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‘Black market tobacco sales create unfair competition’

ATLANTA – The Georgia House of Representatives last week passed a measure aimed at decreasing the sales of so-called “black market” cigarettes and cigars in Georgia. HB 1071, sponsored by state Rep. Penny Houston, R-Nashville, eliminates the lifetime license for retail sales of tobacco. Instead, the measure would, if signed into law, create a one-year license for tobacco merchants. The measure, which is now in the state Senate, would set penalties for tobacco illegally brought
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Lawmakers look to expand where Commandments could hang

ATLANTA — The Ten Commandments, along with other historical documents, would be allowed to be posted in any public statewide under a measure the state House approved this week. The House on Tuesday voted 161-0 in favor of House Bill 766. The measure would remove restrictions as to where so-called Foundations of American Law and Government displays could be posted. Under previous law, such displays were limited to “public courthouses and judicial facilities.” The revised
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Lawmakers target negligent dog owners

A pair of Georgia lawmakers are pushing legislation that would penalize negligent dog owners whose animals attack and either kill or seriously injure another person. “Dog attacks typically should not happen because they are so easily preventable,” state Rep. Amy Carter, R-Valdosta, said in a statement. “While we are all free to own any type of dog we wish, all dog owners must realize their responsibility to protect their family, neighbors, and the public at
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Atlanta Press Club to induct journalists into Hall of Fame

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Press Club is set to induct the inaugural class of journalists into its newly established Hall of Fame. The slate of well-respected journalists set to be inducted during a ceremony this evening are: — Henry Grady (1850-1889): The famed editor of the Atlanta Constitution — Furman Bisher: A well-respected sportswriter and columnist whose career dates to 1938; he joined the Atlanta Constitution in 1950 — Tom Johnson: The former president of CNN during the 1990s and the former