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SC House GOP Caucus unveiling 2012 agenda
Last Updated: 8:52 AM 02/08/12 - House Republicans are unveiling their agenda for the current 2012 legislative session.
Romney to hold public event in Atlanta
Last Updated: 8:51 AM 02/08/12 - Presidential candidate Mitt Romney is set to hold an event with supporters in Atlanta on Wednesday.
Critics TEED off over TEE Center parking deal approval
Last Updated: 7:10 AM 02/08/12 - Some people are TEED off when it comes to the TEE Center parking deck. It seems the city built the expensive parking deck on land it doesn't own. Augusta commissioners signed off on a deal critics say is way too risky.
Only on 12: Augusta fire chief on inspector accused of stealing fees
Last Updated: 12:07 AM 02/08/12 - An Augusta fire inspector is off the job after being accused of stealing fees payed by local businesses. Augusta Fire Chief Christopher James is talking Only to 12 about the investigation.
SC sues feds for blocked voter ID law
Last Updated: 4:31 PM 02/07/12 - The Justice Department in December rejected South Carolina's law requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls.
Ga. Senate approves the transfer of state planes
Last Updated: 1:57 PM 02/07/12 - The Georgia Senate has approved a bill that could pave the way to privatize the state's aviation services.
Judges considering if SC lawmakers should testify
Last Updated: 1:49 PM 02/07/12 - The GOP-dominated Legislature approved new U.S. House district lines last year, including the state's new 7th Congressional district along the coast.
Bill to eliminate SC DOT commission up for debate
Last Updated: 10:06 AM 02/07/12 - A bill to eliminate the board that oversees South Carolina's Department of Transportation and give the governor full oversight of the agency is coming up for debate in a House committee.
Ga. Senate to vote on privatizing state aviation
Last Updated: 9:51 AM 02/07/12 - The Georgia Senate is expected to vote on a bill that would pave the way to privatize the state's aviation services.
Messy caucuses in Nevada, Iowa raise questions
Last Updated: 8:32 AM 02/07/12 - After fiascos in Nevada and Iowa, the term "caucus" may be on its way to becoming a bad word in the GOP lexicon.
Obama to host White House Science Fair
Last Updated: 8:27 AM 02/07/12 - The fair celebrates the student winners of a broad range of science, technology, engineering and math competitions from across the country.
SC bill would suspend benefits for drug users
Last Updated: 8:16 AM 02/07/12 - State law already disqualifies workers fired for drug use from collecting unemployment benefits.
Augusta releases statement on fire inspector accused of stealing fees
Last Updated: 8:07 PM 02/06/12 - Sources tell News 12 Fire Inspector Lt. Liston M. Harris allegedly stole inspection fees.
Only on 12: Mayor pro tem says 'absolutely not' to current TEE Center Parking deal
Last Updated: 8:05 PM 02/06/12 - The mayor says commissioners are quote "hellbent on belittling, berating, and bullying city employees." This all centers around that controversial TEE Center parking deck deal that seems stuck in neutral.
Ga. lawmakers vote to rename highway for deputy
Last Updated: 10:46 PM 02/06/12 - The House voted unanimously Monday to rename a portion of Interstate Route 520 in Richmond County for Deputy James Paugh.
Augusta mayor: Officials' bullying has to stop now
Last Updated: 4:06 PM 02/06/12 - I have long shared with the public and our commissioners that I believe it is extremely duplicitous to ask city employees to adhere to rules and procedures governing their actions if elected officials do not first demonstrate the ability to hold ourselves accountable to those rules of procedure that govern our own behavior.
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SC DMV plans more realistic driving tests
Last Updated: 10:26 AM 02/06/12 - South Carolina officials say they plan to put new drivers through a more realistic road test before giving them a license.
Ga. court overturns assisted suicide restrictions
Last Updated: 8:25 AM 02/06/12 - The Georgia Supreme Court's unanimous ruling concludes the 1994 state law "restricts speech in violation of the free speech clauses" of the U.S. and Georgia constitutions.
Georgia primary shaping up to be bruising fight
Last Updated: 8:27 PM 02/05/12 - As Newt Gingrich pledges to stay in the campaign for the long haul, Georgia's presidential primary is shaping up as a bruising fight.
Romney takes strong lead in Nevada GOP victory
Last Updated: 10:52 AM 02/05/12 - Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney jumped to a strong lead in the Nevada caucuses Saturday night, reaching for a second straight campaign victory over a field of rivals suddenly struggling to keep pace.
Georgia donors give most cash to Romney
Last Updated: 3:40 PM 02/04/12 - Campaign fundraising reports show that Georgians are opening their wallets wider for Mitt Romney than they are for Newt Gingrich, who represented the state in Congress for more than two decades.
Austin Rhodes, former mayoral candidate threaten legal action over TEE Center forensic audit debate
Last Updated: 12:19 AM 02/06/12 - Rhodes has pledged $100 for a legal team. He is challenging other civic minded individuals to do the same.
Augusta commissioner admits 'conversation' with TEE Center bribery scandal suspect, moves to block forensic audit
Last Updated: 8:14 PM 02/03/12 - Commissioners approved a forensic audit to try and get to the bottom of the TEE Center Parking Deck controversy, but Augusta's Finance Chairman is now trying to block it.
Aiken business owner declares 'enough is enough,' drafts Youth Against Violence plan
Last Updated: 9:18 PM 02/01/12 - Three fatal officer shootings in the past four months at the hands of young African-American males has Garris calling for community outreach.
