More than $1 million remains on Deal loan
ATLANTA — Gov. Nathan Deal has $1.3 million remaining on a loan to pay off his daughter's failed sporting goods venture.The trustee overseeing Deal's business assets while he's in office said Thursday...
View ArticleGov. Deal has raised $550,000 for re-election
Stocking up for his 2014 re-election campaign, Gov. Nathan Deal has reportedly raised about $550,000 during the first six months of this year.Deal ‘s official report is due to be submitted later...
View ArticleStokes to challenge Deal for governor
NEWNAN, Ga. — Former state Sen. Connie Stokes said Saturday that she will run for governor in 2014, the first Democratic candidate to enter the race as the field of challengers to Gov. Nathan Deal...
View ArticleGov. Deal won't debate
ATLANTA — Nathan Deal won’t participate in the only primary debate to be broadcast statewide on public television, organizers announced today.read more
View ArticleDeal's GOP rivals for governor debate without him
ATLANTA — Two longshot candidates in the Republican primary for Georgia governor disagreed Saturday on whether to participate in a national health insurance overhaul and whether to expand the places...
View ArticleDeal shakes up child-welfare agency
ATLANTA — Georgia’s child-welfare agency is undergoing an overhaul that involves replacing the current director and having the new leader report directly to the governor, Gov. Nathan Deal announced...
View ArticleGovernor Nathan Deal shows gain in poll over GOP opponents Jason Carter,...
ATLANTA -- Nathan Deal has gained breathing room between him and challengers Jason Carter and Andrew Hunt, according to a poll released Thursday.Deal is hoping to be re-elected in November as...
View ArticleAG Olens declines Carter's request for new probe of Gov. Deal's 2010 ethics...
ATLANTA — Attorney General Sam Olens on Friday declined a request by state Sen. Jason Carter to appoint an independent investigator to review the handling of ethics complaints against Gov. Nathan...
View ArticleCarter blasts Georgia governor over ethics complaint memo
ATLANTA — A memo by the head of the state ethics commission in which she claims an attorney for Gov. Nathan Deal threatened her agency during its investigation of complaints against the governor...
View ArticleJason Carter's plan to fund education may not be as fruitful as he hopes,...
ATLANTA — Jason Carter’s campaign for governor rests on his plan to boost spending for public schools without a tax increase, but Gov. Nathan Deal and other experts say it’s not so simple.Carter, the...
View ArticleRunoffs likely, poll indicates
ATLANTA -- A poll released Monday show that by the time all the votes are counted tomorrow night, the elections for governor and senator are likely to go in to extra innings.The survey by...
View ArticleGov. Nathan Deal, David Perdue visit Augusta during state tour
Job growth and economic success were Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal’s and U.S. Senate candidate David Perdue’s talking points during a campaign stop at Daniel Field on Monday.Augusta was the next-to-last...
View ArticleAugustan part of Gov. Deal inaugural ceremony
ATLANTA -- The start of Gov. Nathan Deal’s second term Monday began with his reflecting on his past achievements rather than laying out an agenda for the next four years.He set the tone by joking...
View ArticleDeal vetoes 11 bills
ATLANTA — Bills getting vetoed Tuesday from this year’s legislative session include a statewide fund to help communities lure sports tournaments, insurance-company tax credits, creation of an agency...
View ArticleGa. mental health ombudsman appointed
ATLANTA — Gov. Nathan Deal's appointee to the job of state mental health ombudsman has no previous experience in the mental health field and once served as scheduler for former Gov. Sonny Perdue, The...
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