan Deal And Black Leaders Clash In Capitol Meeting
Atlanta(WAOK)-A meeting between Governor Nathan Deal, members of the state arm of the NAACP, the Legislative Black Caucus and other activist turned heated after what some say was an insensitive...
View ArticleHey Governor! Why So Offensive!
On Power Talk with Lorraine Jacques- White we talked about the comments made by Gov. Nathan Deal, “find some good black folks to run for office!” We had President of Georgia State NAACP, Edward Dubose,...
View ArticleIs This What We Should Continue To Expect?
On Power Talk with Lorraine Jacques- White we talked about the first African American Florida Lieutenant governor, Jennifer Carroll, resigning amind allegations of criminal activity. Also, Dekalb Board...
View ArticleGeorgia Gov. To Sign Youth Athlete Concussion Bill
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal is scheduled to sign a bill requiring young athletes to be pulled from games and medically examined if they’re believed to have suffered a concussion. Deal is...
View ArticleGeorgia Anticipating Cuts In Educational Programs, Rental Assistance For Poor
ATLANTA (AP) — A few weeks after automatic spending cuts took effect within the federal government, the trickle-down effect is beginning to surface in Georgia. There are anticipated cuts to educational...
View ArticleMo Ivory: I Went To The Integrated Prom-Gov. Nathan Deal Did Not! SHAMEFUL!
He didn’t send his wife, First Lady Sandra Deal, to tell the group of interracial kids from Wilcox County High School how proud of them they were for putting on the school’s first integrated prom. He...
View ArticleGuidelines Issued On CO Detectors In Ga. Schools
ATLANTA (AP) — State officials have stopped short of recommending that all Georgia schools be required to install carbon monoxide detectors, opting instead to release guidelines urging schools to...
View ArticleGOP States Offer Little Help To Health Care Exchanges
ATLANTA (AP) — On the day consumers start perusing newly launched federal online health exchanges, Republican governors who oppose President Barack Obama’s insurance overhaul have been largely silent....
View ArticleState Supreme Court Upholds Law Governor Used To Remove 6 School Board Members
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s Supreme Court has ruled that a law the governor used earlier this year to remove six members of the DeKalb County school board is constitutional. “First, it is a fundamental...
View ArticleHearing Focuses On Health Care In Rural Georgia
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Emma Collins, a licensed massage therapist from Ellijay, was hopeful about the new federal health care law after struggling in recent years to find insurance coverage because...
View ArticleGrand Jury To Receive Documents In Ga. Ethics Case
ATLANTA (AP) — An attorney for two people who received federal grand jury subpoenas for documents related to a state probe of ethics complaints against Gov. Nathan Deal says those documents are being...
View ArticleNational Guard Distributes Food Packets Given To Soldiers In Afghanistan To...
ATLANTA (CBS Atlanta/AP) — While many motorists remain stranded in their cars on roadways in Georgia, officials are working to get food, water, and other necessities to those who have nowhere to go....
View ArticleGeorgia Governor Declares State Of Emergency Ahead Of Winter Storm
ATLANTA (AP) — With memories of thousands of vehicles gridlocked for hours on icy metro Atlanta highways fresh in their minds, officials north Georgia prepared Monday for another round of winter...
View ArticleGa. Gov Says 1 Storm-Related Death In Butts County
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s governor says at least one person has died from weather-related causes during a storm that dumped ice, snow and freezing rain on northern and central Georgia. Gov. Nathan Deal...
View ArticleGov. Deal Outlines Severe Weather Response Plans
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has outlined an action plan to address future severe weather events based on an internal review he ordered after Georgia was caught unprepared for a winter...
View ArticleGa. Republicans Moving Against Obama Health Plan
ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans were poised Tuesday to make it even tougher for Georgia to expand a government health insurance program for the poor, undercutting a big part of an overhaul backed by...
View ArticleGA Lawmakers Ban Minors From Buying ‘E-Cigarettes’
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers have voted to keep so-called e-cigarettes out of the hands of minors. The bill approved Thursday would impose a $300 fine on any retailer who sells the noncombustible...
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