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UPDATE: State to appeal judge’s decision to block law

June 28, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA – Georgia officials are planning to appeal a judge’s decision to strike down a portion of the state’s new law aimed at curbing illegal immigration. U.S. District Judge Thomas Thrash on Monday struck down

State Sen.: Build trust, remove Ga. 400 toll

June 16, 2011 Express Telegraph

Permanently removing the toll on Ga. Highway 400 could inspire trust among motorists who must endure another decade of the toll, a state senator from North Fulton contends.

GCUA: Georgians remain reluctant to spend on big ticket items

May 24, 2011 Express Telegraph

Consumers in Georgia are reluctant to spend money on big ticket items, opting instead to squirrel away as much of their income as possible, new data and poll results from Georgia Credit Union Affiliates shows.

UPDATED: Cantor: Country at a crossroads

May 21, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — Offering up a pro-business, smaller government message, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor on Friday said the country is at a crossroad. “We have a real choice to make,” Cantor, R-Va., said Friday in

Cantor: Country at a crossroads

May 21, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — Offering up a pro-business, smaller government message, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor on Friday said the country is at a crossroad. “We have a real choice to make,” Cantor, R-Va., said Friday in

Takes on Georgia’s new immigration law

May 14, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — Gov. Nathan Deal on Friday signed into law a controversial measure that aims to crack down on the state’s illegal alien population. Here are several takes on the signing: “Current economic conditions have

UPDATE: State House tackles celebratory gunfire

March 30, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA – The state House has taken a stand against celebratory gunfire. State representatives on Monday voted in favor of HR 341, which encourages governments and businesses “to promote an increased public awareness of the

State House tackles celebratory gunfire

March 30, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — The state House has taken a stand against celebratory gunfire. State representatives voted in favor of HR 341, which encourages governments and businesses to teach the public about the dangers of celebratory gunfire.

State senate votes to streamline compensation process

March 22, 2011 Express Telegraph

The Georgia State Senate last week passed legislation proponents say will streamline compensation to families of public emergency workers who are killed in the line of duty. “Georgia’s emergency personnel put their lives on the

Bill would require DNA samples from suspected felons

March 16, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — Anyone arrested on a felony charge in Georgia would be required to submit a DNA sample to a database under a bill the state Senate passed on Wednesday. The measure now heads to