The city council in a small north Georgia town, Nelson, voted Monday night to make gun ownership mandatory -- unless you object.

...would remain frozen at 1996 levels for 30 years.Supporters of the project expressed frustration and dejection at the council vote.Chris Schoen, of Green stone Properties, the development group behind the proposed project, issued a statement...

...lawmakers and activists rallied Friday on the City Hall steps to call for passage of the measure, which has awaited a city council vote for nearly three years. Two likely mayoral contenders have also pressed the point.The flu spike is making people...

...and other citations, Fogarty said."He transferred it to the general fund and then sent it to the state" without a council vote, he said.Johnson declined to say whether that is accurate, but she explained that any municipality that operates a...

...probably won't list any unless the tax passes.Legally, it may not matter whether lists are approved by board or council votes. Unlike the $6 billion list, a local government is free to revise a board vote on the local money at any time and...

The North Augusta City Council voted Monday to give citizens the right to vote to approve the sales of alcohol in restaurants, grocery stores and convenience stores on Sundays in the county general elections on Nov. 6.The referendum, if adopted in November, would allow all establishments with a license to sell drinks for on-premises consumption, both restaurants and bars, to pay an additional fee for Sunday sales.The measure allows sales either on a weekly basis for $50 per Sunday, or for $3,000 per year.

...streets from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. Since the ordinance is an emergency law, it would only need to be approved on one council vote, but would expire after 65 days.Police charged eight people in the beating, including a 13-year-old, a 14-year-old...

...Lockett also states that the "opinion must include examples of business that can be approved with six Commission-Council votes and what business requires two-thirds of the Commission-Council for approval."He also states that an opinion...

...six commission votes."This opinion must include examples of business that can be approved with six commission-council votes, and what business requires two-thirds of the commission-council for approval," Lockett said. "An opinion...

ATHENS, Ga. -- A group that represents the University of Georgia faculty called on the state Board of Regents on Thursday to end a policy barring undocumented students from UGA and four other Georgia public universities.