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Former Speaker Murphy Honored With Capitol Portrait

ATLANTA - Perhaps former Speaker Thomas B. Murphy would have appreciated the irony as he was honored by the Republican controlled Georgia House of Representatives on Wednesday.

Kennedy Blasts Congress On Floor Of House

U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy, (D-R.I.), unleashed a tirade Wednesday on the floor of the House.

How Budget Cuts Could Affect State Courts

A state senator is proposing cutting 19 superior court judges -- a move he says could save Georgia up to $14 million.

Ralph Reed Won't Run For Congress

Former Christian Coalition head Ralph Reed says that after much thought and prayer he has decided not to run for Congress in Georgia.

Anti-Tax Rally at Georgia Capitol

ATLANTA - One day after about 100 supporters urged the Georgia State Legislature to pass an extra dollar cigarette tax, another group of 100 or so rallied against it at the State Capitol...that and any other tax increase.

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Possible Severe Weather Overnight

Showers and a few storms are moving into North Georgia tonight with another line of potentially severe weather with high winds and maybe an isolated tornado moving in in the early morning hours.

National News

WWII Women Pilots Finally Honored

A long-overlooked group of women who flew aircraft during World War II were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal on Wednesday.

Economy

More Georgia Schools Facing Deeper Budget Cuts, State Can't Bail Them Out

Metro Atlanta's school districts are increasingly property-tax poor, like many rural school districts, and shrinking to try to survive despite their bigger enrollments.  And there's little the state can afford to do to intervene.

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