Georgia on Wednesday October 28, 2009

GA: $200 million in stimulus funds flows to Georgia to update power grid
By Bob Keefe , The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
WASHINGTON -- More than $200 million in federal stimulus money is expected to flow into projects in Georgia as part of the Obama Administration's plans to upgrade the nation's aging electric grid.
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GA: Embattled charter schools agency gets grant
By Dave Williams , Atlanta Business Chronicle
The Georgia Charter Schools Commission, which is facing a legal challenge from several of the state's largest school systems, has won a $35,000 grant in a national competition.
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GA: Georgia colleges recruit growing population of Latino students
By Laura Diamond , The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
If Georgia's public colleges are to succeed -- and the state's economy is to flourish -- during the next couple of decades, recruiters must learn how to convince a growing group of students, and their families, that higher education is a good deal.
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GA: Papers of former Ga. governor go on display at UGA
By The Associated Press, The Augusta Chronicle
ATHENS, Ga. — The personal papers of former Gov. Melvin E. Thompson will go on display at the University of Georgia starting next week.
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