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New district lines — and the prospect of moving again — don’t seem to faze U.S. Rep. John Barrow. Read More
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On Saturday, U.S. Rep. John Barrow (D-Savannah) will be hosting “Congress on the Corner” in Effingham, Bulloch and Chatham counties. Read More
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Gov. Nathan Deal has released comprehensive recommendations to ensure the short- and long-term success of job creation and business growth in Georgia. Read More
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ATLANTA—State Representative Ann R. Purcell (R-Rincon) recently received the Outstanding Legislator of the Year Award from the Georgia Council on Aging (GCOA), as well as a Legislator of the Year award from the Assisted Living Federation of America and the Georgia Community Care Association. These recognitions come after Rep. Purcell’s work last year on Senate Bill 178, which established the “assisted living community” as a new category of long-term health care provider in Georgia. “I have ... Read More
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ATLANTA—Armed with loaves of raisin bread and bottles of Ebenezer Creek water, the annual Effingham Day at the Capitol commenced Monday morning. Read More
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Commissioner Tim G. Echols begins a one-year term as chairman of the Georgia Public Service Commission (Commission) for 2012, taking the gavel from outgoing Chairman Stan Wise. Echols is the newest member of the commission. Read More
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STATESBORO—Four of five Republican candidates in the race for Georgia’s 12th U.S. House District seat visited Statesboro last week, meeting and greeting a group of about 60 citizens at RJ’s Steak and Seafood. Read More
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If past support is any indication, Jack Kingston is going to welcome having Effingham County back in the district he represents. Read More
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ATLANTA—The Coastal Delegation of Georgia elected state Rep. Alex Atwood (R-St. Simons) as the delegation’s vice chairman and Rep. Ellis Black (R-Valdosta) as its secretary. Read More
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ATLANTA—State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler announced that the Georgia Department of Labor will host an online chat about “Surviving a Layoff” on Jan. 25. The chat will be held from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on the GDOL website www.dol.state.ga.us. Read More
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ATLANTA—State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler announced that Georgia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined for the third straight month in December, dropping to 9.7 percent. That is a one-tenth of a percentage point decline from a revised 9.8 percent in November, making this the largest two-month decrease in unemployment since 1977. Read More
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Gov. Nathan Deal has announced the launch of a new skilled labor advancement initiative, Go Build Georgia. As a product of the Governor’s Competitiveness Initiative, Go Build Georgia is expected to address the skilled labor shortage in our state through public outreach designed to educate young people and the public at large about the wage, lifestyle and employment benefits in the skilled labor trades. Read More
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BLOOMINGDALE—With the South Carolina presidential preference primary coming Jan. 21, U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston remained firm in his support Saturday for former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Read More
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STATESBORO—U.S. Rep. John Barrow wrapped up his annual rural listening tour, concluding his five days around the 12th District with a stop at the Bulloch County Agriculture Center. Read More
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Last year’s Republican-led reapportionment shifted hundreds of thousands of people in and out of the 12th District, but the Democratic incumbent, U.S. Rep. John Barrow, says the district’s concerns remain the same. Read More
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ATLANTA—State Rep. Ann Purcell (R-Rincon) has introduced House Bill 717, a new piece of legislation designed to help protect the public from dangerous dogs that Rep. Purcell recently co-sponsored. Read More
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ATLANTA—The Effingham County legislative delegation, comprised of state Rep. Jon Burns (R-Newington), state Rep. Ann Purcell (R-Rincon), and state Sen. Jack Hill (R-Reidsville), announced plans to introduce local legislation that will alter the chairman of the Effingham County Board of Commissioners’ voting power and change this position’s ability to set meeting agendas for the county commission. Read More
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U.S. Rep John Barrow (D-Savannah) has begun for his 2012 Rural Listening Tour. The tour will run through Jan. 13. Read More
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The U.S. Department of Justice has approved the congressional and legislative maps passed into law this summer by the state of Georgia, the state’s elected leaders learned today. Under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, Georgia must receive approval from the federal government before any changes in election practices or procedures are implemented. Read More
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The Georgia State Patrol has been awarded a traffic safety H.E.A.T. grant of almost $1.8 million from the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety. The grant provides funding for GSP to continue the Nighthawks DUI Task Force as well as the department’s Administrative License Suspension (ALS) Program. Read More
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—The House of Representatives passed the final appropriations legislation for fiscal year 2012. In conjunction with the vote, Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Savannah) and Rep. John Barrow (D-Savannah) announced that the legislation includes $588,000 in construction funding for the Army Corps of Engineers to advance the deepening of the Savannah Harbor. Read More
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ATLANTA—State Rep. Allen Peake (R-Macon) recently pre-filed House Bill 682, which would allow counties to petition their local legislative delegation to make the office of county commissioner, along with other county-wide elected offices, non-partisan. Read More
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Sens. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., voted Wednesday for a constitutional amendment requiring Congress to balance the federal budget, a measure aimed at reducing the nation’s debt and reining in federal spending. Read More
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Drawing on more than 30 years of experience in the real estate industry, U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., has introduced legislation that gets taxpayers out of the business of bailing out the mortgage industry by winding down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and creating a new transitional program to securitize high-quality mortgages. The legislation creates a mechanism to pay back taxpayers for the bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and mandates that the ... Read More
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JEKYLL ISLAND—More than 1,400 Georgia farmers and agribusiness leaders from across the state met on Jekyll Island from Dec. 4-6 for the Georgia Farm Bureau’s annual convention. Read More
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U.S. Rep. John Barrow (D-Savannah) is asking residents of Georgia’s 12th District to participate in his “Holiday Cards for Our Troops” program. Read More
