...appeals process to prevent future backlogs.The newspaper was unable to obtain comment from former Attorney General Thurbert Baker, who held the post from 1997 to 2011.Meanwhile, officers continue in their jobs or get jobs with other law enforcement...

...offices now doing their FY11 audit.)," said Lauren Kane, spokeswoman for Attorney General Sam Olens who replaced Thurbert Baker who had been in office since 1997. "We have not had a single audit finding of any kind for at least the last 10...

...state's tough fiscal problems also matters.The most likely spoiler in the seven-man race is Attorney General Thurbert Baker. Baker has been the state's top lawyer for 13 years and won recent praise among party loyalists for refusing Gov...

...Democrats rehashed what they've already said about a proposal to use electronic bingo to raise money for schools.Thurbert Baker, the state attorney general, chided Barnes for equivocating on his bingo idea, which he said would raise up to...

...Candidates who had previously agreed to attend the forum included Republicans Nathan Deal and Jeff Chapman and Democrat Thurbert Baker.Deal was in Columbia County on Thursday morning to open a new campaign headquarters, but he didn't stay in the...

ATLANTA - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Thurbert Baker said Wednesday he wants to bring electronic bingo to Georgia to help raise more money for the state's cash-strapped schools...

...participate in Thursday's gubernatorial forum are Republican candidates Jeff Chapman and Nathan Deal and Democrats Thurbert Baker, Carl Camon, DuBose Porter and David Poythress.Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. More information is available...

...participate in Thursday's gubernatorial forum are Republican candidates Jeff Chapman and Nathan Deal and Democrats Thurbert Baker, Carl Camon, DuBose Porter and David Poythress.Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. More information is available...

...Sonny Perdue in 2002, faces five other candidates on the Democratic primary ballot, including Attorney General Thurbert Baker, who proposes funding education with electronic bingo.Barnes said he was "tired of the nuts on both sides" making...

...96 percent of precincts reporting, unofficial returns showed Barnes with 66 percent of the vote. Attorney General Thurbert Baker was a distant second with 22 percent.Ousted from the governor's mansion in 2002, Barnes jumped back into the...