ATLANTA -- Lawyers don't have to comply with directives from the Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs, according to a 4-3 decision by the Supreme Court issued today.The majority found that they, as head of the judiciary, have...

ATLANTA --- The good news for consumers from the General Assembly this year, advocates say, is that the session wasn't as bad as it could have been.

...scrutiny for price gouging during Georgia's recent gas shortage are in metro Augusta, according to the Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs. But don't expect sanctions to be leveled anytime soon. Shawn Conroy, a spokesman for the Office...

...Florida, Nevada, Tennessee and Texas. A dealership in Arizona closed Sept. 12. Late last month, the Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs said in a court filing in Georgia's Fulton County that the company has participated in deceptive and...

COLUMBIA --- Aiken County is home to at least one gas station owner who has been issued a subpoena by South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster's office in the wake of a statewide crackdown on gas gouging.

...It's not like a firecracker going off. This takes time," said Bill Cloud, a spokesman for the Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs. Gas prices rose Monday to the highest of anywhere in the Southeast. The fuel gauge report released...

...separate trust account, to maintain certain insurance coverage, and to provide annual audits to the Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs. Many companies in the industry attempt to find loopholes that avoid state law. Others are simply unaware...

...director of continuous improvement in the Office of Customer Service that Mr. Perdue created within the Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs. Another was analyzing who did what and coming up with a simpler process recommended largely by the agency...

...Day weekend, and people are going to be buying a lot of gas," said Bill Cloud, a spokesman for the Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs. "Lord knows what we're going to see when we get back to the office on Tuesday." Though the consumer...

...legitimate lenders in business. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Bill Hamrick, R-Carrollton, requires the Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs to start tracking the number of pawn-title lenders and how many cars are repossessed because of loan...