Thursday, May 16, 2013
What do you think about Bibles in cabins and lodge rooms on state properties? Tells us in the comments section.
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Thursday, May 16
Governor Nathan Deal says the state will return Bibles to guest cabins and lodge rooms at Georgia parks following their recent removal by Georgia Department of Natural Resources managers, MyFoxAtlanta.com reports. The Bibles were removed while a final decision was made on the response to a citizen complaint about Bibles on state property. According to a press release from Gov. Deal's office, “Out of an abundance of caution to avoid potential litigation, the commissioner removed the Bibles from rooms – though they were still available on site – after a complaint from a visitor. The attorney general and I agree that the state is on firm legal footing as we move to return the Bibles to the rooms. These Bibles are donated by outside groups…
Thursday, July 19, 2012
The State Road and Tollway Authority will have to approve it first, though.
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Thursday, July 19, 2012
In a press release on Thursday, Gov. Nathan Deal announced that he would have the state pay off its bond debt by Dec. 1, 2013. He said the state would then move quickly to remove the Ga. 400 toll before the beginning of 2014 and stopped toll collections four years earlier than previously planned. However, the State Road and Tollway Authority will have to approve it first. Deal said this move was in response to his promise to commuters. “Ga. 400 commuters have paid more than their fair share already, and this is the earliest we can bring it down without paying a penalty for early repayment of the bonds,” Deal said in a press release. “When the Ga. 400 toll went up, the state of Georgia promised commuters that it wasn’t forever. If we don’…
Saturday, June 16, 2012
"As an individual, I do advocate for it. As a governor, I am advocating for it because this is not a legislatively imposed tax. It is a tax increase that the people themselves will decide about." - Nathan Deal
With traffic creeping along the I-75/I-85 Connector below him, Gov. Nathan Deal and Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle stood high atop an 18-story Midtown office tower early Wednesday evening. They urged Metro Atlantans to vote in favor of next month’s regional transportation penny sales tax referendum. The pair addressed a small group of reporters atop the Atlantic Station building before a private fundraiser for local business leaders who are in favor of the tax’s passage. A new Insider Advantage poll of 539 people shows that 47 percent of those asked would vote against the 10-year, one cent sales tax, with 32 percent for it and 21 percent undecided. But those numbers didn’t phase Deal, who brushed aside the notion that he was backtracking on his no…
Friday, March 16, 2012
Gov. Nathan Deal, Sen. Johnny Isakson and Congressman Paul Broun joined other officials in welcoming Caterpillar to its newest location on March 16.
Caterpillar held a groundbreaking event for its new Athens-Oconee facility on Friday, March 16. Gray Construction has been contracted to build the one-million-square-foot plant that will employ 1,400 and manufacture small track-type tractors and mini hydraulic excavators. Production is slated to begin in late 2013
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Read Patch's live coverage of Nathan Deal's State of the State speech Tuesday night.
Here is your chance to share your thoughts and ask questions about the Governor's speech.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Gov. Deal tosses out longtime expert David Stooksbury and assistant Pam Knox
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Monday, September 12, 2011
A tornado seems to have hit the State Climatologist's Office. For more than a decade, UGA professor David Stooksbury has also served as Georgia's state climatologist. He and assistant Pam Knox have been the go-to guys for all things weather--drought, rainfall, El Nino, La Nina, tornadoes, climate change. They kept massive amounts of data on their website, with links to NOAA sources and other valuable sites for everyone interested in weather, from folks planning to plant to folks planning a picnic. Late last week, Gov. Nathan Deal replaced the Dynamic Weather Duo with men from the Georgia Environmental Protection Division. On Sunday, Stooksbury said with a smile that he had learned more about what transpired from an article in the AJC than …
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10:30 am on Wednesday, May 23, 2012
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