Gov. Nathan Deal News

Georgia Bans Use of Handheld Devices While Driving

Georgia has become the latest state to ban the use of handheld devices while behind the wheel. Gov. Nathan Deal signed H.B. 673 into law on May 2, making Georgia the 16th state to ban using a cellphone, including texting, …

Georgia Announces $10 Million Truck Safety Campaign

Georgia will spend $10 million to add officers to the state law-enforcement division focused on watching and inspecting commercial trucks, Gov. Deal announced June 11 along a stretch of interstate where tractor-trailers recently caused a pair of crashes that killed …

Georgia Unlikely to Run Health Insurance Exchange: Gov. Deal

A day after Barack Obama’s re-election, Gov. Nathan Deal suggested that he will not implement a Georgia health insurance exchange as part of the 2010 federal health care overhaul that ranks as the president signature legislative achievement. Deal told The …

Georgia Passes Bill Regulating Insurance Certificates

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal is expected to sign into law a bill requiring that certificate of insurance forms be filed with and approved by the state insurance commissioner. Agent groups and insurance companies have had longstanding problems with certificates that …