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Archive of Georgia on Monday November 02, 2009
GA: White House -- Stimulus responsible for almost 25,000 jobs in Ga.
Nearly 25,000 jobs have been created or saved so far through stimulus spending in Georgia, the federal government reported Friday. Most of those 24,681 jobs are in state or local governments or public school systems, according to state officials. Read More
GA: State keeps 'triple-A' bond rating, but danger lurks
Wall Street's top bond-rating agencies confirmed Georgia's top-shelf financial status Friday, but one warned that the state faces an additional $360 million in budget cuts this fiscal year. Read More
GA: New mental health director faces difficult task, critics
Dr. Frank Shelp, commissioner of the state Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, inherited services that had been buried in the state's sprawling bureaucracy, and which were loaded with problems. Read More
GA: More high school students are taking courses online
FORSYTH, Ga. -- The state started offering virtual courses in 2005 because some schools, especially rural ones, couldn't offer many Advanced Placement or specialty courses, which left motivated students at a disadvantage. Read More
GA: Georgia governor candidates mixed on opt-out
The opt-out idea drew a mixed response from the cast of candidates for Georgia governor. Read More
GA: Complaints against judges turn into lengthy probes
Georgians who turn to the Judicial Qualifications Commission to investigate and unseat errant judges must accept that when the accused is a judge, justice moves at a snail's pace and almost entirely in secret. Read More
GA: Campaign for Baldwin area House seat running red hot
The campaign to replace Bobby Parham in the Georgia Legislature has seen some mudslinging as the state Democratic Party tries to hold onto the seat, and the son of a Middle Georgia political legend tries to take it amid questions about his business practices and his past as a lobbyist. But the No. 1 political issue in Milledgeville and Baldwin County remains clear: jobs. Read More
GA: Substitute teachers aren't immune to cuts
After furloughing teachers and shrinking their support staffs, some Georgia school systems have a new target for budget cuts: substitute teachers. Read More
AL: Destructive cogongrass threatens crops, timber
An invader is on the march in the Deep South, wreaking ecological havoc, cutting production in timber and agricultural crops and creating an extreme fire danger along the way. Read More |
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