Ken Stanford

A new financial disclosure shows Lt. Governor Casey Cagle's campaign fundraising total eclipsed $1.5 million.

A lawyer for two insurance companies seeking to block an ethics investigation into contributions to Republican gubernatorial hopeful John Oxendine told a judge Thursday that the probe was politically motivated.

One of the first employees of the Hall County 911 System has died.

Georgia has adopted a set of national education benchmarks.

Bruce Burch of Gainesville, the founder of the University of Georgia's music business certificate program, is leaving, along with two other people involved in the program, to start a similar operation at Kennesaw State University.

New claims for unemployment benefits dropped sharply last week, but they have yet to reach levels that most economists say would signal strong job creation. Meanwhile, retailers report sluggish sales last month.

Republican John Oxendine has $1.8 million in the bank heading into the homestretch in the primary race for governor.

Sen. Johnny Isakson says that after interviewing Elena Kagan and following her testimony in Congress, he will vote against confirming the solicitor general to the U.S. Supreme Court.

A north Georgia congressional candidate is criticizing President Barack Obama in highway billboards that use the communist hammer-and-sickle symbol.

About 80 educators are being investigated by the state for possible cheating on standardized tests last year.