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Augusta Chronicle
Larry Peterson reports that no federal grand jury is investigating former congressman Nathan Deal, the lawyer for the Republican governor candidate said Wednesday. On a Monday television news show, Randy Evans rebutt...

Athens Banner-Herald
Walter C. Jones reports that gubernatorial candidate Nathan Deal wants to let teachers decide when to give required standardized tests in their classrooms and let schools promote students midyear if they're ready ...

Augusta Chronicle
Morris News Service reports that President Obama is a liability for former Gov. Roy Barnes, according to a poll released Wednesday. The survey was conducted by InsiderAdvantage for WSB-TV of Atlanta. Some 718 registe...

Moultrie Observer
Staff reports that Georgians can watch a debate online tonight between the three candidates vying to replace long-time Secretary of Agriculture Tommy Irvin. The debate, billed as the first sustainable agriculture deb...

Valdosta Daily Times

Kara Ramos reports that the Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness for Georgians visited Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Wednesday to hear citizens' ideas and concerns for improving Ge...

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Chris Seward reports that The Hill is out with its list of the 50 richest politicians on Capitol Hill, and it includes three Georgia Republicans: Rep. Tom Price, Rep. John Linder and Sen. Johnny...

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Margaret Newkirk reports that the Office of Congressional Ethics recommended further investigation Tuesday of U.S. Rep. Tom Price, the Roswell Republican, related to his fund-raising in advance of a De...

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Chris Seward reports that the Associated Press has posted a story by Shannon McCaffrey about Democrat Roy Barnes and four other former governors – all but one Democrat &ndash...

Gainesville Times
Ashley Fielding reports that Republican gubernatorial candidate Nathan Deal said he's waiting on feedback from Georgia's teachers before he can release his educational platform. Deal, of Gainesville, has made a six-q...

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Staff reports that state officials have approved $86 million in funding for nine projects meant to finance water and sewer projects across Georgia. Gov. Sonny Perdue and other leaders say fixing leakin...

Savannah Morning News
Larry Peterson reports that nearly 30 people - many of them pushing agendas - on Tuesday attended a hearing in Savannah intended to find ways to overhaul state taxes. The Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairnes...

North Georgia Times Free Press
Ben Benton reports that by the end of September, $400 million in federal Race to the Top funding will be allocated to Georgia, but a breakdown of how the money will be divided still is up in the air, sta...

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Carrie Teegardin reports that WellStar Health System has agreed to pay $2.7 million to settle allegations that it improperly billed the state Medicaid system, Attorney General Thurbert Baker announced ...

Savannah Morning News
Larry Peterson asks, Will he or won't he release his tax returns and - if so - when? Or has he already done so? Such questions dogged Republican governor hopeful Nathan Deal on Monday as Democrat Roy Barnes conti...

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Jim Galloway reports, when it comes to ethics investigations, Republican nominee for governor Nathan Deal has found an unlikely ally: U.S. Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C. – the most powerful African-A...

Augusta Chronicle
Susan McCord reports that a handful of area industries defended their state tax exemptions and warned against tax hikes during the second fact-finding session of the Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness, held M...

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Jim Walls reports that Aflac Inc. was paying Joe Frank Harris $40,000 a year while the state Board of Regents, which he chaired, was considering whether to let the company sell insurance at public univ...