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Ga. political notebook: Constitutional amendment doesn’t pass state House

March 23, 2010 Caboose Chronicle

The state House on Monday failed to move forward a proposed constitutional amendment that would have allowed residents to opt out of federal health care mandates.

Perdue: Taxes could increases, services decrease because of health care (UPDATE-3)

March 22, 2010 Caboose Chronicle

ATLANTA – Georgia residents might soon have to pay more in taxes and government services might have to be cut because of last night’s health care vote, Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue warned today. “This vote

Perdue: Taxes could increases, services decrease because of health care (UPDATE-2)

March 22, 2010 Caboose Chronicle

ATLANTA – Georgia residents might soon have to pay more in taxes and government services might have to be cut because of last night’s health care vote, Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue warned today. “This vote

Perdue: Taxes could increases, services decrease because of health care (UPDATE-1)

March 22, 2010 Caboose Chronicle

ATLANTA – Georgia residents might soon have to pay more in taxes and government services might have to be cut because of last night’s health care vote, Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue warned today. “This vote

Perdue: Taxes could increases, services decrease because of health care

March 22, 2010 Caboose Chronicle

ATLANTA – Georgia residents might soon have to pay more in taxes and government services might have to be cut because of last night’s health care vote, Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue warned today. “This vote

Ga. Senators: Rein in deficit spending

March 12, 2010 Caboose Chronicle

ATLANTA – Georgia’s two senators announced new legislation aimed at reining in deficit spending. As part of the Honest Expenditure Limitation Program (HELP) Act of 2010, all “non-security” discretionary spending would be frozen at 2008

State Senate committee endorses health care legislation

March 11, 2010 Caboose Chronicle

The state Senate Insurance and Labor Committee endorsed legislation allowing Georgians to purchase “approved out-of-state healthcare insurance plans.”

Seabaugh: Lower the number of Superior Court judges in state

March 11, 2010 Todd DeFeo

A state senator is proposing reducing by 19 the number of Superior Court judges in the state as part of a push to close a projected $1 billion state budget “shortfall.”

Dunwoody police probing firefighters’ response to fatal house fire

January 30, 2010 Caboose Chronicle

Four DeKalb County firefighters were fired and the Dunwoody Police Department has opened a criminal investigation following a Jan. 24 fatal fire that claimed the life of a 74-year-old woman.

Rep.: State legislature ‘proven itself to be unable to police its own leadership on ethics’

January 15, 2010 Caboose Chronicle

A state representative from Smyrna says he wants to put a “screeching halt” on the state legislature policing itself when it comes to matters of ethics.