Judge overturns Forsyth County sewage discharge permit
State environmental officials broke their own rules when they gave Forsyth County a sewage discharge permit that would have unnecessarily polluted the Chattahoochee River, a judge ruled this week. The judge ordered the state to reduce fecal coliform limits by 88 percent and phosphorus limits by 73 percent for new discharges from two Forsyth County sewage treatment plants.
March 11
Arbitrators: Developer should pay $43M to FDIC, banks UGA professor scolded for failing to report harassment ATL superintendent’s personal e-mails subpoenaed Open gov’t law rewrite unlikely to pass this session House passes patients’ ‘right to know’ on malpractice insurance Forsyth County backs off ethics amendments 3 Columbus Parks & Rec defendants get no jail time
Dec. 17
Senate leaders object to Oaky Woods deal Ex-APD cop gets 2 years in prison DeKalb board to vote on $73K raise for superintendent Judge questions Forsyth County discharge permit
Anti-freeze killer Lynn Turner’s death ruled a suicide
Lynn Turner, facing life without parole for killing both her husband and her boyfriend, took her own life in prison last month, the GBI said today. State Medical Examiner Kris Sperry said Turner took “a lethal level” of a prescribed blood-pressure medication. Her body was found in her prison cell Aug. 30.
June 25
Judge must decide whether Troy Davis proved innocence in cop killing 30 deputies face discipline in Clayton jail mishap State Ethics Commission investigating Forsyth County candidate
June 14
Forsyth County probing tax waivers Bibb school leaders seek hearing in ethics cases Delay sought in removal of Warren County school board members
June 10
CRCT failures rise at schools suspected of cheating New details emerge in Roethlisberger case Tybee police chief suspended, 3 cops resign in Tasing of autistic teen New counsel hired for Forsyth County ethics complaint Hearing on school seclusion ban draws applause, calls to do more State investigating ethics complaint against Deal
March 29
U.S. House panel accuses Deal of ethics violations Others cut but Legislature’s spending up Head Start pay hikes stimulate criticism Forsyth County demotes fire marshal
March 22
Bill allows gas price increases in emergency Forsyth County may buy golf course at multiples of tax value Aflac, UPS among most ethical Obama’s CDC director wielding a big broom Mork work to do in ethics probe of Bibb Co. schools
Dec. 14
Questions over lobbyist’s relationship with Carrollton lawmaker PSC staffers criticize Georgia Power Findings of Forsyth County IT probe under review Albany official resigns to avoid possible indictment Ethics reform is likely this session due to one woman History of scandal at state Capitol
Oct. 12
ACLU: Report documents racial profiling in Cobb Leadership PACS let some congressmen lead high life Driver’s ed funds diverted Forsyth County hired same expert as defense ‘Do No Harm’ to screen in Albany
Oct. 9
MCG takes oversight of mental health hospitals Deal’s partner says they ditched state business over safety, moral concerns Broun bill would let hunters import polar bear trophies Georgia DOT drops federal stimulus road signs Judge, DA claim immunity from suit by man jailed for 6 months past release date Defense: Evidence withheld in ex-Forsyth County […]
