Ken Stanford

The Chairman of the Democratic Party of Georgia had a message Wednesday for the party's candidates and supporters in Tuesday's elections: Thank you for believing in us again. Thank you for standing up for our values

A Gainesville native has been chosen by Gov. Nathan Deal, who was elected to a second term Tuesday, to lead his inaugural team.

Voters around the country encountered malfunctioning machines, website crashes and delayed polling place openings, but the problems for the most part appeared sporadic rather than systemic and there was no immediate indication that they factored in the outcome of an election.

U.S. companies added 230,000 jobs in October, a private survey said, the most in four months and a sign that businesses are still willing to hire despite signs of slowing growth overseas.

Marijuana advocates, fresh off victories for legal recreational pot in Oregon and the nation's capital, are already preparing for their next target, and it's a big one: California.

Voter turnout in Georgia for Tuesday's General Election was nearly 50 percent and it topped 50 percent in Hall County.

Referendums on alcoholic beverage sales, transportation bonds, and SPLOST got an OK from voters in several cities and counties in northeast Georgia Tuesday.