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March 28, 2008 | Daily Report Online

With Georgia in the throes of a yearlong drought, the state Senate this week gave initial approval to a bill that would speed the construction of new reservoirs and provide money for the new lakes.But leaders of environmental groups are miffed that the Senate deleted a provision in legislation that would set up rules for when the state can transfer water from one river basin to another.

By Andy Peters

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September 13, 2005 | Daily Report Online

Andy [email protected] state legal agencies want their money back. The Prosecuting Attorneys' Council and the Council of Superior Court Judges have submitted budget proposals to Gov. Sonny Perdue that seek to restore funding that Perdue eliminated in May, when he scolded the judicial branch for excessive funding requests.

By Andy Peters

5 minute read

November 13, 2008 | Daily Report Online

With Big Pharma shifting emphasis from developing new drugs to inventing biotech products, such as stem-cell treatments, a client of McKenna Long Aldridge partner Michael J. Cochran appears well-positioned.Cochran and fellow McKenna partner David K. Brown just advised Osiris Therapeutics Inc. on an agreement to commercialize two of its adult stem-cell products.

By Andy Peters

8 minute read

November 12, 2010 | Daily Report Online

Two law firms have hired former top Republican state lawmakers to bolster their lobbying practice groups.Eric Johnson, the former Senate President Pro Tem, joined McGuireWoods, and Jerry Keen, the former Republican leader in the state House, joined Troutman Sanders. Shortly after the firms' announcements, both Johnson and Keen were named to the transition committee of Republican Gov.

By Andy Peters

3 minute read

April 25, 2008 | Daily Report Online

By Andy Peters

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November 26, 2007 | Daily Report Online

State Rep. Jill Chambers got the ball rolling this month on rewriting the Open Records Act, she said, because she wants to strengthen the law by increasing penalties, eliminating some exemptions and placing all the exemptions, which now are scattered throughout the Georgia code, in one place. It turns out lots of other folks want something from this conversation, too.

By Andy Peters

7 minute read

April 21, 2010 | Daily Report Online

A decades-long effort by the State Bar of Georgia to convince state lawmakers to adopt new rules of evidence barely cleared a key hurdle this week, as the Senate Judiciary Committee moved the measure to the full Senate by a 6-5 vote.The vote overcame objections by Sen. John J. Wiles, R-Kennesaw, who argued that he had only a few hours to review the bill.

By Andy Peters

5 minute read

November 16, 2005 | Daily Report Online

By Andy Peters

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September 22, 2005 | Daily Report Online

Andy [email protected] Air Lines Inc. has paid a consulting firm of former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani $2.4 million and expects to pay it another $400,000 per month for advice on working through Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.The bills to Giuliani Capital Advisors were disclosed in papers the airline filed with the U.

By Andy Peters

5 minute read

September 17, 2007 | Daily Report Online

SOUTHERN CO. CEO David M. Ratcliffe may not be convinced that people have caused global warming, but a utility CEO in one of Georgia's neighboring states certainly appears convinced.Duke Energy Corp. Chief Executive James E. Rogers has emerged as one of the leading proponents among U.S. corporate executives of mandatory caps on greenhouse gas emissions.

By Andy Peters

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