Georgia on Wednesday November 04, 2009

GA: Georgia selects new legislators
By Shannon McCaffrey, The Associated Press, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia voters elected three state lawmakers Tuesday, while other legislative races appeared headed to run-off elections in December.
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GA: Auditors -- MARTA made $119 million on lease deals
By Ariel Hart , The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
MARTA has made $119 million so far from transactions that officials recently feared would cost the agency a fortune, according to a special report that state auditors released this week.
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GA: Georgia clears a path for legal adoption of embryos
By Tina Trenkner, Governing.com
A new law in Georgia makes it the first state to clear a legal path for adopting human embryos in much the same way as parents adopt children. Conservatives hope the "Option of Adoption Act" puts momentum behind a multi-state effort aimed at giving embryos the rights of personhood, in hopes of eventually banning abortion.
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GA: Memory cards forgotten in 7 Ga. voting machines
By The Associated Press, The Augusta Chronicle
Memory cards in seven voting machines were unintentionally left in Atlanta precincts Tuesday night, in a poll worker error that election officials say is not expected to affect the outcome of any race.
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GA: Grant creates shared library for Georgia's colleges
By Laura Diamond , The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia Tech received $857,000 to create a digital library to be shared by colleges in the University System of Georgia.
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GA: Program helps students with disabilities get textbooks
By Laura Diamond , The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
It used to take colleges up to a month to get an alternative text delivered to students. But a new national partnership involving a Georgia group makes it possible for students to get the material in about three or four days.
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AL: 3-state delegation sends letter to Water War govs
By The Associated Press, Tuscaloosa News
Members of Congress from Alabama, Florida and Georgia have sent a letter to the governors of the three states urging them to act quickly in resolving the ongoing water dispute.
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