...are certain to clear that hurdle. How they would fair in the House is harder to gauge.House Ways & Means Chairman Mickey Channell wasn't familiar with Shafer's amendments when asked about them Monday so he couldn't offer an assessment of...

...otherwise since he was elected as an independent.Among those named locally are Reps. Tommy Benton of Jefferson, Mickey Channell of Greensboro, Chuck Sims of Ambrose and Ron Stephens of Savannah.Most wound up on the list for not voting in favor...

...comments said they weren't familiar with a proposal."It's not something that can be easily done," said Rep. Mickey Channell, the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.Federal court decisions limit how states can apply the tax...

...Legislature, but state ethics reports make it easier to determine high levels of activity from lobbyists.State Rep. Mickey Channell, who chairs the House Ways and Means Committee, went to dozens of dinners with lobbyists representing hospitals...

...More troubling is the ballooning costs in the coming decade due to federal health reform requirements, said Rep. Mickey Channell, R-Greensboro.He said the federal law will add 700,000 people to the state's Medicaid roles, a 50 percent...

...new cuts to Georgia's health care program for the poor on Wednesday - an idea rejected by House Democrats. Rep. Mickey Channell, D-Greensboro, said the proposal would "balance the budget on the backs of old people, poor people and children...

...ahead of a midnight deadline that would force them into a special session if they fail to complete the deal. Rep. Mickey Channell, D-Greensboro, a House negotiator, said the proposal would go to the budget negotiators for formal ratification...

...elected officials to openly contemplate changing parties before making up their minds. But that is exactly what Reps. Mickey Channell, D-Greensboro, Larry "Butch" Parrish, D-Swainsboro, and Richard Royal, D-Camilla, are doing. If any...

...health insurance program, which could end in less than 90 days unless federal lawmakers take action, said state Rep. Mickey Channell, the bill's sponsor. "This is one of those things - and it's a scary thought - but I'm not aware of any other...

...outpatient clinic of Medical College of Georgia Hospital and Clinics. House Appropriations Committee Vice Chairman Mickey Channell, D-Greensboro, said he was "99.9 percent certain" that legislators would approve taking $30 million in tobacco...