January 17, 2013 | Daily Report Online
Ga. Gov. Deal delivers State-of-the-State speechGov. Nathan Deal has outlined a 2013 legislative agenda focusing on public safety, education, health care and economic development.
By Bill Barrow
1 minute read
January 17, 2013 | Daily Report Online
AG: Give NC licenses to 'Dream Act' immigrantsNorth Carolina's top law enforcement authority says the state should issue driver's licenses to illegal immigrants who qualify for a federal deferred prosecution program.
By Bill Barrow
1 minute read
November 05, 2012 | Daily Report Online
Ga. early voting lags behind 2008 paceGeorgia early voting picked up in the final days, but it looks like turnout will fall just short of the 2 million ballots cast before the 2008 election.
By Bill Barrow
2 minute read
March 29, 2013 | Daily Report Online
Lawmakers agree on $41 billion spending planWith little time to spare in their annual session, the General Assembly settled on a $41 billion budget for Georgia government.
By Bill Barrow
5 minute read
December 21, 2012 | Daily Report Online
Gun control laws debate heats up in statehousesAs President Barack Obama urges tighter federal gun laws, state legislators around the country have responded to the Connecticut school shooting with a flurry of their own ideas that are likely to produce fights over gun control in their upcoming sessions.
By Bill Barrow
6 minute read
July 05, 2013 | Daily Report Online
GOP Has Tough Choices On Voting Rights ActWhen the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights act last week, it handed Republicans tough questions with no easy answers over how, and where, to attract voters even GOP leaders say the party needs to stay nationally competitive.
By Bill Barrow
6 minute read
March 08, 2013 | Daily Report Online
Financing terms reached for new Falcons stadiumAtlanta's mayor and Falcons owner Arthur Blank have agreed to financing terms for a new $1 billion, retractable-roof stadium to replace the 20-year-old Georgia Dome and keep the team's home games in the city's downtown, the two men said Thursday.
By Bill Barrow
5 minute read
August 21, 2013 | Daily Report Online
Parents Wait, Worry After Ga. School ShootingRufus Morrow was at work when he got a phone call with the worst news he could imagine: Shots fired at his daughter's elementary school.
By Bill Barrow and Kate Brumback
7 minute read
October 23, 2012 | Daily Report Online
Charter school debate goes to courtWhen Zell Miller wanted a lottery in 1992, the then-Democratic governor traveled across Georgia to rally voter support.
By Bill Barrow
5 minute read