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The recent resignation of Georgia House Speaker Glenn Richardson, R-Hiram, amid strong evidence of an extramarital affair with a lobbyist while he was working to get legislation beneficial to the lobbyist's company through the House, has produced a chorus of calls for ethics reform from a host of candidates for statewide office in next year's elections.
Gov. Sonny Perdue has set a Jan. 5 special election for two vacant sets in the state Legislature.
Governor Sonny Perdue has set a special election for January 5 to fill the seats of state Senator Ed Tarver and state Representative Hardie Davis. Tarver resigned as senator recently to take a job as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, which includes Augusta and Savannah. Davis is resigning from his seat to run for the one being vacated by Tarver. Tarver represented State ...
The U.S. House voted and passed a health care reform bill over the weekend, even with one Middle Georgia Democrat voting "no" to the plan.