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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 two provisions of the law, including a provision that would have allowed law enforcement personnel to check the immigration stats of criminal suspects they suspect to be in the country illegally and who cannot produce a valid identification. “Gov. (Nathan)

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 an appearance before the Atlanta Press Club. “What kind of country do we want to be?” Cantor has been in town for two days, visiting local businesses and stumping for Republicans in Congress. During his roughly hour-long appearance, Cantor cited

Cantor: Country at a crossroads

May 21, 2011 Express Telegraph

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 made it painfully obvious that the state of Georgia literally cannot afford to continue this broken system.” — State Rep. Matt Ramsey, R-Peachtree City “Illegal immigration is a complex and troublesome issue, and no state alone can fix it,” Deal

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 dangers of celebratory gunfire and further urges state and local governments and law enforcement agencies to better educate Georgians regarding the serious threat created by firing a weapon into the air during a celebration.” In passing the measure, lawmakers acknowledged

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. “The loss of an innocent human life is always tragic, but it seems even more so when it is caused by a thoughtless random act,” state Rep. Michele Henson, D-Stone Mountain, said in a news release. “There are times we

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 line every day for the safety and security of the people of this state,” state Sen. Sen. John Albers, R-Roswell, said in a news release. “The least we can do is to ensure that their families receive compensation in 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 the state House for consideration. Officials contend the DNA samples, which would likely be collected via oral swab, could be used to help solve future crimes and/or cold cases. A judge or magistrate would first need to determine probable cause