Bills address teachers' pay, how to punish cheaters

By Kristina Torres, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

House and Senate lawmakers have filed bills in support of two of Gov. Sonny Perdue's major education initiatives this year. One would tie teachers' pay to students' performance. The other would make it a crime to cheat on state tests.
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Senate bill sets to reward municipalities who seek out criminal illegal immigrants

By Ernie Suggs, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Local governments that use established governmental programs to find and identify criminal illegal immigrants would be given monetary incentives under a newly-proposed senate bill.
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Georgia legislators debate regulating mortgages

By Ashley Speagle, Chattanooga Times Free Press

Legislators are discussing changes to the Georgia Fair Lending Act that would make mortgage brokers more liable for loans that borrowers cannot repay. Read More

Cagle, Senate introduce plan to reduce paper use, expand accountability Website

By Ernie Suggs, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The first recommendations from Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle's Senate Budget Task Force came out today in the form of two bills designed to promote transparency and savings in state government. Read More

Older students attending Georgia's colleges

By Laura Diamond, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

They're the opposite of the public image of a college student -- someone between the ages 18 and 24, went to college right after high school and earns a degree in just four years. That student is becoming extinct. Read More

Gov. Sonny Perdue (R)
Elected: November 2002, 2006
Term expires: January 2011

	State capital: Atlanta
	State nickname: The Peach State
	Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle (R)
	Secretary of State Karen Handel (R)
	Attorney General Thurbert E. Baker (D)
	Senate President Pro Tempore: Tommie Williams (R)
	House Speaker: David Ralston (R)

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Bills address teachers' pay, how to punish cheaters

Senate bill sets to reward municipalities who seek out criminal illegal immigrants