In the News
By Erika Adolphus
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
The economy and unity were key themes during President Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night.
The mood was somber, with the memory of the Tucson shootings fresh in lawmakers' minds.
Many of them crossed party lines to sit together.
By Carol Heard
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Coach Larry Cosby’s 2010 Region 1AAAA and State Class AAAA champion Bainbridge High School Bearcats track and field team was honored by the school during a special state championship awards ceremony Saturday night.
They won the championship on May 15 in Jefferson.
By Ben Wright
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Veterans who are losing money on their disability benefits while earning a military pension would get relief under a bill making its way through Congress.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
SAVANNAH, GA - Senior Administrative Aide to former U.S. Senator Sam Nunn and Richland's first black mayor has died.
A funeral mass for Olan Faulk was held Wednesday in Savannah.
By Allen Carter
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
ALBANY, GA -- Millions of Americans tuned to listen to President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address Tuesday night.
The president talked about deficit trimming.
By Jim Galloway
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
My AJC colleague Bob Keefe in Washington was in charge of monitoring “date-night” logistics last night, during President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address:
By Staff Reports
Saturday, January 23, 2011
U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop Jr., who has one of the largest military installations in the country at Fort Benning in the 2nd Congressional District, will serve as a ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and related agencies.
By Jordy Yager
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Dozens of lawmakers are getting a second dose of high school as they venture across the aisle and ask colleagues to sit with them for President Obama’s State of the Union address next week.
By The Albany Herald Staff
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Rep. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., D-Albany has been selected for the position of Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, & Related Agencies.