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The state’s net tax collections for the month of November totaled $1.35 billion, an increase of $88 million, or 7 percent, compared to November 2010. Through five months of FY12, net revenue collections totaled $6.7 billion year-to-date, an increase of $427.5 million or 6.8 percent compared to YTD November FY11. Read More
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—The newly created Congressional Prostate Cancer Task Force convened for the first time last Wednesday to hear expert testimony against the United State’s Preventive Services Task Force’s recent draft recommendation, which would block access to early prostate screening tests. Speakers included Reps. John Barrow and Tom Price, M.D., Dr. Chiledum Ahaghotu, Chief of Urology at Howard University Hospital and Dr. Tom Berger, Executive Director of the Veterans Health Council. The Prostate Cancer Task Force ... Read More
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U.S. Rep. John Barrow (D-Savannah) announced Monday that he will donate over 68,000 frequent flyer miles to the Fisher House’s Hero Miles Program, which provides free airline tickets to American soldiers and their families, and the Children’s Miracle Network, a non-profit organization dedicated to saving and improving the lives of children by raising funds for children’s hospitals. Read More
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Gov. Nathan Deal has announced that he has nominated Jud Turner to serve as the next director of the Environmental Protection Division. Read More
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MACON—Georgia Farm Bureau members will travel to Jekyll Island for the organization’s 73rd annual meeting Dec. 4-6. Read More
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The state of Georgia’s net tax collections for the month of October totaled $1.3 billion, an increase of $67 million or 5.4 percent compared to October 2010, Gov. Nathan Deal reported Tuesday. Read More
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—The nonpartisan Concord Coalition has presented U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) and Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) with its 2011 “Economic Patriots Award” for their efforts as co-founders of the Senate’s so-called “Gang of Six” to find bipartisan solutions to our nation’s fiscal and economic challenges. The award was presented by former U.S. Sen. Sam Nunn of Georgia at a ceremony in Washington on Wednesday night. Read More
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Department of Driver Services (DDS) data shows that approximately 30 percent of state driver’s license issuance results from customers using the Internet. That leaves roughly 70 percent of customers who still travel to a local DDS Customer Service Center to conduct business. Read More
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Gov. Nathan Deal announced Monday that he has appointed Gale Buckner as the new commissioner of the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice. Read More
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Gov. Nathan Deal announced Wednesday that the state of Georgia successfully sold $247 million in general obligation bonds to fund repairs and renovations to state facilities, construction for K-12 schools and improvements to water and sewer systems throughout the state. Read More
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Augusta businessman Rick W. Allen has filed with the Federal Election Commission to become an official candidate in the 12th Congressional District. Read More
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) and U.S. Rep. Tom Graves (R-Ranger) introduced the HOME Act on Wednesday, a bill to allow Americans to make withdrawals from their retirement accounts to pay timely mortgage payments. Read More
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Georgia’s Secretary of State Brian Kemp paid a visit to the Effingham County Chamber of Commerce on Friday to talk business, specifically, how to bring more of it to Georgia and keep it here. Read More
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., has announced that he has organized and will help lead a bipartisan coalition of 34 U.S. senators who will encourage the members of the congressional “super committee” to seek the broadest possible bipartisan agreement to address the nation’s deficits and debt. This group of 17 Republicans, 16 Democrats and one Independent builds upon Sen. Chambliss’ yearlong efforts, along with Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., to craft a deficit and debt ... Read More
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ATLANTA—In September 2010, the Georgia Secretary of State’s office combined the agency’s Corporations Division and Professional Licensing Boards Division call centers to increase its ongoing commitment to providing exceptional customer service. The call center merge has lowered costs and created a more effective, efficient and responsive call center experience for those who do business with the agency. Read More
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ATLANTA—State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said today that Georgia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 10.2 percent in August, its highest level in six months. The August rate was up one-tenth of a percentage point from 10.1 percent in July. The state’s jobless rate was also 10.2 percent in August a year ago. Read More
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Gov. Nathan Deal, joined by Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, Chief Justice Carol Hunstein, State Patrol Col. Mark McDonough and GEMA Director Charley English, delivered remarks Friday and held a moment of silence to memorialize the innocent lives lost during the tragic 9/11 attacks on the United States. Deal also honored those who serve our nation in uniform. Read More
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In advance of President Obama’s job creation address to Congress, U.S. Rep. John Barrow (D-Savannah) introduced legislation that will help people learn new skills and increase their job market potential by making technical school education more affordable. Read More
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service announces that applications for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program must be submitted by Sept. 30 to be ensured consideration for the 2012 funding cycle. Read More
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The Georgia Department of Community Health is seeking stakeholder input for its Medicaid and CHIP Redesign initiative. Read More
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Department of Family and Children’s Services offices will be closed on designated furlough days. Designated furlough days are as follows: Sept. 2, Oct. 7, Nov. 14 and Dec. 30. Read More
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Coping with care giving may be more about what you think than what you do. The Georgia Department of Human Services, Division of Aging Services is collaborating with the University of Wisconsin to understand what triggers caregivers’ stress, so that professionals can make caring for a loved one easier. Read More
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Gov. Nathan Deal signed the state House and state Senate legislative district maps Wednesday, praising the Legislature for its open, transparent process that produced compact districts and kept communities of interest together. Both the House and Senate have also affirmed Deal’s freezing of the gas tax rate, which gave the state’s motorists a $40 million tax cut. Read More
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U.S. Rep. John Barrow (D-Savannah) may have to be on the move again after a proposed Congressional redistricting map was released Monday. Read More
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