Stories by Walter C. Jones

Georgia legislative session hits halfway point

ATLANTA -- The 2012 legislative session reaches its midpoint this week, after taking off a long weekend.
By Walter C. Jones

Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012

Analysis: Politics of education is complex

ATLANTA - Two of the biggest issues to emerge in this legislative session both involve education: the HOPE Scholarship and charter schools.
By Walter C. Jones

Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012

Ga. panel hears pros, cons of concealed weapon permit

ATLANTA -- Ending the requirement to get a permit in order to carry a concealed weapon won't endanger the public or it will, according to testimony on both sides of the issue that the House Public ...
By Walter C. Jones

Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012

Chancellor: Mergers going 'well'

ATLANTA - The consolidation of eight public colleges into four - including Augusta State University with Georgia Health Sciences University - is on track, the University System of Georgia ...
By Walter C. Jones

Ga. court hears case of fatal gator attack

ATLANTA - The Georgia Supreme Court is grappling with the question of whether a posh real-estate development is to blame for an alligator mauling an 83-year-old visitor to death.
By Walter C. Jones

Monday, Feb. 6, 2012

Target date looms for Ga. redistricting

ATLANTA -- A legislative logjam is building in the General Assembly as the Feb. 15 target date for passing local redistricting measure approaches.
By Walter C. Jones

Friday, Feb. 3, 2012

Lawmakers working to repeal education laws

ATLANTA - Moving through the General Assembly is legislation to repeal nearly three-dozen education laws, many enacted during the stormy tenure of ex-Superintendent of Schools Linda Schrenko.
By Walter C. Jones

Committee will address red tape for businesses

A new Georgia House committee heard testimony about how government regulations caused frustration and added expense.
By Walter C. Jones

Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012

Olens picks food fight with Ga. lawyers

ATLANTA - Augusta's Golden Harvest Food Bank could come out a winner in a food fight initiated Wednesday at the state Capitol.
By Walter C. Jones

Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012

Georgia might streamline state licenses plan

ATLANTA — Secretary of State Brian Kemp is working to win over trade organizations to his proposal to streamline how the state regulates professions.
By Walter C. Jones

Expiration date for Ga. bureaucracies?

ATLANTA — All Georgia state agencies would have an expiration date and disappear unless renewed, the Senate voted Monday.
By Walter C. Jones

Monday, Jan. 30, 2012

Agency-sunset bill nears passage

ATLANTA - All state agencies would have an expiration date and disappear unless renewed under legislation approved Monday by the Senate.
By Walter C. Jones

Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012

Analysis: No quick fix for Ga. financial woes

ATLANTA - Gigantic financial challenges overshadow Georgia's recovery.
By Walter C. Jones

Georgia's Go Fish program is small fry

ATLANTA — The Go Fish program was spawned in controversy, and now that it’s operating, it continues to draw critics as it falls below expectations.
By Walter C. Jones

Friday, Jan. 27, 2012

Fed survey expect 1.8% inflation in Southeast

ATLANTA -- Business executives in the Southeast expect the prices of goods and services to rise 1.8 percent this year, according to a survey released Friday by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
By Walter C. Jones

Ga. welfare recipients would get new requirements

ATLANTA -- Anyone getting welfare would have to "engage in personal growth activities" if legislation introduced by a freshman senator becomes law.
By Walter C. Jones

Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012

Bill would curb Ga. fee use

ATLANTA - Legislation introduced Wednesday would prohibit politicians from tapping special-purpose trust funds for uses other than the stated reason for the fees.
By Walter C. Jones

Hunting with silencers OK, lawmakers say

ATLANTA — Hunters would be able to use silencers to harvest deer and other game under legislation the Senate Natural Resources Committee approved Wednesday.
By Walter C. Jones

Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012

Gov. Deal shakes up Natural Resources board

ATLANTA -- Gov. Nathan Deal shook up the board of the Department of Natural Resources with new appointments, leadership.
By Walter C. Jones

Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012

GBI interviews staff at Augusta YDC

ATLANTA - A team of 20 GBI agents has been conducting staff interviews since 5 a.m. Tuesday at the Augusta Youth Development Campus, where a 19-year-old was beaten to death in November.
By Walter C. Jones
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