Mitt Romney wins Florida GOP primary
Last Updated: 11:03 PM 01/31/12 - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has won the Florida Republican primary.
Only on 12: New Augusta fire chief calls for Emergency Management director, mayor says 'let's do it'
Last Updated: 6:55 PM 01/31/12 - Instead of pulling double duty as fire chief and EMA director, James says he wants a new emergency management division under his office.
TEE Center parking deck discussions turn into yelling match at commission meeting
Last Updated: 7:51 PM 01/30/12 - News 12 is taking you inside the meeting where TEE Center discussions turned into a yelling match.
New fire chief approved in Richmond Co.
Last Updated: 7:22 PM 01/30/12 - City Administrator Fred Russell recommended James for the job earlier this month. He will fill the position left open after Howard Willis stepped down late last year.
Cain backs Gingrich's presidential bid
Last Updated: 9:46 PM 01/28/12 - Gingrich, a former House speaker, is in a fierce fight for Tuesday's Florida's GOP primary with Mitt Romney.
Mayor pro tem: 'Votes are there' for Augusta smoking ban
Last Updated: 8:02 PM 01/27/12 - Augusta's law department has put the final touches on a plan that would ban smoking in public places in Augusta.
Romney's forceful body language scores in debate
Last Updated: 5:27 PM 01/27/12 - An expert in political communication at the University of Pennsylvania, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, says the debate was a marked change for Romney compared to other recent debates.
Officer announces run for Lincoln Co. Sheriff's Office
Last Updated: 5:23 PM 01/27/12 - Arrington has been a certified officer for 34 years and has had 10 years of experience as an administrative officer.
Hispanics in focus as GOP race intensifies in Fla.
Last Updated: 2:31 PM 01/27/12 - He said America needs to work harder at selling democracy in the region.
Ga. lawmakers pushing 2 bills that could change gun permit laws
Last Updated: 7:25 PM 01/26/12 - It is currently legal in Georgia to have a gun in your home or car without a license or training. However, if you want to take the firearm outside, you need a carry permit. Those laws may soon be changing, though.
Only on 12: Mayor pro tem slams HR department in 'shambles' as privatization numbers don't add up
Last Updated: 9:47 PM 01/29/12 - News 12 now has the numbers and we took a closer look at what could be a waste of taxpayer dollars.
First on 12: New TEE Center parking deck terms, concern over 'loose ends'
Last Updated: 7:44 PM 01/26/12 - News 12 has obtained the re-negotiated terms for the TEE Center parking deck and Conference Center Deck.
Gingrich reveals income, but not how he earned it
Last Updated: 1:47 PM 01/26/12 - His campaign hasn't decided whether it will release further information about Gingrich's income.
SC DHEC board picks labor chief to lead agency
Last Updated: 12:11 PM 01/26/12 - Haley replaced all six of DHEC's board members last year to create what she called a pro-business environmental board. Its chairman is the CEO of a construction company.
SC legislators to discuss new voter ID requirement
Last Updated: 12:12 PM 01/26/12 - South Carolina legislators want to require more proof of citizenship when people want to register to vote under legislation a panel plans to discuss.
Gingrich vows to establish a colony on the moon
Last Updated: 7:18 PM 01/25/12 - Florida's space coast is still suffering from a recent round of federal cuts to the space program.
Only on 12: $1 million price tag, internal memo listing 'ADP Issues' may doom privatization plan
Last Updated: 9:10 PM 01/29/12 - Commissioners recently all but rubber stamped a plan to privatize Augusta's Human Resources and payroll department.
Giffords resigns House seat to focus on recovery
Last Updated: 5:48 PM 01/25/12 - The Arizona congresswoman formally resigned after a series of tributes from her colleagues.
Gingrich riding momentum with Florida GOP voters
Last Updated: 12:40 PM 01/25/12 - Romney was favored by 36 percent to Gingrich's 34 percent in a survey of 601 Republicans who described themselves as likely voters next Tuesday in Florida.
GOP responds to Obama's State of the Union address
Last Updated: 12:36 PM 01/25/12 - Daniels said Obama's efforts in recent months to criticize the rich and raise their taxes is an attempt "to curry favor with some Americans by castigating others."
Obama says state of the union getting stronger
Last Updated: 12:38 PM 01/25/12 - Obama faces a deeply divided Congress. He vowed to fight obstruction with action in a speech to a packed chamber and tens of millions of Americans watching in prime time.
Trooper pulls over SC mayor, then mayor pulls trooper over
Last Updated: 12:32 PM 01/25/12 - The South Carolina Law Enforcment Division is being asked to investigate whether a mayor overstepped his bounds. Norway is a small town between Aiken and Orangeburg. The town's mayor may be in hot water yet again.
SC House files anti-union bill, gov signs order
Last Updated: 1:20 PM 01/24/12 - Haley also signed an executive order to ensure striking workers don't get unemployment benefits.
Obama to take on economy in State of the Union
Last Updated: 2:07 PM 01/24/12 - President Barack Obama is preparing to deliver an election-year State of the Union address heavy on economic themes when he addresses a joint session of Congress and millions of television viewers.
Romney's mountain of wealth could cast loud echo
Last Updated: 3:55 PM 01/24/12 - Romney earned $7.5 million in Bain earnings in 2010 and expects to make $5.5 million in 2010, Ginsberg said.
Romney defends investments, readies tax returns
Last Updated: 8:32 PM 01/23/12 - The dimensions and the sources of Romney's wealth, which he has estimated to be as much as $250 million, have become pivotal issues in the roiling GOP primary campaign.