Latest Georgia Headlines
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Georgia Regulator to Host Hurricane Preparedness Expo on June 15
May 14 2013 // The hurricane season is almost here and Georgia Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens is inviting the public to attend the 12th Annual Hurricane Preparedness Expo on June 15.Photo credit: Georgia Office of Insurance and...
New Georgia Law Limits Lobbyists’ Spending
May 8 2013 // Gov. Nathan Deal has signed into law new limits on how much money lobbyists can spend while trying to influence public officials in Georgia. The legislation takes effect Jan. 1. It sets the first limits on what lobbyists...
Report: Motorcycle Deaths Decline Slightly in Georgia
Apr 26 2013 // New numbers show that Georgia has seen a slight drop in the number of motorcycle fatalities. The Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety reported that new data made available on April 24 shows that the state had...
Georgia Governor Signs Youth Concussion, Boat Safety Bills
Apr 25 2013 // Georgia joined dozens of other states on Tuesday with a law aimed at educating parents and coaches about the risks of youth concussions and placing restrictions on when a young athlete can return after suffering a serious...
Georgia Jury Awards Family $17M for Hospital Malpractice
Apr 19 2013 // A DeKalb County family has been awarded more than $17 million in after a jury found a physician’s assistant liable for causing a man’s brain injury. Sheriod Merritt was hit by a stray bullet in a shooting and...
Keystone Adds Hunt-Miller Agency as Member in Georgia
Apr 11 2013 // Hunt-Miller Insurance Agency of Warner Robins, Georgia, has become Keystone Insurers Group’s newest franchise partner in the state. The new arrangement was announced by Hunt-Miller Insurance Agency President Mike...
Georgia Residents Recall Tornado of 40 Years Ago
Apr 3 2013 // Like many people who lived in Athens, Georgia at the time, Anne Shepherd clearly remembers March 31, 1973 — the day the tornado hit. Shepherd, owner of downtown’s Chick Music store, had gone out to a house on North...
Georgia City Votes on Making Gun Ownership Mandatory
Apr 2 2013 // A north Georgia city is voting on an ordinance that would make gun ownership mandatory. City council members in Nelson were set to vote on the Family Protection Ordinance at their meeting Monday evening. The city of about...
Georgia Woman Wins Right to Sue ‘Girls Gone Wild’ Over Video
Apr 2 2013 // A Georgia woman whose image was used in advertisements for a “Girls Gone Wild” video without her authorization has grounds to sue the video’s producers under Georgia law, the state’s highest court...
Southern States Still Opposed to Obamacare
Apr 1 2013 // As more Republicans give in to President Barack Obama’s health-care overhaul, an opposition bloc remains across the South, including from governors who lead some of the nation’s poorest and unhealthiest...
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Driver’s License Law
Mar 26 2013 // Georgia’s highest court has rejected a Mexican national’s argument that part of a state law that requires a Georgia-issued driver’s license to get behind the wheel is unconstitutional because it...
FDA Warns on Georgia Compounding Pharmacy Recall
Mar 25 2013 // The Food and Drug Administration is warning doctors that a Georgia-based compounding pharmacy is recalling dozens of lots of the Roche drug Avastin after receiving reports of eye infections among patients. The FDA said...
Turning Tornado Debris Into Better Storm Warnings
Mar 22 2013 // Photos and mementoes that were snatched up and blown hundreds of miles during tornados in the south of the United States two years ago are giving researchers new insight on how debris is carried by the storms and how it...
Georgia Teens Offer Road Safety Recommendations
Mar 21 2013 // An all-teen board appointed by Georgia’s governor wants harsher penalties for teens who violate the state’s law that bans drivers from texting and using smartphones while on the road. Members of the...
Alabama, Georgia Homes, Businesses Still Without Power Following Storms
Mar 19 2013 // About 130,000 homes and businesses were still without power early Tuesday in Alabama and Georgia following severe thunderstorms on Monday. Alabama Power, a unit of Southern Co., said on Tuesday that it had about 98,200...
Business Moves – Southeast
Mar 11 2013 // MedMal, Georgia Jacksonville-based MedMal Direct Insurance Co. has received its certificate of authority from the Georgia Department of Insurance and has officially launched operations as a medical malpractice insurance...
Georgia City Looks to Make Gun Ownership Mandatory
Mar 7 2013 // A north Georgia city is considering passing an ordinance to make gun ownership mandatory. Leaders of Nelson, a city of just over 1,300 about 50 miles north of downtown Atlanta, said with one police officer on patrol eight...
Georgia Considers Electronic Auto Insurance Card
Feb 25 2013 // Georgia drivers would be able to have an electronic version of their car insurance card under a proposal that has cleared the state House of Representatives. The plan from Monroe Republican Bruce Williamson now heads to...
Swett & Crawford Acquires Southern Hospitality Underwriters of Georgia
Feb 11 2013 // In an expansion of its specialized program business, Swett & Crawford has acquired the assets of Griffin, Georgia -based Southern Hospitality Underwriters Inc. (SHU), a regional firm specializing in business insurance...
MedMal Direct Expands into Georgia
Feb 6 2013 // Jacksonville-based MedMal Direct Insurance Co. (MedMal Direct) has received its certificate of authority from the Georgia Department of Insurance and has officially launched operations as a medical malpractice insurance...
