The nine candidates to replace Leah Ward Sears on the Georgia Supreme Court have been released. There are a couple recognizable names, but word is William Ray is the favorite.
Here are the candidates:
Stephen Louis A. Dillard (39, lawyer)
Jim Kelly (53, lawyer)
David Nahmias (44, United States Attorney for North Georgia)
Samuel Ozburn (57, Alcovy Circuit Superior Court [...]
89 new laws passed by the General Assembly during the last session go into effect today.
Among them are laws allowing commercial advertisements on transit vehicles owned by local government, the ‘Move On When Ready Act’, changes to the HOPE grant structure, emailed court proceedings, changes to the criminal definition of kidnapping, and many others. The [...]
The 2010 fiscal year begins today in Georgia. The state is operating on a budget of $38.416 billion ($18.5 of that are state funds).
Still no word on a special session, but it will happen if we continue to see revenues drop last the last fiscal year.