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Thursday, January 3, 2013

What Should The State Legislature Do In 2013?

The Georgia General Assembly will convene on Jan. 14, 2013, and Patch wants to know what you think lawmakers should discuss.

Lawmakers, lobbyists, activist groups, the media and concerned citizens are all set to converge on the state capitol on Jan. 14, when the Georgia General Assembly returns to downtown Atlanta. Already, lawmakers have been meeting with their constituents at town halls and public forums throughout metro Atlanta, talking about the issues that may come before the state House and Senate. Some issues have already started to surface. Some DeKalb lawmakers are advocating the formation of yet another city, this one carved out of the North Druid Hills and Briarcliff communities. There's also been talk of creating a new county composed just of Buckhead, with some lawmakers stressing the need to work within our current governments and not forming new …

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Local Legislators Announce Second Cityhood Meeting (in North Druid Hills-Briarcliff Patch), DeKalb Delegation to Hold Town Hall Meetings (in Virginia Highland-Druid Hills Patch), New Falcons Stadium in Vine City? Yes or No? Share Your Thoughts at Monday's Forum (in Cascade Patch), and 5 more ›

Crash

9:11 am on Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Y'all need to leave Jimmy alone.   more ›

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Stoner, Hill Face Off in Tight Race

Longtime Georgia Senate Democrat Doug Stoner competes against Republican newcomer Hunter Hill for the District 6 State Senate seat in Tuesday's election.

The State Senate District 6 race between incumbent Senator Doug Stoner (D-Smyrna) and Republican newcomer Hunter Hill is expected to be a tight one in Tuesday's election. The Senate disctrict was redrawn last year, and now stretches from Smyrna-Vinings through Sandy Springs into Buckhead. Republicans make up 55 percent of the current district. Stoner, a Kennesaw State graduate and a longtime Senate Democrat first elected in 2002, has been a favorite among prominent business leaders in Metro Atlanta. Hill, a Vinings resident and a West Point grad, ran against Stoner in 2008 and beat out other Republican candidates Josh Belinfante and Drew Ellenburg in the 2012 primary, with 52.26-percent of 8,956 total votes. See Also

In this Article:

Meet the Candidates: Josh Belinfante (in Smyrna-Vinings Patch), Meet the Candidates: Drew Ellenburg (in Smyrna-Vinings Patch), Meet the Candidates: Doug Stoner (in Smyrna-Vinings Patch), and 2 more ›

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Angela Chao

5:08 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

As of 5 a.m. Wednesday, Fulton County still has not finished reporting. Patch will have the unofficial final results as soon as they become available.   more ›

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