January, 2012 Archives

Print E-mail By Jeremiah McWilliams The Atlanta Journal-Constitution The public safety and legal administration committee of Atlanta’s City Council voted Tuesday to approve nearly $20,000 in claims against the city for automobile accidents and injuries from broken sidewalks and uncovered water meter boxes. The pay-outs will have to be approved by the full City Council [...]

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Print E-mail By Jeremiah McWilliams The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed on Tuesday discussed a schedule March trade mission to China with a group of woman business owners, saying that international trips to discuss business expansions and trade links sometimes take a year or more to bear fruit. “This is a gardening process,” Reed [...]

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Print E-mail By Bill Rankin The Atlanta Journal-Constitution After refusing for years to challenge his execution, condemned killer Nicholas Cody Tate on Tuesday changed his mind just hours before he was to be put to death. AP This undated photo released Thursday Jan. 26, 2012 by the Georgia Department of Corrects shows convicted murderer Nicholas [...]

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2:59 pm January 31, 2012, by jgalloway Some of you might remember Charlie Smith, a Democrat and House member from St. Marys, who served as Gov. Roy Barnes’ floor leader a number of years back. We miss him, and fear for his health. Clearly infected by Mitt Romney, Smith has recently succumbed to venture capitalism. [...]

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By a 48-5 vote, the Georgia Senate passed SB 301, sponsored by Sen. John Bulloch (R-Ochlocknee), to allow hunters to used silencers. The bill does not change federal laws regulating the ownership or transfer of silencers, which are legal in Georgia; it simply allows hunters to use them while hunting. It also doesn’t change the [...]

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Yesterday, our state Senate passed SB 223, the Georgia Government Accountability Act, sponsored by Senators William Ligon (R-Waverly), Chip Rogers, Judson Hill, Frank Ginn, and John Albers. The act creates a Joint Legislative Sunset Advisory Committee that includes seven members of the House appointed by the Speaker of the House and seven members of the [...]

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UPS annual profit jumps 14% to $3.8B United Parcel Service Inc. (NYSE: UPS) The Atlanta-based package shipper and logistics giant increased profit by 14 percent,Article source: http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/bizj_atlanta/~3/VijDaWwFHL0/ups-annual-profit-jumps-14-to-38b.html

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Prices fell 11.8 percent year-over-year in November in Atlanta. For the second month in a row in November 2011, metro Atlanta’s homeArticle source: http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/bizj_atlanta/~3/336MIHMckG4/atlanta-home-values-fell-12-in-november.html

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