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- OPINION: Transforming teacher pay
In this op-ed piece, Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue details his plan to change the way teachers are paid.
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- Newly sworn-in Sen. Davis talks Golf and Gardens, charter
Senator elect Hardie Davis took the oath of office Tuesday. The legislative session is already 14 days into this year's session.
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- Ga. gets $2.4M for nutrition, smoking cessation
Georgia will get $2.4 million in federal funds to increase physical activity, improve nutrition, reduce obesity, and decrease smoking.
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- Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77
Murtha was considered one of the most hawkish Democrats in Congress, and voted to authorize the use of military force in Iraq in 2002.
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- Ga. voting official backs electoral changes
Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp is supporting two recent proposals that would make it easier for soldiers overseas and other Americans living abroad to vote.
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- LEC mold problems documented in 2004 study
Mold problems at Richmond County's Law Enforcement Center were documented in a 2004 study, but city officials are just now working on plans to move employees out of the building.
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- Perdue proposes creating mortgage fraud unit
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation could soon get the power to investigate allegations of mortgage fraud under a new proposal being pitched by Gov. Sonny Perdue.
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- Ga. governor proposes appointing officers
Gov. Sonny Perdue is proposing that four state constitutional officers now elected by the public should instead be appointed by the governor.
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- Parking meters out, more enforcement in for downtown
Parking meters for downtown Augusta are no longer being considered, but stronger enforcement of current parking limits is now in the works, the Downtown Development Authority said Thursday.
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- Legislators: unemployment agency needs leadership
Legislators in South Carolina want the three commissioners running the state Employment Security Commission gone after a series of flaps.
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- Deputies unsure how to enforce texting ban if passed
Some law enforcement officers say it is not just texting or making phone calls that's the problem, but distracted drivers in general. When we're behind the wheel many of us are concentrating on other things and not the road.
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- Only on 12: Atlanta Kroc Center sheds light on what Augusta can expect
The local Kroc Center is the second complex being built in the south. Atlanta was the first. We hit the road to take a look at what you can expect here in Augusta.
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- Augusta breaks ground on multi-million dollar Kroc Center
It's Augusta's most ambitious fund-raising campaign ever. Local people raised $20 million to build the Kroc Community center. More than 100 people were on hand for the groundbreaking ceremony.
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- LaHood says he misspoke on advice to Toyota owners
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood now says he misspoke when telling owners of recalled Toyotas to stop driving them.
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- Aiken residents to help decide where grant money goes
A little work here and a little work there, but it's free work to Aiken homeowners paid for by the City Block Development Grant (CBDG). Without it, the work wouldn't get done.
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- Reaction to Don't Ask, Don't Tell possibly being repealed
President Barack Obama delivered his first state of the union address last week. He discussed a number of hot topics including the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy. The policy allows gay Americans to serve in the armed services as long as they don't talk about their sexuality.
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- SC legislators to discuss texting ban for drivers
South Carolina could join a growing number of states that ban texting while driving under a bill legislators are considering.
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- Davis wins "painful" senate race
Hardie Davis got 5,801 votes. Harold Jones received 4,655 votes.
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- Contaminated water at crumbling Law Enforcement Center
The Richmond County Law Enforcement Center is falling apart, from leaks to concerns about mold and possible contaminated water. Today the sheriff took his case to the city.
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- Jenny Sanford: Governor asked her advice on affair
In a new memoir about her husband's affair, South Carolina first Lady Jenny Sanford writes that Mark Sanford sought her advice about his romance and how to deal with the media after she discovered his extramarital relationship.
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- SC legislators approve states rights resolution
The House initially approved it last year. The Senate approved an expanded version last month.
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- Review finds several SC lottery shortcomings
Lottery audits are required every three years. This is the second for the games that started in 2002.
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- Ethics panel weighs changes
A pair of prominent Georgia campaign finance lawyers disagree over whether candidates should be able to funnel their excess contributions to other candidates.
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- GOP leader proposes property tax reform
Legislation would make more than 40 changes to the tax system.
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- Lawmaker seeks to set age for prostitution
the bill does not decriminalize prostitution but aims to make people aware that young children are not responsible for sexual acts.
