...individuals and other area rescues offering to help."I'm just outraged by it," said Frank Albert, a former Georgia state senator who adopted a cat from Happy Tails. "I really like her ? I just respect her for doing what she does."The alternative...

...Jersey officials are worried about long-term damage to Rutgers' reputation. Barbara Buono, a Rutgers graduate and state senator, held a news conference Friday in which she expressed concern about the school's name being "dragged through the...

...third less money on Georgia's state senators in the month after the chamber...lobbyist expenditures on individual state senators, groups of senators and events...session, generally prohibits state senators from accepting lobbyist gifts...

...from hundreds of miles to seize on an unregulated industry, authorities say.The rapid spread of the clinics led state senators to pass legislation Thursday to try to get rid of such illegitimate businesses."We're one of the few states in...

...Cagle had friendly words for Rogers on Tuesday, avoiding any reference to recent Senate squabbles."As a former state senator myself, I know how serving as a part-time legislator becomes full-time work that keeps you away from your family...

ATLANTA - Georgia state senators cannot accept gifts worth more than $100 from lobbyists under a new chamber rule.

...government at the time drew them into districts with fellow GOP incumbents. Chambliss was a congressman and Perdue a state senator at the time. Each was later re-elected, but the state constitution limits governors to two, four-year terms...

...Allgood got a building. At least Jack got a bench."Augusta State's Allgood Hall is named in honor of late state senator and Georgia Board of Regents member Tom Allgood.Partisan politics kept River Watch Parkway from being named in Connell's...

...is provided through the Herblock Foundation.Hickory Hill is the birthplace of Thomas E. Watson, a former United States senator and polarizing figure of the early 20th century. Watson, who died in 1922 and whose statue stands on the grounds...

...would be repaid what they loaned the company but would simply run the risk of losing a profit.Chapman, a former state senator who left the legislature in 2010 to mount an unsuccessful campaign for governor, said he hasn't spoken to anyone...