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Senate moves toward lobbyist gift limit

ATLANTA - The state Senate is headed toward a vote Monday on rules capping the gifts that lobbyists can give senators, though the prospect of those limits becoming law appears dim.

January 10, 2013 | By Ray Henry Associated Press writer | State, National

Four children die in fire near Atlanta

CONYERS, Ga. (AP) - Authorities outside Atlanta say four children, including an infant, are dead after rescuers tried to save them from a house fire.

January 09, 2013 | Associated Press | State, National

World briefly for Jan. 9

WASHINGTON (AP) - Seeking to spur fresh action on gun legislation, Vice President Joe Biden is meeting at the White House with victims groups and gun-safety organizations.

January 09, 2013 | Associated Press | State, National

Court declines case banning guns from churches

ATLANTA - The U.S. Supreme Court won't overturn a Georgia law banning firearms in churches and other places of worship.

January 08, 2013 | By Kate Brumback Associated Press writer | State, National

High court upholds Heidt convictions

ATLANTA - The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday upheld the 2010 murder convictions of an Effingham County man sentenced to life in prison for the shotgun slayings of his father and brother after they discovered the inmate was having an affair with his brother's wife.

January 08, 2013 | Associated Press | State, National

World briefly for Jan. 8

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's pick of Chuck Hagel to helm the Pentagon faces rough going in the Senate as a handful of Republicans quickly announced their opposition to a former GOP colleague, and several skeptical Democrats reserved judgment until the nominee explains his views on Israel and Iran.

January 08, 2013 | Associated Press | State, National

Liberty County Sheriff’s Office blotter

Dec. 22: Burglary - A resident of Victory Manor Mobile Home Park on Ruben Wells Road reported $1,802 worth of electronics, tools, medicine and accessories was taken from his secured home between 6 and 10 p.m. The resident said it appeared the front door had been forced open.

January 08, 2013 | Staff report | State, National

World briefly for Jan. 7

WASHINGTON (AP) - Defying congressional opposition, President Barack Obama will nominate Chuck Hagel as his next defense secretary, setting up a potentially contentious confirmation fight over the former Republican senator's views on Israel and Iran.

January 07, 2013 | Associated Press | State, National

Cliff avoided: Congress staves off tax hikes

WASHINGTON - Past its own New Year's deadline, a weary Congress sent President Barack Obama legislation to avoid a national "fiscal cliff" of middle class tax increases and spending cuts late Tuesday night in the culmination of a struggle that strained America's divided government to the limit.

January 02, 2013 | Staff Report | State, National

Storms knock out power to thousands in Georgia

ATLANTA (AP) - Strong storms swept across Georgia early Wednesday, part of a large weather system that dumped snow and sleet on the nation's midsection and unleashed damaging tornadoes in Alabama.

December 26, 2012 | The Associated Press | State, National

US storm's toll up to 6 dead as system heads east

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A winter storm system that blew through Christmas Day with Gulf Coast tornadoes and snow in the nation's midsection headed for the Northeast on Wednesday, spreading blizzard conditions that slowed holiday travel.

December 26, 2012 | The Associated Press | State, National

Ga. counties sue HSBC claiming loss of tax base

ATLANTA - Three Atlanta-area counties have filed a lawsuit claiming that British bank HSBC cost them hundreds of millions of dollars in extra expenses and damage to their tax bases by aggressively signing people to housing loans that were likely to fail.

December 26, 2012 | Kate Brumback The Associated Press | State, National

World briefly for Dec. 24

WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawmakers from both parties voiced their willingness Sunday to pursue some changes to the nation's gun laws, but adamant opposition from the National Rifle Association has made clear than any such effort will face significant obstacles.

December 24, 2012 | Associated Press | State, National

Cuts to ranks may shock, but it has happened before

COLUMBIA, S.C. - A war over, the Army heeds Congress' demands to cuts costs by paring its ranks. But the nation's economy is weak, and unemployment rates are high. It's an uncertain time for thousands of service members and their families.

December 23, 2012 | Susanne M. Schafer The Associated Press | State, National

World briefly for Dec. 22

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has throttled back his ambitions for a sweeping budget bargain with Republicans. Instead, he's calling for a scaled-back measure sufficient to prevent the government from careening off the "fiscal cliff" in January by extending tax cuts for most taxpayers and forestalling a painful set of agency budget cuts.

December 22, 2012 | Associated Press | State, National

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Sequestration threatens programs for elderly

While much of the talk about sequestration has focused on cuts to the military and civilian employees, federal budget cuts will also impact senior citizens.

May 21, 2013 | By Danielle Hipps | State, National

Judge says Bryan County can block landfill

Superior Court Judge David Cavendar ruled in favor of Bryan County's ordinances regarding landfills in a lawsuit filed by Atlantic Waste Services against the county.

May 20, 2013 | By Crissie Elrick Correspondent | State, National

Round-abouts may be coming to area

Members of the North Bryan Chamber of Commerce learned a little of what is going on in the Georgia Department of Transportation when Georgia's 1st Congressional District State Transportation Board Member Ann Purcell paid the group a visit May 8.

May 16, 2013 | By Crissie Elrick Correspondent | State, National

Stewart employees preparing for July furloughs

A May 14 Department of Defense news release announced Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel's directive that furloughs will begin for DoD civilians after July 8. Fort Stewart Public Affairs Officer Kevin Larson confirmed that civilian personnel managers at Stewart are preparing for the furloughs but noted that details had to be worked out locally.

May 15, 2013 | By Randy C. Murray | State, National

Pentagon steps closer to civilian furloughs

WASHINGTON, May 14, 2013 - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced today that he has signed a memorandum directing defense managers to prepare to furlough most Defense Department civilian employees for up to 11 days between July 8 and the Sept. 30 end of the fiscal year.

May 14, 2013 | American Forces Press Service | State, National

District to get new representative

When the U.S. House of Representatives convenes in 2015, Coastal Georgia will have a new representative.

May 12, 2013 | By Danielle Hipps | State, National

State revenue up 13% in April

Gov. Nathan Deal announced Wednesday that Georgia's net tax collections for April 2013 totaled $1.73 billion, an increase of $201 million, or 13.2 percent, compared to April 2012.

May 11, 2013 | Special to the Courier | State, National

Coastal hazards to top discussion

Skidaway Institute of Oceanography scientist Clark Alexander will present a program on threats to the Georgia Coast in an "Evening @ Skidaway" reception and lecture Tuesday, May 21, on the campus of Skidaway Institute, 10 Ocean Science Circle in Savannah.

May 09, 2013 | Special to the Courier | State, National

King America: Tests results wrong

Recent water test results at the site of King America Finishing, a Screven County textiles plant under fire by Ogeechee River advocates concerned about pollution, were erroneous, according to an attorney representing the company.

May 09, 2013 | By Hollie Deal Bragg Statesboro Herald | State, National

Residents rail against discharge permit

SPRINGFIELD - Anger, concern for the environment and frustration were evident Tuesday night as residents attended a hearing regarding the Ogeechee River and a proposed permit allowing an industry to continue discharging wastewater into the river.