...following national trends in managed care and acting in the best interest of the taxpayers who foot the bill," said Derrick Dickey, spokesman for the three CMOs. The commissioner says he hasn't made up his mind. His timetable calls for accepting...

...administer Medicaid for children and indigent new mothers say they welcome the study, according to their spokesman Derrick Dickey."Our partnership with the state has not only saved taxpayers millions of dollars, it has also dramatically improved...

...headed to the greener pastures of private business, such as original political strategist Scott Rials, press expert Derrick Dickey and Chris Young, Mr. Perdue's original "body man" who was at his elbow during the first campaign and beginning...

...recommendation. The Perdue camp declined to comment on whether it would restore the state funding. Perdue spokesman Derrick Dickey instead pointed to improvements in graduation rates and SAT rankings as evidence that the state's education picture...

...and moving Georgia forward, Mark Taylor is becoming increasingly negative and more desperate," Perdue spokesman Derrick Dickey said in an e-mail. The poll was released one day after a blistering mailer surfaced tying Mr. Taylor to the death...

...opportunities that could make the strong illegal immigration bill that he signed even stronger," said Perdue spokesman Derrick Dickey. Mr. Dickey said Mr. Perdue would back up the current bill with state funds. "The governor is committed to seeing...

...wouldn't be tolerated in his campaign. "Mark Taylor might be all right with Andrew Young's disgraceful comments," Derrick Dickey said, "but I can tell you if anyone representing Sonny Perdue ever said something like that, we'd tell them to...

...deferrals were available only if the land purchased was in Georgia - was unconstitutional. Perdue campaign spokesman Derrick Dickey said there was nothing improper about Mr. Perdue signing the measure into law. "The governor has made the homestead...

...licenses. We have long lines, and people get frustrated with the customer service because of these long lines," said Derrick Dickey, of the governor's press office. "The system was broken and needed to be fixed." That's why, by midsummer...

...ethics proposal. "That's an exception that swallows the rule," Mr. Kahn said. "It guts the executive order." Derrick Dickey, a spokesman for the governor, defended the gift ban. "I do think it's incredibly effective," Mr. Dickey...