GA Debt Consolidation in Georgia

A $1 per-pack increase in the statea s 37-cent cigarette tax could pull in an additional $350 million in revenue and help the state get back up after a revenue tumble, on GOP state lawmaker said.

Submitted by the Senate Press Office ATLANTA - A new Georgia law gives Internet users access to information on billions of dollars in state spending.

A prominent Georgia Republican says it may be time to reconsider the state's sales tax structure.

A group is recommending the state's two-year colleges be moved from the University System of Georgia to the technical college system.

Georgia transportation leaders are seeking to rally around a clear strategy of renovating existing roadways and squashing congestion in the state's economic hubs.

Authorities are searching for a 90-year-old Athens man who wandered away from the Veterans Affairs hospital in Decatur.

Georgia schools Superintendent Kathy Cox is asking that all the state's 180 school districts be allowed to increase the number of children in each classroom because of budget woes.

Months of speculation will come to an end - for better or worse - today at 3 p.m. Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford and running back Knowshon Moreno are expected to announce their decisions regarding the NFL ...

A flooded field near the Greenway Trail in the Alpharetta, Cumming, Georgia area, Tuesday, Jan.

A five-year-old Thomasville girl was killed by three pit bulls on Monday. Thomasville Police said the child, identified as Cheyenne Peppers, was pronounced dead at a local hospital just before 5 p.m. ...

Submitted by the Georgia Department of Human Resources ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Human Resources Division of Public Health has received funding from the Governor's Office of Highway Safety to continue ...

Submitted by the Georgia Public Service Commission ATLANTA - Effective Wednesday, Commissioner H. Doug Everett begins a one-year term as chairman of the Georgia Public Service Commission, taking the gavel from ...

Gov. Sonny Perdue has ordered flags on all state buildings and grounds to be flown at half-staff Wednesday in honor of former U.S. Attorney Griffin Bell.

The head of the state Department of Corrections has moved to the State Board of Pardons and Paroles.

A Republican lawmaker plans to call for a $1 per pack increase to Georgia's tax on cigarettes.

Tennessee made a strong push to bring Georgia coach Rodney Garner to Rocky Top, but the longtime Bulldogs assistant announced Monday he's staying in Athens.

The New Year's holiday travel period ended at midnight Sunday with 20 traffic deaths reported to the Georgia State Patrol over the 102-hour period.

The Open Georgia: Transparency in Government website launched Monday, January 5th.

A Republican state lawmaker is considering legislation that would impose a fee on Georgia strip club patrons.

A former South Carolina policeman holding an infant and two women hostage in a Georgia motel surrendered peacefully Monday after a 13-hour standoff.