...although Dalton Mayor David Pennington has said he's weighing a bid.The governor said he has decreased the size of state government and balanced the budget while keeping the state's AAA bond rating. He also talked about how minorities are a fast-growing...

...the hospitality and leisure sector, which added 3,100 jobs, with 400 more in retail.There were small gains in state government, education, business services and information to offset slight declines in construction and manufacturing.Compared...

...fleet and property management, human resources and janitorial services. Advocates say it streamlines and modernizes state government.After years of being blamed for the bill's demise, the Senate approved the bill in February, thanks largely...

...I'M A BIT CONFUSED. It is OK for the federal and state governments to prohibit parents from marrying their children...Eiffel Tower. BUT it is not OK for the federal and state governments to prohibit same-sex marriages. I WONDER IF THE...

...session for this year, and what a contrast it showed between our federal government in Washington, D.C., and our state government in Atlanta.In Atlanta we passed a balanced budget; in Washington, barely two weeks ago, the Democrat-controlled...

...examples of the extent of his positive influences on the city and the surrounding areas, during his long tenure in state government. Now the region, perhaps once considered metro Augusta, is the second-largest city in Georgia. Some may now call...

...called the Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission. Although funding has actually increased while other parts of state government have shrunk, the agency hasn't kept as close a check on the private and out-of-state institutions permitted...

...first determine the most immediate vulnerabilities."We have made significant progress toward securing data in state government and mapping out a long-term, holistic plan for IT security. But we're not going to stop until we provide South...

...produces roughly half of the revenue needed to operate state government, eliminating it is only possible if the state limits...correct."All the confidentiality incumbent on the state government would be incumbent on the local government," Fleming...

...into the future.Each of us who lives near a legacy site wants to see progress accelerated, as do our federal and state governments. The sticking point is funding. The inherent scale and complexity of this challenge is pushing the limits of what...