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- Civil rights leader Lowery hospitalized
Veteran civil rights leader Joseph Lowery is reported to be in an Atlanta hospital being treated for respiratory problems.
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- Gloves come off in state senate race
The run-off election for Ed Tarver's district 22 senate seat is Tuesday, February 2, 2010. We caught up with both of the candidates. The gloves are coming off.
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- SC's congressional hopeful sues state Democrats
A federal lawsuit filed this week accuses the state Democratic Party of violating Brian Doyle's civil rights.
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- Delegation backs off MOST tax in Augusta
Augusta's delegation to Georgia's legislature has opted not to pursue a new sales tax that would help pay for services in Richmond County, the chairman told News 12 Thursday.
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- Commissioners "disappointed" with south Augusta plan
The city is working on a half-a-million-dollar plan to revitalize south Augusta. With that much money at stake, things can get heated, and they certainly did at Thursday's work session.
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- Jenny Sanford: Not enough women in SC politics
She said very few women are elected to office in South Carolina and not enough are involved in the system.
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- SC's Clyburn gets primary opposition
Clyburn was first elected to Congress in 1992 in the black-majority district that stretches from Columbia to Charleston and north into the Pee Dee.
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- SC legislators approve warrantless searches
It allows police and probation officers to bypass going to a judge for a search warrant.
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- Stimulus money pays for 20,000-plus Ga. jobs
A new state report shows that Georgia has used federal stimulus money to pay for more than 20,000 jobs over the last three months.
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- Budget debate leaves local agencies waiting for operating money
What would you do with more than $2 million? That's what the city of Augusta is trying to figure out. That money is the life blood for some local organizations who are saying show us the money.
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- Obama urges repeal of ban on open gays in military
President Barack Obama is reaching out to gay and lesbian constituents in urging Congress to repeal the ban on them serving openly in the military.
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- Obama says Iraq troops coming home
President Barack Obama is renewing his pledge to have all of the nation's combat troops out of Iraq by the end of August.
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- Congress slows down on health care
Democrats want to hear Obama renew his commitment to the health care overhaul he's spent the past year promoting as his top domestic priority.
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- SC closes interstate rest areas to save money
The department say some of the rest areas closed Wednesday are old and in bad condition.
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- Only on 12: Possible adult activity at shut-down dance club
A club on Gordon Highway is shut down. Is it a case of risky business? News 12 uncovers some racy advertisements.
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- Georgia looking to require DNA samples in felony arrests
As of 2009, 21 states had laws requiring DNA samples from anyone arrested for a felony. Currently in Georgia, you must be first convicted of a felony before a DNA sample is taken.
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- SC lt. gov.'s welfare comments causing a stir
South Carolina's lieutenant governor has people in his state shaking their heads after he compared government assistance for the poor to feeding stray animals.
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- DOT bars commercial drivers from texting
Today's move is part of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood's campaign against texting and cell phone use while driving.
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- Municipal building break-in brings temporary 24 hr security
Augusta's public safety committee is tackling security at the municipal building. This comes one week after someone broke into the tax office and stole thousands.
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- Augusta mayor, NAACP call foul on possible all white basketball team
A plan to bring an all White basketball team to Augusta is meeting some resistance.
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- Georgia bill would ban texting while driving
Experts say texting and driving is dangerous, but some Georgia law-makers also want to make it illegal.
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- Augusta mayor, school superintendent team up to raise money for Haiti
Augusta is making plans to help the children in Haiti. Augusta mayor Deke Copenhaver and school superintendent Dr. Dana Bedden are teaming up to start the Haitian Children's fund.
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- SC gov's security changes OK'd in wake of affair
South Carolina governors won't be able to tell their security details to leave them alone under legislation that has won a panel's approval.
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- Court rolls back campaign spending limits
The court on Thursday overturned a 20-year-old ruling that said corporations can be prohibited from using money from their general treasuries to pay for campaign ads.
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- Tax office employee facing "severe discipline" after burglary
Tax commissioner Steven Kendrick held a news conference to try and explain what went wrong and what's next after the Augusta-Richmond County Tax Office was burglarized over the weekend.
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