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ATLANTA — Governor Sonny Perdue announced today the formation of the Nominating Committee for Georgia’s Child Advocate. Georgia code requires the appointment of a nominating committee to recommend at least three candidates to serve as advocate. The position is open due to the resignation of current advocate Tom Rawlings, who will serve as the director of the International Justice Mission in Guatemala.

Legislation to impose new taxes on metro Atlanta hospitals will likely be a flash point in the upcoming General Assembly session as Georgia grapples with a ballooning Medicaid shortfall.

Gov. Sonny Perdue has announced that he has promoted Nels S.D. Peterson to be his new executive counsel, following Joshua B. Belinfante’s departure for private practice last week.

It happened to the chief financial officer of Motorola Inc. this year. And the lawsuit he filed afterward provides a rare peek into dysfunctional relationships at the top of a major company.

Former employees claim Jacoby cheated them, mishandled projects; developer says workers broke contract

The city of Sandy Springs is being sued for its rejection of a redevelopment of the Lakeside office complex near Ga. 400.

The developer, which paid $62 million for the 1960s-era property, said it wants “substantial damages” from the city. The redevelopment project would bring a mix of office, retail, multi-family residential and hotel space and would generate some $3 million in tax revenue for the city, Greenstone said.