CENTERVILLE — Six of the seven candidates for the Republican nomination for governor took part in a debate in Centerville Tuesday, marking the first face-off between the GOP candidates in the Middle Georgia area.

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In the 1980s, CIA propaganda experts and military psy-war specialists oversaw the creation of special programs aimed at managing public perceptions in targeted foreign countries as well as inside the United States, according to declassified documents at Ronald Reagan’s Presidential Library.

The Georgia Historical Records Advisory Board (GHRAB) has signed a deal with Ancestry.com to digitize historical records.

As usual, the bloggers have got it wrong. Some of them are saying South Carolina legislators passed a law last year requiring all subversive agents and terrorists to register with the Secretary of State. That's not true. They did that 50 years ago.

Democrats could have a shot at picking up the open governor's seat in Georgia this year, according to a Public Policy Polling survey that shows former Democratic Gov. Roy Barnes narrowly leading all his prospective Republican opponents in a general election fight.

The rush to fill the opening created by Rep. John Linder's surprise weekend retirement announcement was immediately overshadowed in Georgia Republican circles by Rep. Nathan Deal's unexpected decision to resign next week to run full-time for governor.

February 25, 2010 | 12:25 PM Brian Kemp, a self-described "boots and blue jeans guy," is Georgia's newest secretary of state. And he's had to hit the ground running.

It might in fact make sense, as recently appointed Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp wants, for the state to take the Obama administration to court over the state's system for verifying the citizenship of newly registering voters using Social Security and driver's license data.

Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp today announced the formation of his Putting Georgia First Committee , a bipartisan group of leaders from across Georgia who represent the government, business, education, and legal communities.

ATLANTA - Teens can expect to see and hear some graphic ads soon to show them the creepy side of drug use in an effort to discourage them from ever trying methamphetamine. Monday, the Georgia Meth...

It is still unclear how U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal's decision to delay his departure from Congress will affect the election to fill his seat.

MARIETTA - Dr. John Crooks took the stand twice in his own defense Thursday, during the hearing to determine whether a petition to recall the Cobb County School Board member can move forward. Plai...

When District 9 U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal steps down March 8, the governor will have 10 days to make a decision on when to replace him.

ATLANTA — Carol Porter, wife of state Rep. DuBose Porter and a political presence in her own right, announced her run for lieutenant governor Thursday.

It might in fact make sense, as recently appointed Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp wants, for the state to take the Obama administration to court over the state's system for verifying the citizenship of newly registering voters using Social Security and driver's license data.

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SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET On Thursday, February 11 the House passed the 2010 supplemental budget. I voted against the supplemental budget with 43 other Representatives. Passing the supplemental bu...

MARIETTA - A hearing has been set for next week to determine whether a petition to recall Dr. John Crooks from the Cobb school board can move forward. The hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. Thursday...

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