...who award the contracts, such donations are allowed under state law. They are legal and must be reported to the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission in regular campaign disclosure reports.So, let's move on to...

...said recently that no firm ? Heery or otherwise ? had ever filed a report with her office. A search of the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission database showed that no one employed by Heery, Gallop or Dukes has...

...tag fee law: I am all for eliminating taxes, fees and other means of taking money from the people. That said, Georgia government is distended with bureaucracy and fraud, and that should be tackled simultaneously. Politicians love to beat the...

...that are subcontracted and paid by the general or prime contractor, not the city.William Perry, the head of the Georgia government watchdog group Common Cause, was surprised Augusta would consider excluding subcontracts for readily available...

Local governments spend thousands of dollars hiring lobbyists so they can get money for sidewalks, boats and tourist trolleys, and fight proposals that hurt financially.

...conversations with politicians and their assault on legislators with a sweet tooth.For years, Republicans who control Georgia government have argued that health insurance is too costly because of laws that require insurance companies to include specific...

...cash and in-kind contributions, more than twice his nearest competitor, according to reports filed with the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission.Monday was the deadline for candidates to file campaign finance reports...

...disclosures. However, educator Cleveland O'Steen, who is seeking the District 3 seat, has filed nothing with the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission since January, when he reported a zero balance. The agency lists...

In a state of 9 million people, it is more than a coincidence when a handful of families have multiple members serving in appointed positions to Georgia government boards.

...local and state politicians from the CSRA who bent, broke or just plain ignored the law to enrich themselves.Georgia government is encumbered with ethics issues like a boat slowly taking on water ? and too many people on all sides of the debate...